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Canine terminology in this article refers only to dog terminology, specialized terms describing the characteristics of various external parts of the domestic dog, as well as terms for structure, movement, and temperament. This terminology is not typically used for any of the wild species or subspecies of wild wolves, foxes, coyotes, dholes ...
Detail showing the dog with what appears to be a nautilus rather than a dye murex A Phoenician coin depicting the legend of the dog biting the sea snail. The painting shows a scene from an origin myth in the Onomasticon (a collection of names, similar to a thesaurus) of Julius Pollux, a 2nd-century Graeco-Roman sophist.
3. Tristram. Ah yes, Tristram, the dog so chivalrous he refuses to lift his leg without first announcing his intentions. He's the Lancelot of pooches, but let's face it, his quest usually involves ...
The dog-whelk can be used to produce red-purple and violet dyes, [7] like its Mediterranean relations the spiny dye-murex Bolinus brandaris, the banded dye-murex Hexaplex trunculus and the rock-shell Stramonita haemastoma which provided the red-purple and violet colours that the Ancient World valued so highly. [8]
Affected dogs often exhibit a lower lip that covers the incisal edges of the mandibular incisor teeth, as well as secondary trauma from the maxillary incisor teeth. This can result in a shallow vestibule, making eating and oral comfort challenging. Early signs include sloppiness while eating and frequent biting of the lip, which indicates ...
The World Canine Federation recognizes 350 unique dog breeds. In the U.S. The American Kennel Club now recognizes 209 breeds. That’s…a lot of dogs. To better understand each breed, humans have ...
Purpura (/ ˈ p ɜːr p jʊər ə / [1]) is a condition of red or purple discolored spots on the skin that do not blanch on applying pressure. The spots are caused by bleeding underneath the skin secondary to platelet disorders, vascular disorders, coagulation disorders, or other causes. [2]
Tugou (Chinese: 土狗; pinyin: tǔ gǒu; lit. 'indigenous dog') is a diverse group of dogs native to China and still abundant across the country today. As the name suggests, it refers to any various breeds of primitive spitz-type dogs kept by other Non-Han ethnic groups of China.