Posterior - The portion of the dog carried toward the rear during normal locomotion.
Mandible - The bone of the lower jaw.
Catahoula Leopard Dog - Foundation stock services breed
Brindle - A marking pattern used to describe many breeds, usually in conjunction with another color. Layering of black hairs in regions of lighter color (usually, fawn, brown, or gray) producing a tiger-striped pattern. Brindle is often used to describe Great Danes, Bulldogs, and Boxers. In Boxers, reverse brindle may occur; i.e., there is such a heavy concentration of black striping that the fawn background color barely, although clearly, shows through (appears black with fawn stripes). Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
Flat-Coated Retriever - AKC recognized breed.
Pomeranian - A breed of small dogs having long silky hair, a foxlike face, pointed ears, and a hairy tail curling over the back.
Irish Wolfhound - AKC recognized breed.
Barrel Hocks - Hocks that turn out, causing the feet to toe in. Also called spread hocks.
Bearded Collie - AKC recognized breed.
Brush - A bushy tail; a tail heavy with hair.
Cherry Eye - Prolapsed gland of the third eyelid.
Floating Rib - The last (or 13th rib), which is unattached to the other ribs.
Parvovirus - A highly contagious febrile disease of canines and especially dogs that is caused by a parvovirus (genus Parvovirus), is spread especially by contact with infected feces, and is marked by loss of appetite, lethargy, often bloody diarrhea and vomiting, and sometimes death called also parvo.
Pembroke Welsh Corgi - AKC recognized breed.
Snow Nose - Nose normally solid black, but acquires pink streak in winter. Also called winter nose.
Tibetan Mastiff - A very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia.
Welsh Springer Spaniel - AKC recognized breed.
Whiskers - Vibrissae or sensory organs (hairs) on the sides of the muzzle.
