A DEFINITION OF TERMS
Croup: The area of the back directly above the hind legs.
Elbow: The joint of the forearm and upper arm.
Forearm: The portion of the front leg going from the dog's elbow to its pastern.
Harefoot: An elongated oval paw, similar to the foot of a hare.
Hock: The joint between the second thigh and the metatarsus on the hind legs.
Keel: The projecting longitudinal line that runs along the center of the chest and the bottom of the rib cage.
Knuckling over: A double-jointed wrist that doubles over when bearing the dog's weight; sometimes includes an enlarged, protruding bone.
Loin: The side areas between the dog's ribs and hindquarters.
Metatarsus: Part of the hind foot.
Pastern: The front leg between the wrist and the foot.
Second thigh: The area between the wrist and the foot.
Stifle: The joint of the hind leg; similar to a human knee.
Stop: The place where the skull and nose meet.
Thorax: The breastplate; the cavity in which the heart and lungs lie.
Tuck up: A shallowness of the body at the loin, causing the appearance of a waist.
Upper arm: Between the forearm and the shoulder blade on the front leg.
Walleye: A blue- or pearl- colored eye caused by a whitening of the iris.
Withers: The highest point of the back, usually above the front legs.