Archive for December 31st, 2008

Dog World Definitions starting with the letter “P”

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Pace: The front and rear legs on the same side of the dog move forward concurrently.

Paddling: The front legs of a dog move in a circular motion when the dog moves forward.

Parti-colors: In the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed a Blenheim (chestnut red and white) and a Tri-color (black and white with tan points) are known as the parti-colors or broken colors can also be used.

Pigeon-Toed: Front feet face each other.

Pigment: Color of the nose, eyerims, and lips on a dog.

Proud Tail: High tail carraige. The tail carraige can be corrected with training.

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