Dog & Cats breeds and coats and history Flashcards

1
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Ticked or tabby pattern in which the color alternates between light and dark

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Agouti

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2
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A two-colored cat

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Bicolored

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3
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A three-colored cat

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Parti-colored

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4
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A document containing the names, titles, colors, and registration numbers of the first three to five generations of a cat’s family

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Pedigree

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5
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A pattern in which a pale body color contrasts with a darker color on a cat’s face, ears, legs, and tail

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Pointed

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6
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Each hair is really two colors, one lighter and one darker

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Tipped

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7
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Kittens raised in a breeder’s home rather than in cages

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Underfoot

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8
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Cats with this pattern are mostly white with patches of color on their heads and tails

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Van Pattern

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9
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A grayish yellow color

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Biscuit

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10
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A white strip that runs up the center of the face, usually between the eyes

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Blaze

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11
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A color pattern of black blotches or streaks on a blue-gray background

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Blue Merle

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12
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A diluted black finely mixed with white (black and white hairs evenly mixed)

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Blue Roan

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13
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A color that ranges from red to cream

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Buff

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14
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A mottled coat color pattern

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Dapple

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15
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Long hair hanging down from the ears and muzzle

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Fall

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16
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A mixture of black or red hairs with white hairs

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Grizzle

17
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Irregular white and black patches

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Harlequin

18
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Water (fluid) on the brain

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Hydrocephalus

19
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A deep reddish brown color

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Liver

20
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A deep reddish brown color finely mixed with white

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Liver Roan

21
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Black lines dividing the tan on the toes

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Pencilling

22
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Comparatively large patches of two or more colors

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Piebald

23
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Relatively large patches of two or more colors

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Pinto

24
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Ears that stand erect

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Pricked Ears

25
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Brown and white hairs evenly mixed

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Red Roan

26
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An ear in which the bottom part is up while the top part flops over sideways

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Rose Ear

27
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Thick, longer hair growth around the neck

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Ruff

28
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Short tail that hangs down or twists into a spiral shape

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Screw Tail

29
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A sunken-in back

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Swayback

30
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A tuft of longer hair on top of the head

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Topknot

31
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Black spots on the front ankles

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Thumb Marks

32
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A dark line that runs along a Pug’s spine

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Trace

33
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Color of ripening wheat

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Wheaten