| Canines |
The two upper and
two lower long sharp pointed teeth next to the incisors. Fangs. |
| Canter |
A gait with three
beats to each stride two legs moving separately and two as a diagonal
pair. Slower than the gallop and not as tiring. |
| Carpals |
Bones of the
wrist. |
| Cast |
Attempt by hounds
to recover the scent when they have lost the original scent. |
| Castrate |
To remove the
testicles of the male dog. |
| Cat foot |
Short, round
compact foot like that of a cat. |
| Certified |
Attested by the
affixing of an official stamp, the accuracy of a measure. |
| Champion |
A dog having
gained the title of Champion as defined in Kennel Club Regulations. |
| Character |
Combination of
type, disposition and behaviour. |
| Cheek |
Fleshy part of
the head below eyes and above mouth. |
| Cheeky |
Cheeks
prominently rounded; thick, protruding. |
| Chest |
The forepart of
the body or trunk that is enclosed by the ribs. |
| China eye |
A clear blue eye. |
| Chippendale
front |
Forelegs out at
elbows, pasterns close, and feet turned out. |
| Chiselled |
Clean cut,
showing bone structure of foreface. |
| Chops |
Jowls or
pendulous flesh of the lips and jaw. |
| Chortle |
Chuckle from the
throat, can be high or low pitched. |
| Cloddy |
Low, thickset,
comparatively heavy. |
| Close- coupled |
Short in
coupling. |
| Coarse |
Lacking
refinement. |
| Cobby |
Short-bodied,
compact. |
| Collar |
A marking around
the neck, usually white. |
| Compact |
Closely put
together, not rangy. |
| Condition |
Health as shown
by the body, coat, general appearances and deportment. Denoting overall
fitness. |
| Conformation |
The form and
structure and arrangement of the parts. |
| Conjunctiva |
Thin membranes
lining the inner surface of the eyelids and reflecting over eyeball, often
confused with haw or third eyelid. |
| Corded coat |
Narrow or broad
twists of hair like thick string or rope formed by the intertwining of
topcoat and undercoat. Cords should always be distinctly separate from
each other. |
| Corkscrew tail |
Twisted tail, not
straight. |
| Corky |
Active, alert,
lively. |
| Couple |
Two hounds. |
| Coupling |
The part of the
body between the ribs and pelvis, the loin. |
| Coursing |
The practice of
chasing the hare, often in competition by sight hounds. |
| Covering
ground |
Amount of ground
covered by a dog when moving or standing. |
| Cow-hocked |
When the hocks
turn inwards towards each other. |
| Crabbing |
Dog moves with
body at an angle to the line of travel. |
| Crank tail |
A tail carried
down and resembling a crank in shape. |
| Crest |
The upper, arched
portion of the neck. Also hair starting at stop on head and tapering off
down neck, may be full or sparse. |
| Crimped |
Waved. |
| Crook or
Crooked |
Not straight.
Bent or curved. |
| Cropping |
The cutting or
trimming of the ear leather for the purpose of inducing the ears to stand
erect. Not allowed by the Kennel Club. |
| Crossbreed |
A dog whose sire
and dam are representatives of two different breeds. |
| Crossing over |
Unsound gaiting
action which starts with twisting elbows and ends with criss-crossing and
toeing out. Also called "knitting" and "weaving". |
| Croup (Rump) |
The part of the
back from the front of the pelvis to root of the tail. |
| Crown |
The highest part
of the head. Circular formations of hair at front of ridge as on the
Rhodesian Ridgeback. |
| Cry |
The baying or
"music" of the hounds. |
| Cryptorchid |
An adult male
whose testicles are abnormally retained in the abdominal cavity. Bilateral
cryptorchidism involves both sides; that is neither testicle has descended
into the scrotum. Unilateral cryptorchidism involves one side only; that
is one testicle is retained or hidden and one descended. |
| Culotte |
The longer hair
on the back of the thighs. |
| Cushion |
Fullness or
thickness of the upper lips. |
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| Dam |
The female
parent. |
| Dappled |
Mottled marking
of different colours, no one predominating. |
| Daylight |
The light showing
underneath the body. |
| Deadgrass |
Straw to bracken
colour. |
| Dentition |
The number and
arrangement of teeth. |
| Dewclaw |
Fifth digit on
the inside of the legs. |
| Dewlap |
Loose, pendulous
skin under the throat. |
| Dish-faced |
When the nasal
bone is so formed that the nose is higher at the tip than at the stop; or,
a slight concavity of the line from the stop to the nose tip. |
| Disqualify |
To deprive of an
award. |
| Distemper
teeth |
Teeth discoloured
or pitted as a result of serious illness during eruption of teeth. |
| Dock |
To shorten the
tail by cutting. |
| Dog |
A male dog, also
used collectively to designate both male and female. |
| Doggy |
A masculine
looking bitch. |
| Dog show |
A competitive
exhibition for dogs at which the dogs are judged in accordance with an
established standard of perfection for each breed. |
| Domed |
Evenly rounded in
skull, convex instead of flat. |
| Donation |
Bestowal of a
gift. |
| Double coat |
An outer coat
resistant to weather, together with an undercoat of softer hair for warmth
and waterproofing. |
| Down-face |
The muzzle
inclining downwards in an unbroken outward arc from the top of the skull
to the tip of the nose. |
| Down on
pastern |
Weak or faulty
pastern (metacarpus) set at a pronounced angle from the vertical. |
| Drawing |
Selection by lot,
of dogs to compete. |
| Drive |
A powerful
thrusting of the hindquarters denoting sound locomotion. |
| Drop ear |
The ends of the
ear folded or drooping forward as contrasted with erect or prick ear. |
| Dry neck |
The skin taut,
neither loose or wrinkled. |
| Dudley |
Liver, brown or
putty coloured. |
