This is a comprehensive dictionary of canine terms. With over 15000 entries it defines and demystifies the extensive and often exclusive vocabularies that have developed with the many canine activities in Britain, the USA and Australia. From the ancient and obsolete to the modern and everyday; from the jargon used by bear-baiters, to that which is found in the show ring, on the race track, on the farm, and in the surgery; from regional slang to formal terminology, this book defines it. This is a practical aid for anyone with an interest in, or a need to know about dogs.