Kiss Marks - Tan spots on the cheeks and over the eyes. Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
Black and Tan Coonhound - AKC recognized breed.
Skull - The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of vertebrates, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.
Pendant Ears - As seen in the Basset Hound, an ear with a long, hanging ear leather.
Briard - An ancient French breed of sturdily built, rough-coated dogs.
Appenzeller Sennenhunde - Foundation stock services breed
Neapolitan Mastiff - AKC recognized breed.
Belgian Tervuren - AKC recognized breed.
Distemper - An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death. Also called canine distemper.
Elbow - The posterior region of the articulation between the arm and forearm.
Goose Step - Accentuated lift of the forelimbs.
Shelly - A shallow, narrow body, lacking the correct amount of bone.
Tawny - Used, along with white, to describe Ibizan Hounds, this color is the color of lions (sandy yellow). Also referred to as Lion Tawny. Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
Underage Dam - Dam under eight months of age at the time of mating.
