Hunting Dogs [Paperback]

Oliver Hartley (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1983 | ISBN-10: 093662213X | ISBN-13: 978-0936622132

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1909. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVI. Descriptive Table Of Technical Terms As Applied To The Dog. The following table of definitions are used descriptive of the parts of the dog's anatomy, and are used and understood generally by professionals: (The numbers refer to the picture.) Apple-headed. -- Skull round instead of flat . on top. 1. Arm. Blaze.^-- A white mark up the face. Brush. -- The tail of a Collie, or any bushy tail. 2. Brisket. -- The part of the body between the chest and the neck. Front part of chest. Butterfly-nose. -- A spotted nose. Button-ear. -- An ear which falls over in front, concealing the inside, as in Fox Terriers. Broken-up Face. -- Refers more particularly to the face of the Bulldog or Toy Spaniel, and comprises the receding nose, or lay-back, deep stop, and wrinkle. Burr. -- The inside of the ears. Breeching. -- The tan-colored hairs on the back of the thighs of a Black-and-tan , Terrier. Beefy. -- Big, beefy hind-quarters. Cat-foot. -- A short, round foot, with the knuckles high and well developed; like a cat's, short, round and compact. 3. .chest. -- The chest of a dog must not be confounded with the brisket; the breast or chest extends between the fore-legs from the brisket to the belly. Cheeky. -- When the cheek bumps are strongly defined; thick in cheek. Chaps or Chops. -- The pendulous lips of the Bull-dog; the foreface of a Bulldog. Cobby. -- Well ribbed up; short and compact. Cloddy or Cobby. -- Thick-set, short-coupled and low in stature. Couplings. -- The length or space between the tops of the shoulder-blades and tops of the hip-joints, or buckle-bones. A dog is accordingly spoken of as long or short "in the couplings." Cow-hocked. -- The hocks turning inward; hocks that turn in, like those of a cow. Cushion. --. Fulness in the top lips. Crook-tail. -- The crooked tail...

Product Details

• Paperback: 251 pages
• Publisher: Fur Fish Game (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093662213X
• ISBN-13: 978-0936622132
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
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