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Purestock Aussies - Glossary of working dogs Category: Animals and Nature > Working dogs Date & country: 25/03/2011, AU Words: 116

Stifle
knee joint; articulation between the tibia and fibula and the femur.

Stop
transition area from skull to muzzle, often demarcated by an abrupt depression.

Swayback
a sunken, concave topline.

Tarsus
Joint on the hind limb between lower thigh and pastern. Also know as the hock

Ticked
small areas of black or other dark colors on a white background.

Timorous
Timid, afraid, not confident

Tooth Development
In the dog, there are 12 deciduous incisors that erupt at four to five weeks of age, three on each side, six in the upper jaw and six in the lower. Behind them are four deciduous canine teeth, one on either side, in the upper and lower jaws that erupt at about the same time as the incisors. The 12 deciduous premolars erupt about a week later, and are positioned behind the canines, three on each si...

Top-line
Head is held level with the body in a natural gait, back is straight and flat

Trial
A competition for herding, agility, obedience, etc. A conformation show does not fall under a trial heading.

Tri-color
a coat of three distinct colors.

Tuck-up
area under the loin in a small waisted dog.

Tulip
ears that stand erect with a slight forward and inward curvature.

Typey
having a superior body conformation; meeting the breeds standard.

Undershot bite
when lower incisors extend beyond upper incisors.

Versatility or Versatile Dog
A dog that competes, in many different areas of competition. Herding, conformation, agility, etc.

Whelp
Giving birth