Breed ID Flashcards
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