Dog Talk

1. Blaze - a white stripe running up the center of a dog's face.
2. Breed standard - a set of descriptions for a particular breed.
3. Brindle - coat coloring in which streaks of darker hair over a tawny.
4. Canine - related to dogs.
5. Crop - to cut or trim the external ear flap to encourage the ear to stand erect.
6. Dock - to cut of the tail to maintain breed standard on about 50 breeds.
7. Mongrel (mutt) - a dog of mixed or undetermined breed.
8. Muzzle - the nose & mouth of a dog.
9. Pedigree - the record of a dog's genealogy for three generations or more.
10. Stray - a dog that is homeless or lost.
11. Whelp - to give birth to puppies.