THE DOG’S ANATOMY

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BODY

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WRINKLE

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HIPLOIN

BACKWITHERS

CREST SKULLSTOP

MUZZLE

LIPFLEWS

CHEEK

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STOMACHSPLEEN

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BODY

HEAD - Bones & Dentition

SAGITTAL CREST OCCIPITAL CREST

PARIETAL BONE

ZYGOMATIC PROCESS OFFRONTAL BONE

TEMPORAL BONEZYGOMATIC ARCH

MANDIBULAR JOINT

ANGULAR PROCESS

MOLARS

MANDIBLE

PREMOLARSCANINES

INCISORS

NASAL BONE

PREMAXILLA

MAXILLA

LUMBARVERTEBRAE

THORACICVERTEBRAE

CERVICALVERTEBRAE

AXIS ATLAS

OCCIPUTEYE SOCKETOR ORBIT

SHOULDER BLADEOR SCAPULA

HUMERUS

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FIBULATIBIA

RIBS

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HEAD - External FeaturesSKULL

EYE

EAR

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NOSTRILS

MUZZLE

STOP

LIP

DOWN FACE DISH FACE CHEEKY

DOMED HEAD BUMPY SKULL FROG FACE

BROKEN UP FACE,LAY BACK SNIPEY MUZZLE

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EYES - Types

LEVEL SCISSORS

UNDERSHOT OVERSHOT

ALMOND OVAL

FULL, ROUND, GLOBULAR TRIANGULAR

MOUTH - Bites

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EARS – Types

PRICK EAR

SEMI-PRICK EAR DROP EAR

ROSE EAR BAT EAR

BUTTON EAR

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BACK & SHOULDERS

LEVEL BACK CAMEL BACK

EWE NECK

HOLLOW BACKROACH BACK

SLOPING SHOULDER STRAIGHT SHOULDER

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FEET – Types

ROUND OR CAT FOOT

FLAT FOOT ORDOWN IN PASTERN SPLAY FOOT

HARE FOOT

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LEGS

FIDDLEFRONT

NARROWFRONT

OUT ATELBOW

STRAIGHTFRONT

DOWNIN PASTERN

KNUCKLEDOVER

“WOLF”SHOULDER

STRAIGHTFRONT

COW-HOCKEDCORRECTHIND END

STRAIGHTSTIFLED

MODERATELYANGULATED

HINDQUARTER

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FRONTS

NORMAL, STRAIGHT TOO NARROW IN FRONTAND EAST-WEST FEET

CHIPPENDALE ORFIDDLE FRONT

OUT AT ELBOW ANDTOO WIDE IN FRONT

STRAIGHT FRONT DOWN IN PASTERNKNUCKLED OVER

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REARS

CORRECT, STRAIGHT, NORMAL COW-HOCKED

BANDY OR WIDE NARROW

NORMAL ANGULATEDHINDQUARTERS STRAIGHT STIFLES

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TAILS - Types

GAYCURLED DOUBLE CURL

SICKLE RING AT END

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