Show Terms

I found a few terms in one of my searches - hope it will help some. http://www.dog.com/dog-articles/dog-show-lingo/

Glossary of Dog Show Lingo

Angulation: Angles created by bones meeting in joints.

Baiting: Using liver, cheese, hot dogs or other tempting dog treats to get a dog's attention and demonstrate expression.

Command: Verbal or hand-signal order from handler to dog.

Crooked: A dog that is not straight in line with the direction of the handler.

Crowding: A dog so close to the handler that it interferes with the handler's freedom of motion.

Directly: Immediately, without hesitation.

Drop completely: Down position that would be acceptable for a long down exercise.

Exhibitor: One who enters his or her dog in a show.

Fancier: One who becomes active in some phase of the sport of purebred dogs.

Gait: The way a dog moves. Placement of feet, head carriage, tail carriage, topline and fluidity are aspects of gait analysis.

Groom: To prepare a dog for exhibition. Dog grooming entails bathing, brushing and other manicuring tasks.

Handler: A person who takes a dog into the show ring to present it to the judge for consideration.

Lame: Irregularity or impairment of the function of locomotion irrespective of the cause or how slight or severe.

Major: A win in conformation showing, with 3, 4 or 5 points awarded toward a championship title.

Match show: A practice event that allows dogs to compete, as the dog would in a sanctioned show. However, no points are awarded toward titles or degrees.

Minor penalty: In obedience competition, 2.5 points or less.

Miscellaneous Breed Class: Class for breeds not fully recognized by the AKC.

Mouthing: When a dog chews or rolls the dumbbell in its mouth.

Pedigree: A written record of a dog's family tree of three generations or more, as recorded by the AKC.

Points: Credits earned toward a championship title.

Soundness: The mental and physical stability of a dog.

Stacking: Positioning the dog according to structure to emphasize a dog's physical qualities. Also called Set Up.

Substantial penalty: In obedience, 3 points or more.

Winners: Award given to the best dog (Winners Dog) and best female (Winners female) competing in regular breed classes at a dog show.

Withers: Highest point of the dog's shoulder.

also: http://www.gopetsamerica.com/dogs/terminology.aspx

Dog Terminology
Almond eye. Almond-shaped eye rim.

Angulation. The angle formed by joints; particularly at the shoulder, upper arm, elbow, stifle, and hock.

Anus. The outlet of the rectum.

Apple head. A skull that is unusually domed or rounded.

Apron. Long chest hair beneath the neck. Frill.

Arched loin. Prominent musculature at loin.

Badger. A fine blend of brown, black, gray, and white hair.

Bad mouth. any incorrect bite, depending on the breed standard.

Barrel chest. Rounded rib cage.

Barrel hocks. Outward-turning hocks, causing the feet to turn in.

Basset. A low-set hound (from French bas set)

Bat ear. An erect ear with a broad base; rounded at the top and facing forward.

Belton. A mixture of white and colored hair.

Benched show. A dog show at which the dogs are restrained to sitting on the benches.

Berger. French for sheepdog.

Best in Show. Top award at dog shows.

Best of Breed. Award at dog shows given to the best specimen of each breed in competition.

Best of Group. Award at dog shows given to the winner of a group competition.

Bird dog. a dog that tracks birds by air scent.

Bite. The way upper and lower teeth meet.

Blaze. White marking between the eyes and down the nose.

Blue. Nearly black.

Blue merle. A mixture of blue, gray, and black hairs.

Bobtail. A dog that has either no tail or one that is docked very short.

Bodied up. Well developed.

Bouvier. French for cattle dog.

Brace. A pair of dogs.

Bracelets. Flings of hair on a dog's leg left after trimming.

Braque. French for pointer.

Breastbone. Chest bone at front of dog. Sternum.

Breeching. Tan hair on the inner thighs.

Brindle. An even mixture of black hair in lines or bands, covering a tan, brown, or tan coat.

Brisket. Breastbone or sternum. Often used synonymously with chest.

Broken color. Solid color intersected with another color.

Broken-up face. Foreface characterized by a receding nose, deep stop, and wrinkles.

Brush. a bushy tail.

Bull neck. Short, thick neck.

Burr. The inside of the ear.

Butterfly nose. A dark nose with some light pigmentation.

Button ear. A short ear that folds forward to cover the burr.

Camel back. Arched back. Humped or roached.

Canines. Pointed molars in the upper and lower jaw.

Carpus. Bone just above the foot.

Cat-footed. Having short, round, arched foot.

Champion. A title awarded to a show dog which has accumulated a certain amount of points at several dog shows.

Cheeky. Round, prominent cheeks that appear thick and protruding.

China eye. A clear blue eye.

Chiselled. A head that is particularly clean-cut between the eyes.

Chops. Jowls.

Cloddy. Heavy, low, thick-set.

Cobby. Comparatively short between the withers and the hips.

Collar. A marking around the neck.

Conformation show. A show at which Championship certificates or champion points are awarded.

Corky. Lively and active.

Couplings. The body from the withers to the hips.

Coursing. Hunting, usually of hare.

Cow hocks. Hocks that turn inwards.

Crank tail. Tail carried down, slightly bending upwards.

Crest. The upper neck where it arches.

Cropping. The trimming of ears.

Cross-breed. A mixed breed. Mongrel.

Croup. The back, from the loin to the hind legs.

Dam. The female parent.

Dappled. Colored, mottled markings.

Deadgrass. Tan.

Dentition. Number and arrangement of teeth.

Dew-claw. extra toe on the inside of the leg; virtually useless; it is often removed.

Dewlap. Loose, pendulous skin beneath the throat.

Digits. Toes.

Dish-faced. A type of face characterized by an upward-slanting or concave nasal bone.

Dock. To shorten a tail by cutting.

Dogue. French for mastiff.

Domed. A rounded, convex skull.

Down-faced. Foreface with down-curved nasal bone from the stop to the nose.

Drop ear. A folded, drooping ear; the opposite of an erect ear.

Dry neck. Taut neck skin.

Dudley nose. Flesh-colored nose.

East-west feet.Feet that toe out. Slew feet.

Ectropion. An ailment resulting in outward-turning eyelids.

Entropion. An ailment resulting in inward-turning eyelids.

Epagneul. French for spaniel.

Estrus. The mating period for bitches.

Even bite. When upper and lower teeth meet without overlap.

Ewe neck. Concave curvature of the neckline.

Expression. The impression created by the color, size and positioning of the eyes.

Eyeteeth. The upper canines.

Fall. Hair that falls over the face.

Fallow. Pale color, varying from cream to light fawn.

Fangs. The canine teeth.

Fault. any trait that conflicts with the breed standard.

Fawn. red-yellow with a brownish cast, of medium brilliance.

Feathering. fringe.

Femur. The thigh bone, from the hips to the stifle.

Fiddle front. Stance resulting from poor angulation at elbows whereby forefeet turn out, creating violin-like outline. French front. Chippendale front.

Field trial. Outdoors competition for hunting dogs in which dogs are judged for their tracking, pointing, or retrieving abilities.

Flag. A long tail, carried vertically.

Flare. A blaze that widens towards the skull.

Flat bone. an elliptical rather than round leg bone.

Flat-sided. Ribs that are too flat.

Flecked. Lightly ticked coat.

Flews. Pendulous upper lips.

Flush. To drive birds or other game from cover and force them to take fligt.

Flying ears. Any type of ear that sticks out wing-like from the face.

Forearm. The foreleg between the elbow and pastern.

Foreface. Front of the face. Muzzle.

Forefoot. Front foot.

Foreleg. Front leg from elbow to foot.

Forequarters. Front part of the dog, excluding head and neck.

Foxy. Alert, keen expression. Pointed nose on short foreface and erect ears.

Frontal bone. Bone over the eyes. Forehead.

Furrow. An indentation along the center of the skull to the stop. Median line.

Gait. The manner and rhythm of forward motion - walking, trotting, or running.

Game. Hunted wild birds or animals. spirited: a game dog is an enthusiastic hunter.

Gazehound A hound that tracks game by sight. Sight-hound. Sighthound.

Gestation. Period from conception to birth; usually about 60 days.

Griffon. A coarse-haired, terrier-like type of dog.

Grizzle. A mixture of colored hair with a gray coat.

Guard hairs. Stiff, long hairs which extend beyond the undercoat.

Hackney action. Forefeet that lift high.

Hare-footed. Having a long, narrow foot with tight toes.

Hare-pied. a predominantly tan pied coat, resembling the color of a hare.

Harlequin. Patched or pied coat, usually black on white color.

Haunches. Buttocks. Croup.

Haw. The membrane in the inside corner of the eye. Third eyelid. Inner eye.

Haw-eyes. Drooping lower eyelid that exposes conjunctiva or third eyelid.

Hazel. Light brown.

Heat. Estrus.

Heel. Hock.

High-standing. Tall, long-legged.

Hind foot. Rear foot.

Hock. The joint between the second thigh and the pastern. Heel.

Hocks well let down. Relatively short hocks that are close to the ground.

Hound-marked. white, tan, and black color.

Inbreeding. The mating of close relatives.

Incisors. Upper and lower front teeth.

Interbreeding. The cross breeding of dogs of different varieties.

Isabella. Fawn.

Kink tail. A tail that is sharply bent.

Layback. The angle of the shoulder blade when seen from the side. A face with a receding nose.

Leather. Lobe of the outer ear.

Leggy. Legs that are too long.

Level bite. When the upper front teeth meet the lower, edge to edge. Pincer bite.

Level gait. Movement whereby the wither neither rise nor fall.

Linty. Soft-textured coat.

Lion. Tawny.

Lippy. Pendulous or ill-fitting lips.

Liver. Deep brown.

Loaded shoulders. Shoulders that project from the body because of over-developed muscles.

Loin. The portion of the body that straddles the spine between the ribs and the hindquarters.

Long coupled. A long loin.

Lower thigh. Second thigh.

Lumber. Superfluous flesh.

Lumbering. A ponderous gait.

Mane. Long, profuse neck hair.

Mantle. Dark hair on the shoulders, back, and sides.

Marking. Coloring on the coat.

Mask. Dark shading onthe face.

Median line. Furrow.

Merle. Blue-gray with black flecks.

Merle eyes. Brown and blue eyes with a black iris.

Metacarpus. Pastern.

Metatarsus. see Pastern.

Milk teeth. First teeth.

Miscellaneous class. A group of dogs where no regular classification is provided.

Mismarks. Coat markings that do not conform to the colors of the breed.

Moulting. Seasonal shedding of the coat.

Oblique shoulders. Shoulders that slope rearwards; well laid back.

Occipital protruberance. A prominent occiput.

Occiput. top of the skull, located towards the back.

Otter tail. A round tail coated with short, thick hair that tapers toward the tip from a thick root.

Out at shoulders. When shoulder blades are pronounced and jut from the body.

Oval chest. A chest more deep than wide.

Overhang. A pronounced brow.

Overshot. A jaw whose upper incisors overlap the bottom incisors. Pig jaw.

Pads. Soles of the feet.

Paper foot. A flat foor with thin pads.

Parti-color. Patches of at least two colors.

Pastern. The region between the carpus and the foot; metacarpus. rear pastern is the region between the hock and foot; metatarsus.

Pedigree. The written record of a purebred dog's lineage.

Pencilling. Black lines.

Pied. Patches of white and another color.

Pigeon-breast. Protruding breastbone in a narrow chest.

Pig-eye. Small, steely eye.

Pig jaw. Overshot.

Pile. dense, soft undercoat.

Pincer bite. Level bite.

Pluck. Strip.

Plume. Long fringe on the tail.

Point. The immobile stance taken by a hunting dog to indicate the location of the game.

Pointer. A hunting dog that points.

Points of the dog. Body parts and joints.

Prick ears. An erect, pointed ear.

Prognathism. Undershot or overshot jaws.

Purebred. A dog whose sire and dam are of the same breed.

Racy. Tall, lightly built.

Rat tail. A tail that has a thick root covered with curls and bare tip.

Retriever. A hunting dog that can be trained to pick up shot game.

Ribbed up. Long, angular ribs.

Ridge. A streak of hair growing in reverse direction to the main coat.

Ring tail. A tail that is carried up and around.

Roach back. Back with a convex curve.

Roan. Colored hair finely mixed with white.

Roman nose. A nose with a high bridge.

Rose ear. A small, drop ear that folds back to expose the burr.

Ruff. Long, thick hair around the neck.

Rump. Croup.

Sable. Black hair over a sandy background. Golden to mahogany brown.

Sabre tail. curved, sabre-like tail.

Saddle. Contrasting hair (color, texture, or length) that forms a saddle-like shape over the back.

Saddle back. A back that is long and dips behind the withers.

Scapula. Shoulder blade.

Scissor bite. When the upper teeth closely overlap the lower teeth.

Screw tail. Short, twisted tail.

Second thigh. Hindquarters from stifle to hock. Lower thigh.

Sedge. Deadgrass.

Self color. One (whole) color, and maybe lighter shadings.

Semi-prick ears. Erect ears with tips breaking forwards.

Septum. Vertical line between nostrils.

Service. use of a stud dog.

Setter. A type of long-haired dog that "freezes" in the presence of a game and flushes the game upon command.

Sheepdog. A dog trained to guard and herd the sheep.

Shelly. Weak, narrow, insubstantial body.

Sickle hocks. When the hock joints are underextended, resulting in a sharp hock angle.

Sickle tail. A tail that is carried out and up in a sickle shape (semi-circle).

Single tracking. When footprints fall on a single line.

Sire. The male parent.

Skully. Thick and coarse through skull.

Slab-sided. Flattened ribs.

Slew feet. Feet turned out.

Sloping shoulders. Shoulder blades set obliquely.

Smooth coat. Short, close hair.

Snipy. A pointed, weak muzzle.

Snowshoe feet. Slightly webbed toes.

Spectacles. Dark markings around the eyes.

Spike tail. Short, straight, tapering tail.

Spitz. A type of northern dog, distinguished by a wedge-shaped head, erect ears, thick coat, and a powerful build. The spitz family comprises several breeds.

Splay foot. A flat foot with spreading toes.

Spring of ribs. A reference to the rib contours.

Squirrel tail. A tail that is carried up and back over the topline.

Stern. The tail of a sporting dog.

Sternum. Breastbone. Brisket.

Stifle. The hind leg joint located between the thigh and the second thigh. Knee.

Stop. The depression beneath the eyes at the junction of the nasal bone and the skull.

Straight-hocked. Hocks that are insufficiently bent.

Straight shoulders. Shoulder blades that are truly straight up and down, rather than sloping.

Strip. To remove hair on a wire-coated dog. Pluck.

Stud book. A registry of the breeding particulars of pedigreed dogs.

Swayback. A topline that is concave between the withers and hips.

Sword tail. A tail that hangs straight down.

Tail set. The way the tail is positioned on the croup.

Team. A group of at least three dogs.

Terrier front. Straight, narrow front.

Texture. Feel (nature) of the coat.

Thigh. The region between the hip and the stifle.

Thorax. Chest.

Thumb marks. Black spots on the pasterns or on the head.

Ticked. flecks of black or colored hair interspersed on a white coat.

Tied at the elbows. elbows that are too close together beneath the body.

Timber. Bone.

Topknot. A tuft of hair on the head.

Topline. The top of the back.

Tuck up. A reference to the body depth at the loin.

Tulip ears. Wide, stiffly upright ears whose outer edges curve slightly forward to resemble a tulip petal.

Tricolor Three colors. Frequently the black, white, and tan colors on hounds.

Undercoat. A dense second coat that is hidden by a longer topcoat.

Undershot. A kaw whose lower incisors overlap the upper incisors.

Waist. A narrowing of the body at the loin.

Wall-eye. Light blue eye.

Weedy Light in bone; unsubstantial.

Well laid back shoulders. Oblique shoulders.

Well let down. short, upright metatarsals.

Wet neck. a neck with dewlap.

Wheaten. Pale yellow or fawn.

Wheel back. A topline that arches over the loin.

Whelping. The act of giving birth to puppies.

Whip tail. Pointed, stiff, straight tail.

Whiskers. Long hair on the muzzle and the jaw.

Whole color. Solid color. Self color.

Withers. The highest point of the body, excluding the head; located behind the neck.

Wrinkle. Folded skin.

Wrist. Carpus.

Wry mouth. a mouth whose lower and upper jaws are not aligned.

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