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Clicker training: A term coined by Karen Pryor and defined by her
Chiselled: Clean cut, showing bone structure of face (e.g. Fox as a subset of Operant Conditioning using positive reinforcement,
Terrier [Smooth], Spaniel [Cocker]). extinction, negative punishment, and an event marker to modify
behavior.
Chocolate: A medium chocolate brown color of dog.
Clicker: A toy noisemaker used by animal trainers as an event
Choke collar: A chain collar that tightens like a noose when the marker to mark a desired performance or response.
leash is pulled, used to train or control dogs or other animals. Also
called choke chain. Clip: The method of trimming the coat in some breeds.

Chops: Jowls or pendulous flesh of the lips and jaw. Clipping: When pertaining to gait, the back foot striking the front
foot.
Chorea: A nervous jerking caused by involuntary contractions of
the muscles (may be caused by distemper and/or hepatitis). Cloddy: Low, thickset, comparatively heavy.
Chow Chow: Is a dog breed originally from northern China, Close behind: Moving with hocks close together.
where it is referred to as Songshi Quan, which means “puffy-lion
dog”. The breed has also been called the Tang Quan, “Dog of the Close mating: A condition where there is less than 4 months
Tang Empire”. It is believed that the Chow Chow is one of the and 15 days between either 1. The date of mating of a previously
native dogs used as the model for the Foo dog, the traditional stone registered litter and the date of mating of a newly submitted
guardians found in front of Buddhist temples and palaces. It is litter application for the same dam; or 2. The whelping date of
one of the few ancient dog breeds still in existence in the world a previously registered litter and the whelping date of a newly
today. The breed is distinguished by its unusual blue-black/purple submitted litter application out of the same dam.
tongue.
Close-coupled: Comparatively short from the last rib to the
Cierny Sery: The primary ancestor of the Cierny Sery is said commencement of the hindquarters; occasionally used to
to be the Altdeutsche Hütehund (Old German Sheepdog), but characterize a comparative shortness from withers to hipbones.
this Slovak (not German) dog breed was actually developed by
crossing Belgian Sheepdogs with Altdeutsche Hütehund, starting Clumber Spaniel: Is a breed of dog of the spaniel type, developed
in 1981. in the United Kingdom. It is the largest of the spaniels, and comes
in predominantly white with either lemon or orange markings. The
Cimarrón Uruguayo: Is a breed of molosser type dog originating name of the breed is taken from Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire
in Uruguay. The word cimarrón in Latin America is used to mean where the breed was first developed. It is a gundog that specialises
feral, referring to the breed’s history. The Cimarrón Uruguayo is in hunting in heavy cover. Clumber Spaniels have been kept and
used for guarding, hunting, and all dog sports in its native Uruguay. bred by various members of the British Royal Family, including
Prince Albert, King Edward VII and King George V.
Cinnamon: Usually used to describe Chow Chows. Like the color
or the spice of the same name, this color is a lightly saturated, Coarse: Lacking refinement.
yellowish brown. Color definitions may vary by breed. Always
check the breed standard for the definitive color description. Coat: The hairy outer covering of the skin. Many breeds have two
coats; an outer coat and an undercoat. Examples of single-coated
Circuit: A group of events clustered together at the same grounds breeds are Italian Greyhounds, Maltese and Pointers.
or in the same region on consecutive days.
Cobby: Short-bodied, compact.
Circular eye: A round eye. Seen in the Smooth Fox Terrier.
Cocker Spaniel: A dog of a breed originally developed in England,
Cirneco dell’Etna: Is a small breed of dog originally from Italian having long drooping ears and a variously colored silky coat.
island of Sicily. This hound was historically used to hunt rabbits
and can work for hours without food or water. The breed also has Collar: 1. The markings around the neck, usually white. 2. A
a keen sense of smell and is primarily built for endurance over leather, nylon, or chain neck band for restraining or leading a dog
harsh terrain such as that of Mount Etna. It is the smallest of the when the leash is attached.
Mediterranean island hunting hounds, the others being the Pharaoh
Hounds and Ibizan Hounds. Collie (Rough): Is a long-coated breed of medium to large size
dog that in its original form was a type of collie used and bred for
Classical conditioning: The process of associating a neutral herding in Scotland. This breed resembles a bigger version of the
stimulus with an involuntary response until the stimulus elicits the Shetland Sheepdog though the two breeds are not related in any
response. way. They may have descended from a population of shepherd’s
dogs brought to Scotland by the Romans around the 5th century.

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