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eyhounds. Upright Shoulders--Shoulders that are set in an upright, instead of an oblique position. Leggy--Having the legs too long in proportion to body. Stern--Tail. Screw Tail--A tail twisted in the form of a screw. Kink Tail--A tail with a break or kink in it. Even Mouthed--A term used to describe a dog whose jaws are neither overhung nor underhung. Beefy--Big, beefy hind quarters. Bully--Where the dog approaches the bulldog too much in conformation. Terrier Type--Where the dog approaches the terrier too much in conformation. Cow-hocked--The hocks turning inward. Saddle-back--The opposite of roach-back. Lengthy--Possessing length of body. Broody--A broody bitch; one whose length of conformation evidences a likely mother; one who will whelp easily and rear her pups. Blood--A blood; a dog whose appearance denotes high breeding. Condition--Another name for perfect health, without superfluous flesh, coat in the best of shape, and spirits lively and cheerful. Style--Showy, and of a stylish, gay demeanor. Listless--Dull and sluggish. Character--A sub-total of all the points which give to the dog the desired character associated with his particular variety, which differentiates him from all other breeds. Hall-mark--That stamp of quality that distinguishes him from inferior dogs, as the sterling mark on silver, or the hall-mark on the same metal in England. ***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BOSTON TERRIER AND ALL ABOUT IT*** ******* This file should be named 18033.txt or 18033.zip ******* This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/8/0/3/18033 Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you r
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