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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Internal parasites

Animals; Dogs

One celled protozoan, larvae and worms that survive by living off the host animal's meals or blood.

Silent heat

Animals; Dogs

An unnoticed heat period that can be due to little swelling of the vulva, little bleeding, no attraction of males or no behaviour change.

Chops

Animals; Dogs

Jowls or pendulous flesh of the lips and jaw.

Jacobsens organ

Animals; Dogs

A sense organ located in the roof of the dog's mouth that functions somewhere between smell and taste.

All footprints falling on a single line of travel. When a dog breaks into a trot, his body is supported by only two legs at a time, which move as alternating diagonal pairs. To achieve balance, his ...

Circular eye

Animals; Dogs

A round eye. Seen in the Smooth Fox Terrier.

Silky terrier

Animals; Dogs

A toy terrier of a breed developed from a cross between the Australian terrier and the Yorkshire terrier, characterised by long, silky, bluish-gray hair, tan markings, and erect ears.