Canine Terminology – B
2009
| BACK | The anatomical division of the spine is neck, withers, back, loin and croup, each variable in meaning depending upon the context of the Standard. In a few dog Standards, the five vertebrae between the withers and loin. |
| BELTON | A coat colour, especially of English Setters. A coat with ticking or flecking in the base colour (white): blue belton (dilute black or black ticking);orange Belton; liver Belton; or lemon Belton . Ticking is a genetic pattern that may carry any pigment as black, tan (brown) or yellow. |
| BITCHY | Effeminate male (derogatory) or typically feminine female. |
| BITE | Determined when the mouth is closed. The position of the upper and lower teeth relative to one another. Level bite is where the upper and lower teeth meet exactly. In a scissors bite the upper teeth extend beyond the lower teeth, but surfaces touch one another. See also overshot and undershot. |
| BLAZE | A white stripe or line extending up the centre of the face. |
| BLOCKY | Applied to the head or body; square or cube like. |
| BLUE MERLE | Coat in prime condition “blooms”; the sheen, glossiness of the coat. |
| BOBTAIL | Dog with tail bobbed (docked or natural). Also the nickname of the Old English Sheep-dog. |
| BONE | Used to mean substance as in ‘plenty of bone’ or well-boned’; size (diameter) of bone; reverse of light-boned. |
| BRACE | Two dogs shown as a matched pair. |
| BREED | A type of dog developed by man and requiring control by man to prevent intermixing of breeds; dogs that more or less produce like themselves. |
| BRINDLE | A coat colour consisting of a mixture of black lines and a lighter colour arranged into a striped pattern. |
| BRISKET | Lower part of the chest between and in front of the legs; deep brisket or shallow brisket indicates the depth of chest. |
| BROKEN COLOUR | A solid colour broken by white (sometimes other colours). |
| BULL NECK | Heavy neck; well-muscled neck, often short. |
| BUTTERFLY NOSE | A nose with flesh-coloured spots; usually undesirable or faulty. |
| BUTTON EAR | Top of ear folded forwards so as to close the ear-opening with the tip near the skull; ear is pointed towards the eyes. |
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