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TOTO: The Other Side of the Story So, "The Wizard of Oz" is your favorite movie, you just LOVE Toto, and have always wanted a dog just like him? A dog who's small, cute, lovable, and doesn't shed all over your couch? You've done your research and learned that Cairn Terriers are (take your pick):
Well, YES and NO. Probably NO ONE ever told you that Cairns will almost INVARIABLY:
Nor, it seems, has anyone told you:
What they SHOULD have told you is:
THAT PART IS ALL UP TO YOU! Oh, and by the way, Toto was actually a GIRL!
Glossary of Conformation Terms ANGULATION: The angles formed by the meeting of
the bones. Mainly the shoulder, upper arm, stifle and hock.
APRON: Longer hair below the neck on the chest. Frill
BACKSKULL: That portion of the skull between the stop and the ears.
BARRELL: Rounded rib section; thorax.
BRISKET: The forepart of the body below the chest, between the forelegs,
closest to ribs. The lowest part of the body between the forelegs.
CHARACTER: A combination of points of appearance and disposition
contributing to the whole and distinctive of the particular breed of dog.
CHEST: The part of the body or trunk that is enclosed by the ribs;
forepart of the body above the brisket.
CLIPPED: Trimming the coat with clippers or scissors.
CLODDY: Low, thickset, comparatively heavy.
CLOSE COUPLED: Comparatively short from withers to hipbones.
COARSE: Too heavy or overdone with bone.
COBBY: Short-bodied, compact.
COUPLING: The part of the body between the ribs and the pelvis; the
loin.
COW-HOCKED: When the hocks turn toward each other; turn inward like
those of a cow.
DORSAL STRIPE: The strip of hair down the center of the back.
DOWN IN PASTERN: Weak or faulty pastern (metacarpus) set at a pronounced
angle from the vertical.
ELBOW: Joint between upper arm and forearm.
EXPRESSION: The general appearance of all features of the head as viewed
from the front and as typical of the breed.
FIDDLE-FRONT: Combination of forelegs out at elbow, in at pasterns, and
feet turned out.
FLANK: The side of the body between the last rib and the hip.
FOREFACE: The front part of the head, before the eyes; the muzzle.
FURNISHINGS: The long softer hair that covers the legs, chest, and
appears on the face to make the halo.
GAIT: The manner in which a dog walks, trots, or runs.
HAW: A third eyelid or membrane in the inside corner of the eye.
HEIGHT: Vertical measurement from the withers to the ground; referred to
as shoulder height.
HOCK: The tarsus or collection of bones of the hind leg forming the
joint between the second thigh and the metatarsals; the dog's true heel.
HAND-STRIPPED: To pluck the hair out with fingers or tool.
LAYBACK: The angle of the shoulder blade as compared with the vertical.
LOIN: The region of the body on either side of the vertebral column
between the last rib and the hindquarters.
MUZZLE: The head in front of the eye - nasal bone, nostril, and jaws.
Foreface
OCCIPUT: Upper, back point of the skull; between the ears.
PAD: Tough, shock-absorbing projections on the underside of the feet.
Soles.
PADDLING: The joint between the radius and ulna, and the meracarpals;
the foreleg from knee joint to top of foot.
ROACH BACK: The convex curvature of the back from behind the withers and
carrying over the loins.
SIDEGAITING: Movement where the hind feet do not follow the paths of the
front feet but rather move on one side or the other.
SLOPING SHOULDERS: The shoulder blade set obliquely or "laid
back."
SNIPEY: A pointed, weak muzzle.
SPLAYED FOOT: A flat foot with toes spreading. Openfoot, open-toed.
SPRING of RIB: Curvature of ribs for heart and lung capacity.
STERNUM: Breastbone.
STIFLE: The joint of the hind leg below the thigh; the dog's knee.
STOP: The step-up from nose to skull, or the indentation between the
eyes where the nasal bones and skull meet.
STRAIGHT SHOULDERS: Shoulder blades rather straight up and down, as
opposed to sloping or "well laid back."
STRAIGHT STIFLES: Erect, lacking bend or angulation.
SWAY BACK: Concave curvature of the back between the withers and the
hipbones.
THIGH: The hindquarters from the hip joint to the stifle.
WITHERS: The point at the top of the shoulder blades where the neck
joins the body.
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