DHLPP: Vaccine to immunize a dog against distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvovirus

Diabetes: A disease in which the body is unable to utilize blood glucose because inadequate amounts of insulin are produced by the pancreas.

Diagonals: Right front and left rear legs constitute the right diagonal; left front and right rear legs constitute the left diagonal. In the trot, the diagonals move together.

Diehard: Nickname of the Scottish Terrier.

Digit: Toe.

Dilute: Washed out color. Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.

Dingo: A wild dog (Canis dingo) of Australia, having a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown coat.

Dish-faced: A slight concaveness of foreface when viewed in profile.

Dishing: Weaving.

Distemper: An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death. Also called canine distemper.

Distemper Teeth: Teeth discolored or pitted as a result of distemper or other disease or deficiency.

Divergent Hocks: Hocks that turn out. Barrel hocks.