THE DOG’S ANATOMY COCCYGEAL TAIL 18-24 Vertebrae HINDLIMB BONES OF ASSEMBLY PELVIC LIMB 3-4 Vertebrae PHALANGES DEWCLAWS, PAWS, TOES, Croup SACRUM 3 fused Vertibrae HIP OR FIBULA Rear Pastern Thigh PELVIS Hips METATARSUS TARSUS - HOCK PELVIC JOINT Flank FEMUR Heel on Ankle Joint Belly or Loin Abdomen PATELLA STIFLE Knee Cap LUMBAR Tibia, Leg. Lower Leg Knee Joint 7 Vertebrae BACK CHEST Trunk BODY RIBCAGE/ VERTEBRAL COLUMN Midback 4 Vertebrae THORACIC 13 Vertebrae Withers 9 Vertebrae NECK - CERVICAL 7 Vertebrae ULNA ELBOW 13 ribs Joint Forearm STERNUM RADIUS & Lower Arm Shoulder SCAPULA HUMERUS CARPUS SHOULDER Arm./Upper Arm PAWS, TOES, Skull Wrist or Pastern Joint METACARPUS - PASTERN DEWCLAWS, PHALANGES Muzzle FORELIMB ASSEMBLY AXIAL SKELETON BONES OF PECTORAL LIMB APPENDICULAR SKELETON Head, Vertebrae Column, Ribs BODY 306-16-05
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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TAILS - Types
PLUME OTTER
CURLED GAY DOUBLE CURL
SCREW SNAP WHIP
SICKLE RING AT END
January 2004