Dog Terms - Some Noteworthy Dogs In History

Bitch: A female dog.
Breed: A variety of dog with consistent traits.
Crop: To clip off the top of a puppy's ears to make them stand erect; illegal in some countries.
Dock: To shorten a puppy's tail by cutting off a portion.
Dog: Strictly speaking, a male canine.
Feathering: Long fringes of hair on the ears, legs, and tail of some dogs.
Kennel: A place where dogs are bred and boarded.
License: Permission by a government agency enabling anyone to keep a dog; usually requires a fee.
Mongrel: A dog whose parents were not of the same breed.
Mutt: Another name for a mongrel.
Pedigree: A listing of the names of a dog's recent ancestors.
Purebred: A dog whose parents and other ancestors were all of the same breed.
Registration papers: Proof that the names of a purebred and its parents are on record at a dog registry, such as the American Kennel Club (AKC).
Stud: A male used for breeding.

Laika: The first dog in space. Laika was aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 in 1957.
Lassie: Any of a line of popular collies in movies and in television series. The first Lassie starred in the 1942      movie 'Lassie Come Home'.
Le Diable: A notorious French dog that smuggled lace and other costly items across the French border under   a false skin dyed various colors by its owners to baffle the customs guards.
Rin Tin Tin: A German shepherd who ranked as one of the all-time famous canine movie stars. "Rinty" was    in 19 movies before its death in 1932.
Saur, or Suening: A dog that was "king" of Norway for three years during the 11th century AD. The            Norwegian king, angry that his subjects once deposed him, put Saur on the throne and demanded that it be treated regally.
Soter: One of 50 watchdogs of ancient Greece that alone survived attack by invaders and ran to the gates of      Corinth to warn the citizens.