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306-16-05 Canadian Kennel Club Official Breed Standards Official Kennel Club Canadian THE DOG’S ANATOMY DOG’S THE BODY Skull Muzzle VERTEBRAL COLUMN NECK - CERVICAL 7 Vertebrae BACK THORACIC LUMBAR Croup 13 Vertebrae 7 Vertebrae SACRUM Withers Midback Loin 3 fused Vertibrae 9 Vertebrae 4 Vertebrae 3-4 Vertebrae PELVIS Hips SCAPULA HIP OR COCCYGEAL TAIL Shoulder PELVIC JOINT 18-24 Vertebrae Abdomen Belly or SHOULDER Flank Joint HUMERUS HINDLIMB ASSEMBLY FORELIMB ASSEMBLY Arm./Upper Arm FEMUR Thigh BONES OF BONES OF PECTORAL LIMB 13 ribs PELVIC LIMB PATELLA STERNUM RIBCAGE/ Knee Cap CHEST STIFLE ELBOW Knee Joint APPENDICULAR SKELETON BODY Trunk RADIUS & ULNA AXIAL SKELETON Forearm Head, Vertebrae Column, Ribs FIBULA Lower Arm Tibia, Leg. Lower Leg TARSUS - HOCK Heel on Ankle Joint CARPUS METATARSUS Wrist or Pastern Joint Rear Pastern METACARPUS - PASTERN PAWS, TOES, DEWCLAWS, PHALANGES PAWS, TOES, DEWCLAWS, PHALANGES 2 THE DOG’S ANATOMY BODY OCCIPUT WRINKLE CREST SKULL STOP MUZZLE LOIN WITHERS HIP BACK DEWLAP LIP FLEWS POINT OF RUMP CHEEK SHOULDER POINT OF SHOULDER BRISKET HOCK JOINT STIFLE ELBOW FOREARM KNEE PASTERN SPLEEN STOMACH KIDNEYINTESTINE RECTUM TESTES TRACHEA ESOPHAGUS LUNG LIVER HEART January 2004 THE DOG’S ANATOMY 3 BODY OCCIPUT AXIS ATLAS EYE SOCKET OR ORBIT LUMBAR CERVICAL VERTEBRAE VERTEBRAE THORACIC VERTEBRAE PELVIS SHOULDER BLADE OR SCAPULA FEMUR HUMERUS ULNA RIBS RADIUS TIBIA FIBULA HEAD - Bones & Dentition OCCIPITAL CREST SAGITTAL CREST PARIETAL BONE ZYGOMATIC PROCESS OF FRONTAL BONE TEMPORAL BONE ZYGOMATIC ARCH MAXILLA MANDIBULAR JOINT PREMAXILLA ANGULAR PROCESS NASAL BONE MOLARS MANDIBLE INCISORS PREMOLARS CANINES Canadian Kennel Club Official Breed Standards 4 THE DOG’S ANATOMY HEAD - External Features SKULL EYE STOP EAR MUZZLE NOSTRILS FLEW LIP DOWN FACE DISH FACE CHEEKY DOMED HEAD BUMPY SKULL FROG FACE BROKEN UP FACE, LAY BACK SNIPEY MUZZLE January 2004 THE DOG’S ANATOMY 5 MOUTH - Bites LEVEL SCISSORS UNDERSHOT OVERSHOT EYES - Types ALMOND OVAL FULL, ROUND, GLOBULAR TRIANGULAR Canadian Kennel Club Official Breed Standards 6 THE DOG’S ANATOMY EARS – Types PRICK EAR BUTTON EAR SEMI-PRICK EAR DROP EAR ROSE EAR BAT EAR January 2004 THE DOG’S ANATOMY 7 BACK & SHOULDERS LEVEL BACK CAMEL BACK EWE NECK HOLLOW BACK ROACH BACK SLOPING SHOULDER STRAIGHT SHOULDER Canadian Kennel Club Official Breed Standards 8 THE DOG’S ANATOMY FEET – Types ROUND OR CAT FOOT HARE FOOT FLAT FOOT OR SPLAY FOOT DOWN IN PASTERN January 2004 THE DOG’S ANATOMY 9 LEGS FIDDLE NARROW OUT AT STRAIGHT FRONT FRONT ELBOW FRONT DOWN KNUCKLED “WOLF” STRAIGHT IN PASTERN OVER SHOULDER FRONT CORRECT STRAIGHT MODERATELY COW-HOCKED HIND END STIFLED ANGULATED HINDQUARTER Canadian Kennel Club Official Breed Standards 10 THE DOG’S ANATOMY FRONTS TOO NARROW IN FRONT NORMAL, STRAIGHT AND EAST-WEST FEET CHIPPENDALE OR OUT AT ELBOW AND FIDDLE FRONT TOO WIDE IN FRONT STRAIGHT FRONT KNUCKLED OVER DOWN IN PASTERN January 2004 THE DOG’S ANATOMY 11 REARS CORRECT, STRAIGHT, NORMAL COW-HOCKED BANDY OR WIDE NARROW NORMAL ANGULATED STRAIGHT STIFLES HINDQUARTERS Canadian Kennel Club Official Breed Standards 12 THE DOG’S ANATOMY TAILS - Types PLUME OTTER CURLED GAY DOUBLE CURL SCREW SNAP WHIP SICKLE RING AT END January 2004.

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