Retrieve: Performance: A hunting term. The act of bringing game back to the handler. Obedience: An exercise in some obedience classes.

Retrieving Breeds: Term commonly applied to those sporting breeds that typically return birds to hand from water or over land.

Reward: Anything positive, such as treats or praise, that can be used as a motivating factor to induce desired behavior.

Rhodesian Ridgeback: A breed of large dog developed in Africa, having short, reddish-brown hair that forms a ridge along the back.

Rib Cage: The collection of paired ribs, cartilage, sternum, and associated tissue that define the thoracic region.

Ribbed Up: Long ribs that angle back from the spinal column. A reference to a long rib cage.

Ring Tail: Carried up and around almost in a circle.

Roach Back: A convex curvature of the back involving thoracic and lumbar regions.

Roan: Frequently a blue-gray or iron-gray, this color is the fine mixing of colored hairs with white hairs. For example, a blue roan is a coat comprised of black and white hairs. (Note: This is the same definition as the Belton color in English Setters.) Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.

Rocking Horse: Both front and rear legs extended out from the body as on an old-fashioned rocking horse.

Rolling Gait: Swaying, ambling action of the hindquarters when moving.

Roman Nose: A nose whose bridge is so comparatively high as to form a slightly convex line from forehead to nose tip. Ram's nose.