Beaver - A mixture of white, gray, brown, and black hairs. Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
Pathogen - An agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism such as a bacterium or fungus.
Crest - The upper, arched portion of the neck.
Chihuahua - AKC recognized breed.
Roan - Frequently a blue-gray or iron-gray, this color is the fine mixing of colored hairs with white hairs. For example, a blue roan is a coat comprised of black and white hairs. (Note - This is the same definition as the Belton color in English Setters.) Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
Hound - A dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting mammals by sight or by scent.
Alaskan Malamute - A breed of sled dog developed in Alaska
Alpha - Term used to describe the highest ranked or most dominant individual of one's sex. Used of social animals - the alpha female of the wolf pack..
Drop Ear - The ear leather folds over; not erect or prick ears.; Ear in which the leather is folded over to some degree.
Goose Step - Accentuated lift of the forelimbs.
Herding Group - Group of dogs bred to help shepherds and ranchers herd or work livestock.
Schipperke - A small stocky dog of a breed developed in Belgium, having dense long black fur and small pointed ears.
Walleye - An eye with a whitish iris; a blue eye, fisheye, pearl eye.
