Breed ID Flashcards
(43 cards)
AKC
American Kennel Club
GDV
Gastric Dilatation Volvulus
DSH
Domestic short hair
DMH
Domestic Medium hair
DLH
Domestic long hair
What are the 7 AKC groups
Hound, Herding, Sporting, Non-Sporting, Terrier, Toy, Working
Retriever
A type of hunting dog used for recovering shot birds, often from water
Breeds: Chesapeake bay, curly coated, flat coated, golden, labrador, wire haired pointer griffon, and spaniels
Baying
Hounds bark howl combination
Crop
Cosmetic surgical procedure carried out on the ears of a dog
Dock
Solid par of the equine tail
Shortening of a dog tail
Gingivitis
Inflammation of the gums
Gingiv/o= gums
Itis= inflammation
Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Dermat/o= skin Itis= inflammation
Dysplasia
Abnormality of development
Dys= difficult, bad, painful Plasia= formation, development, growth
Undercoat
The fine hairs of an animals coat which are usually shorter and more numerous that the course guard hairs
Guard hairs
Long course hairs forming an animals outer coat
Brindle
A pattern of coat pigmentation in which darker hairs form bands on a lighter background
Merle
A pattern of coat color pigmentation with darker irregular blotches on a lighter background
Ticking
A coat color pigmentation patter in which hairs of one color are distributed in small groups through our the background color
Tortoiseshell
A coat color in cats consisting of a mixture of black and shades of red to yellow, usually broken into large patches
Calico
Cats with three colors of fur, black orange and white
Usually females
Tabby
Feline fur with two colors that may be in stripes or spots
Points
Restricted areas of color
Face, ears, legs, tail, feet
Hand
Unit of measurement of height in a horse
Hands high (HH)
1 hand is 4 inches, 10.16 cm
Gait
The manner or style of locomotion