| Landseer |
Black and white colouring,
term used in Newfoundlands. |
| Layback |
The angle of the shoulder
blade, when viewed from the side. Also, receding nose of the Bulldog. |
| Leash |
Three or more hounds |
| Leather |
The flap of the ear |
| Leggy |
Too long in the leg for
correct balance |
| Leonine |
Looking like a lion |
| Level back |
The line of the back
horizontal with the ground |
| Level bite |
When the front teeth
(incisors) of the upper and lower jaws meet exactly edge to edge. Pincer
bite |
| Line
breeding |
The mating of relating dogs
within a line or family or to a common ancestor |
| Lining of
the ear |
Inside of the ear flap |
| Linty |
Soft coat texture in certain
breeds |
| Lion clip |
Traditionally body clipped
from last rib, leaving mane on forequarters. Clipping on legs, back, face
and tail according to breed |
| Lion colour |
Tawny |
| Lippy |
Pendulous lip or lips that
do not fit tightly |
| Litter |
The puppy or puppies of one
whelping |
| Liver |
A colour, also known as
brown or chocolate |
| Loaded
shoulders |
When the shoulder blades are
pushed out from the body by overdevelopment of the muscles |
| Loin |
Region of the body on either
side of vertebral column between the last ribs and hindquarters |
| Long coupled |
Having a long loin |
| Low set |
When tail is set on below
the level of topline; or ears set below line of correct placement for
breed |
| Lower thigh |
That part of the hindquarter
from the stifle to the hock. Second thigh |
| Lozenge mark |
Term used for marking in
skull of King Charles Spaniel and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, sometimes
known as "Blenheim Spot" |
| Lumbering |
A heavy gait |
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| Maiden |
Bitch which has not produced
puppies |
| Mandible |
Lower jaw bone |
| Mandibular |
Relating to lower jaw |
| Mane |
Long and profuse hair on top
and sides of neck |
| Mantle |
Dark-shaded portion of the
coat on shoulders, back and sides |
| Mask |
Dark shading on the foreface |
| Mating |
Sexual coupling of dog and
bitch |
| Matron |
Brood bitch |
| Maxilla |
Upper jaw bone |
| Maxillary |
Relating to upper jaw bone |
| Median line |
A line in the centre e.g
furrow, on withers etc. |
| Merle |
A colouration, usually blue-grey
with flecks of black |
| Merle-eye |
Flecked eye, brown and blue
with black iris |
| Metatarsals |
Bones between hock joint and
foot |
| Milk teeth |
First teeth |
| Mismarked |
Incorrectly marked dog |
| Molar teeth |
There are two molar teeth on
each side of the upper jaw and three on each side of the lower jaw (see
also premolars) |
| Molera |
A small opening on top part
of skull due to failure of bones to unite |
| Monorchid |
A dog with only one testicle
in the scrotum |
| Moult |
Casting of the coat |
| Mouth |
The upper and lower jaw
bones containing the teeth. Also used to describe the bite e.g "a bad
mouth" or "a good mouth". Sometimes used in retreiving
parlance to describe the ability of the dog when carrying game, e.g
"soft" mouth or "hard" mouth |
| Moving close |
When the hind limbs move
close to each other |
| Moving
straight |
Fore and hind legs moving
parallel |
| Multum in
parvo |
"Much in little" |
| Music |
The baying of hounds |
| Mute |
To run mute, to be silent on
the trail |
| Muzzle |
The head in front of the
eyes, nasal bone, nostrils and jaws. Foreface |
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| N.A.F. |
Name applied for registration with the
Kennel Club |
| Neck |
That part between skull and front of
shoulder blade |
| Neck well
set on |
Good neckline. merging gradually with strong
withers, forming a pleasing transition into top-line |
| Nose |
Organ of smell, also the ability to detect
by means of scent |
| Nostril |
Nasal opening admitting air and scent |
