Belton - A color pattern in English Setters (named after a village in England) of light or dark ticking or roaning. Colors include - blue belton (black and white), orange belton (orange and white), lemon belton (lemon and white), and liver belton (liver and white). Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
Well Let Down - Having short hocks; refers to short metatarsals.
Slab-Sided - Flat ribs with too little spring from the spinal column.
Forequarters - The combined front assembly from its uppermost component, the shoulder blade, down to the feet.
Senile Cataracts - Occurring in elderly animals, a lens opacity in the eye that does not interfere with vision.
Flare - A blaze that widens as it approaches the topskull.
Pig Eyes - Eyes set too close.
China Eye - A clear or spotted blue, light blue, or whitish eye.
Dachshund - A small dog of a breed developed in Germany for hunting badgers and having a long body, a usually shorthaired brown or black and brown coat, drooping ears, and very short legs.
Hocks Well Let Down - Hock joints close to the ground.
Neuter - To castrate or spay.
Pace - A lateral gait that tends to promote a rolling motion of the body. The left foreleg and left hind leg advance in unison, then the right foreleg and right hind leg.
Slew Feet - Feet turned out.
