This breed from the Sporting group--Upbeat in the field and mellow at home, this compact, silky-coated bird dog is widely admired for his delightful personality and irresistible good looks.
English Cocker Spaniel
The hocks turn in toward each other.
Cow-hocked
High fever, vomiting, diarrhea which is often bloody
Symptoms of Parvovirus.
Type of mange that can be spread from pet to human.
The 2nd "H" in the 4-h Pledge.
Heart
A strikingly large, powerful working dog of heavy bone and dignified bearing-can weigh up to 150 pounds and stand 28 inches at the shoulder; females typically go 100 to 120 pounds.
Newfoundland
A bite in which the outer side of the lower incisors
touches the inner side of the upper incisors. The
bite required in most breed standards.
Scissors bite
Dry hacking cough, sounds like the dog is trying to vomit.
Symptoms of Kennel Cough
This protozoan infection of the intestinal tract seems to affect puppies the hardest, causing diarrhea. The protozoan can be found in the stool of mature dogs without any signs of illness.
Coccidia
4-H members pledge this to better living.
Health
aAcharming toy companion of silky, profuse coat and an unmistakably aristocratic bearing. Often described as a distinctly 'feline' breed, this bright and amusing lapdog is fastidious, graceful, and generally quiet.
Japanese Chin
Name for an overshot mouth.
Parrot Mouth
Fever, shivering, muscle tenderness, reluctance to move, increased thirst, changes in the frequency or amount of urination, dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, lethargy, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes), or painful inflammation within the eyes
Symptoms of Leptospirosis
This is the most common external parasite of dogs, it is blood sucking and does not spend its life cycle on the dog.
Flea
The 1st "H" in the 4-H pledge.
Head
Belgian Malinois
Meeting of the front teeth at edges with no overlapping of upper or lower teeth
Loss of appetite, weight loss, eye and nose discharge, diarrhea, hardened footpads, convulsions.
What are symptoms of Distemper?
Circular scaly areas with no hair on the skin
Ringworm
4-H members pledge this to larger service
Hands
Puli
When in motion the crossing of the forefeet or the hind feet. Traveling in & out.
Weaving
An incurable virus that attacks the brain and spinal cord.
Rabies
Another name for Ascarids.
Roundworms
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