Dog anatomy

thumb|Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) snout showing [[flehmen]] A snout is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. In many animals, the structure is called a muzzle, rostrum, beak, trunk or proboscis. The wet furless surface around the nostrils of the nose of many mammals is called the rhinarium (colloquially this is the "cold wet snout" of some mammals). The rhinarium is often associated with a stronger sense of olfaction.

thumbnail|300px|right|The location of the withers on a horse thumb|Diagram of a cow; the withers are the region numbered 4. thumb|Chart illustrating the height of racehorses in hands, measured at the withers.

The philtrum (, from Ancient Greek , lit. 'love charm') or medial cleft is a vertical indentation in the middle area of the upper lip, common to therian mammals, extending in humans from the nasal septum to the tubercle of the upper lip. Together with a glandular rhinarium and slit-like nostrils, it is believed to constitute the primitive condition for at least therian mammals. Monotremes lack a philtrum, though this could be due to the specialised, beak-like jaws in living species.

the portion of the posterior dorsum of an animal – that is, posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail

glands found near the anus in many mammals

thumb|230px| thumb|230px| The rhinarium (Neo-Latin, "belonging to the nose"; : rhinaria) is the furless skin surface surrounding the external openings of the nostrils in many mammals. Commonly it is referred to as the tip of the snout, and breeders of cats and dogs sometimes use the term nose leather. Informally, it may be called a "truffle", "wet snout," or "wet nose” because its surface is moist in some species: for example, healthy dogs and cats.

thumb|right|Paw of a dog: A. Claw, B. Digital pads, C. Metacarpal pad, D. Dewclaw, E. Carpal pad thumb|A dog's dewclaw does not make contact with the ground while the dog is standing. This older dog's dewclaw is rounded from use while running, but it has grown.thumb|Some active dogs' dewclaws make more frequent contact with the ground while running, so they wear down naturally, as do their other claws. thumb|Double dewclaws on rear leg of dog

studies of the visible parts of the body of a canine

thumb|A Great Dane with the brindle color pattern Brindle is a coat coloring pattern in animals, particularly dogs, cattle, guinea pigs, cats, and, rarely, horses. It is sometimes described as "tiger-striped", although the brindle pattern is more subtle than that of a tiger's coat.

dog type

hair that covers its body

pattern in a dog's coat

anatomical structure

removal of dog's tail

thumb|upright|A piebald horse, Tobiano pattern

Devocalization (also known as ventriculocordectomy or vocal cordectomy; when performed on a dog debarking or bark softening; when performed on a cat demeowing or meow softening) is a surgical procedure where tissue is removed from the vocal cords.