Terms

hang down

folded

surgically altered

very short fur that lies flat and sleek against their bodies

the indented area in the dog’s forehead, just above eye level, where the top front aspect of the head begins and where the nose ends.

the lower part of the chest, in front of and between the dog’s forelegs.

this is the point where the rear leg meets the abdomen; it is the thinnest part of the rear leg.

the area of a dog’s leg that corresponds to the area between a human’s ankle and metatarsal bones of the foot.

the joint that is above the hock and near the flank in the hind leg.

short or non-existent tail, may be docked.

short and twisted (such as a Pug’s tail)

shortened by surgery

twisted but not short; uncommon

carried in a slight curve like a saber

carried over the back in a semicircle like a sickle

arried high and towards the head, often with the tip curving even further towards the head

carried up and over the back in a broad curve, resembling a wheel * † * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_terminology † Verplank, Meliss