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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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Coat

Animals; Dogs

The dog's hair covering. Most breeds have two coats: an outer coat and an undercoat.

Kneecap

Animals; Dogs

The stifle, with the bone known as the patella.

Snatching hocks

Animals; Dogs

A gait fault indicated by a quick outward snatching of the hock as it passes the supporting leg and twists the rear pastern far in beneath the body. The action causes noticeable rocking in the rear ...

Knuckling over

Animals; Dogs

Faulty structure of wrist joint allowing it to flex forward under the weight of the standing dog.

Inherited

Animals; Dogs

To receive (a characteristic) from one's parents by genetic transmission.

Sickle hocked

Animals; Dogs

Inability to straighten the hock joint on the back reach of the hind leg.

Chiselled

Animals; Dogs

Clean-cut in head, as contrasted with bumpy or bulging outlines, particularly beneath the eyes.

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