Dog or Canine Terms +
(dogs are considered to be the companions and best friends of humans and this list of terms will help all of us understand the topics that exist about our canine friends)
Ears carried erect with just the tips leaning forward: Sally had a Rough Collie that had such semiprick ears with the very top just beginning to fold over to the front.
One of the lower legs of a dog: The shank of a dog is between its knee and its ankle,
The tendon or the bands of inelastic fibrous tissues formed at the termination of a muscle and attaching it to a bone: In her anatomy classic medical school, Jill perused the chart of a dog's neck and saw that the sinews were like cords linking the muscles to the bones.
sinewy (adjective), more sinewy, most sinewy
Lean, hard condition, free from excessive muscle or fat: The veterinarian told Mike that his dog was very healthy, quite sinewy, strong, and powerful.
The male parent of a dog: A sire is the masculine dog that fathered its offspring.
spay (verb), spays; spayed; spaying
To surgically remove a female dog's ovaries and uterus to prevent conception of puppies: Mr. and Mrs. Smart had their dog spayed because they didn't want it to have any more young dogs!
A male dog used for breeding purposes: The purpose of dog breeding is to maintain certain qualities or characteristics, and therefore a good stud dog is quite important to obtain these objectives.
A partial, incomplete, or slight dislocation; When Dick's dog was hurt in the accident, the veterinarian said that a subluxation had happened as a result, and a bone in its leg was put out of joint.
The dog's outline from just behind the withers to the tail set: In class the students compared the various charts showing the toplines, or the upper curvatures of dogs* withers, backs and loins.
The withers are the highest part of the back at the base of the neck or that part which lies between the shoulder blades.
The examination of the outward appearances and identifications of the various regions of a dog's anatomy: The class in topographical anatomy provided an important insight into the spacial relationship between muscles, nerves, and vessels within a certain area of a dog's body.
withers (pl) (noun)
The highest region of the back of a dog, or other animals, which exists at the base (back part) of the neck between the shoulder blades: The withers designate the region defined by the dorsal portions of the spinous processes of the first two thoracic vertebrae and flanked by the dorsal (uppermost) portions of the scapulae.
