• A Crackerjack—A first class, typical dog.
  • A Mutt—A worthless specimen.
  • A Flyer—A dog capable of winning in any company.
  • A Weed—A leggy, thin, attenuated dog, bred so.
  • A Fake—A dog whose natural appearance has been interfered with to hide defects.
  • A Dope—A dog afflicted, usually with chorea, that has had cocaine administered to him to stop the twitching while in the judging ring.
  • A Ringer—A dog shown under a false name, that has previously been shown under his right name.
  • Apple-headed—Skull round, instead of flat on top.
  • Broken-up Face—Bulldog face, with deep stop and wrinkle and receding nose.
  • Frog or Down Face—Nose not receding.
  • Dish-faced—One whose nasal bone is higher at the nose than at the stop.
  • Butterfly Nose—A spotted nose.
  • Dudley Nose—A flesh-colored nose.
  • Rose Ear—An ear which the tip turns backward and downward, disclosing the inside.
  • Button Ear—An ear that falls over in front, concealing the inside.
  • Tulip Ear—An upright, or pricked ear.
  • Blaze—The white line up the face.
  • Cheeky—When the cheek bumps are strongly defined.
  • Occiput—The prominent bone at the back or top of the skull, noticeably prominent in bloodhounds.
  • Chops—The pendulous lips of the bulldog.
  • Cushion—Fullness in the top lips.
  • Dewlap—The pendulous skin under the throat.
  • Lippy—The hanging lips of some dogs, who should not possess same, as in the bull terrier.
  • Layback—A receding nose.
  • Pig-jawed—The upper jaw protruding over the lower; an exaggeration of an undershot jaw.
  • Overshot—The upper teeth projecting beyond the lower.
  • Undershot—The lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper, as in bulldogs.
  • Wrinkle—Loose, folding skin over the skull.
  • Wall Eye—A blue mottled eye.
  • Snipy—Too pointed in muzzle; pinched.
  • Stop—The indentation between the skull and the nasal bone near the eyes.
  • Septum—The division between the nostrils.
  • Leather—The skin of the ear.
  • Expression—The size and placement of the eye determines the expression of the dog.
  • Brisket—That part of the body in front of the chest and below the neck.
  • Chest—That part of the body between the forelegs, sometimes called the breast, extending from the brisket to the body.
  • Cobby—Thick set; low in stature, and short coupled; or well ribbed up, short and compact.
  • Couplings—The space between the tops of the shoulder blades, and the tops of the hip joints. A dog is accordingly said to be long or short "in the couplings."
  • Deep in Brisket—Deep in chest.
  • Elbows—The joint at the top of forearm.
  • Elbows Out—Self-explanatory; either congenital, or as a result of weakness.
  • Flat-sided—Flat in ribs; not rounded.
  • Forearm—The foreleg between the elbows and pastern.
  • Pastern—The lower section of the leg below the knee or hock respectively.
  • Shoulders—The top of the shoulder blades, the point at which a dog is measured.
  • Racy—Slight in build and leggy.
  • Roach-back—The arched or wheel formation of loin.
  • Pad—The underneath portion of the foot.
  • Loins—The part of body between the last rib and hindquarters.
  • Long in flank—Long in back of loins.
  • Lumber—Unnecessary flesh.
  • Cat-foot—A short, round foot, with the knuckles well developed.
  • Hare-foot—A long, narrow foot, carried forward.
  • Splay-foot—A flat, awkward forefoot, usually turned outward.
  • Stifles—The upper joint of hind legs.
  • Second Thighs—The muscular development between stifle joint and hock.
  • The Hock—The lowest point of the hind leg.
  • Spring—Round, or well sprung ribs; not flat.
  • Shelly—Narrow, shelly body.
  • Timber—Bone.
  • Tucked Up—Tucked up loin, as seen in greyhounds.
  • Upright Shoulders—Shoulders that are set in an upright, instead of an oblique position.
  • Leggy—Having the legs too long in proportion to body.
  • Stern—Tail.
  • Screw Tail—A tail twisted in the form of a screw.
  • Kink Tail—A tail with a break or kink in it.
  • Even Mouthed—A term used to describe a dog whose jaws are neither overhung nor underhung.
  • Beefy—Big, beefy hind quarters.
  • Bully—Where the dog approaches the bulldog too much in conformation.
  • Terrier Type—Where the dog approaches the terrier too much in conformation.
  • Cow-hocked—The hocks turning inward.
  • Saddle-back—The opposite of roach-back.
  • Lengthy—Possessing length of body.
  • Broody—A broody bitch; one whose length of conformation evidences a likely mother; one who will whelp easily and rear her pups.
  • Blood—A blood; a dog whose appearance denotes high breeding.
  • Condition—Another name for perfect health, without superfluous flesh, coat in the best of shape, and spirits lively and cheerful.
  • Style—Showy, and of a stylish, gay demeanor.
  • Listless—Dull and sluggish.
  • Character—A sub-total of all the points which give to the dog the desired character associated with his particular variety, which differentiates him from all other breeds.
  • Hall-mark—That stamp of quality that distinguishes him from inferior dogs, as the sterling mark on silver, or the hall-mark on the same metal in England.