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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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roach back

Animals; Dogs

A convex curvature of the back involving thoracic and lumbar regions.

broken-up face

Animals; Dogs

A receding nose, together with a deep stop, wrinkle, and undershot jaw, as in the Bulldog or Pekingese.

heel

Animals; Dogs

A command and position in which a dog walks at your left side staying with you as you change direction or pace.

roan

Animals; Dogs

Frequently a blue-gray or iron-gray, this color is the fine mixing of colored hairs with white hairs. For example, a blue roan is a coat comprised of black and white hairs. (Note: This is the same ...

bronze

Animals; Dogs

Used to describe Newfoundlands, this color is usually a tinge in a black coat caused by the sun. It is like the color of the metal of the same name, which can be described as a moderately bright, ...

height

Animals; Dogs

Vertical measurement from the withers to the ground; usually called shoulder height.

rocking horse

Animals; Dogs

Both front and rear legs extended out from the body as on an old-fashioned rocking horse.

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