Brace: (1) Two of the same breed presented together as a pair. (2) Performance: To run dogs together in certain types of field events.

Break: Term used to describe changing of coat color from puppies to adult stages.

Breastbone: See Sternum

Breech Birth: A birth of a puppy whose hind end comes out first rather than the head.

Breeches: The fringe-like hair on long-coated dogs that grows on the upper and sometimes lower thighs. Also known as culottes, pants and trousers.

Breed: A domestic race of dogs (selected and maintained by man) with a common gene pool and characterized appearance and function.

Breed club: An organization comprised of dog fanciers dedicated to the promotion and improvement of a particular breed of dog.

Breeder: A person who breeds dogs.

Breed rescue: An organization dedicated to finding good homes for unwanted or abandoned purebred dogs.

Breed Standard: The set of breed descriptions originally laid down by the various parent breed clubs and accepted officially by international bodies.

Breeder: A person who breeds dogs.

Breeding Particulars: Sire, dam, date of birth, sex, color, etc.