Dogs

Dogs

Any member of the family Canidae of the order Carnivora. Includes the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, many wild dogs, foxes, fennecs, jackals and wolves.

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withers

Animals; Dogs

Highest point of a dog's shoulders.

drive

Animals; Dogs

A solid thrusting of the hindquarters, denoting sound locomotion.

neuter

Animals; Dogs

To castrate or spay.

umbilical hernia

Animals; Dogs

A usually self-correcting hernia of the intestines in which protrusion occurs through the abdominal wall in the region of the navel.

backyard breeder

Animals; Dogs

A person who casually breeds purebred dogs with little or no regard to the breed standard, genetically linked defects or temperament.

flews

Animals; Dogs

Upper lip pendulous, particularly at their inner corners.

pelvis

Animals; Dogs

Hip bones, each consisting of three fused bones: an anterior ilium, a ventral pubis, and a posterior ischium; combined with the sacrum forming the pelvic girdle.