Balance - Each portion of the dog in balanced relationship with each other and in harmony with the whole.

Barrel - Rounded rib section

Bat Ear - Erect, broad at base, rounded at tip, with orifice to the front.

Beefy - Fleshy and solid, brawny, of heavy build, thickset. Often used when hindquarters are heavy.

Belton - Name given to Blue and Lemon flecking on Setters.

Bitchy - A feminine looking male dog

Bite - The relative position of the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed

Blaze - White mark running up the middle of the muzzle and / or skull.

Blenheim - Rich chestnut marking on pearly white ground.

Bloom - The sheen on a coat.

Bone - A well boned dog is one with limbs giving the appearance of, and feel of, strength and spring without coarseness.

Breeching - Hair on the inside and rear of upper thigh, often tan colour.

Brindle - Mixture of light and dark hairs, usually bars of darker hairs with a grey or brown main colour.

Brisket - The lower part of the body, (in frontof the chest) and between the forelegs. Often referred to as the keel.

Broken up Face - Receding nose, deep stop, wrinkled. e.g. Bulldog.

Brush - A tail heavy with hair, bushy like that of a fox, seen in Collies.

Burr - The hair inside the ear orifice.

Butterfly Nose - Mottled with skin colour amongst the black.

Button ear - One that drops over in front, e.g. Fox Terrier.