{"id":4037,"date":"2015-02-25T10:37:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T15:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/?p=4037"},"modified":"2015-02-22T13:38:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T18:38:17","slug":"the-official-abridged-sighthound-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/the-official-abridged-sighthound-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Official Abridged Sighthound Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cat-Zapper \u2013 A dog with a decided lack of appreciation for the pet quality of kitties<\/p>\n<p>Chip, Chipping, Chipper \u2013 All are related to the Sighthound owner who can\u2019t stop at just one, or two, or three or \u00a0. . .<\/p>\n<p>Couch Potato \u2013 Most Sighthounds, despite the conventional wisdom that they all need \u201clots and lots of exercise\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/galgooncounter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4040\" src=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/galgooncounter-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"galgooncounter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Counter surfer\/counter surfing \u2013 A canine endeavor that generally results in clutter-free kitchens<\/p>\n<p>Dog Hair \u2013 A perfectly natural and organic covering for furniture, clothes, cars, carpets and sheets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4042\" src=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ets-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"ets\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>ETS \u2013 Escaped Tongue Syndrome, a serious malady for which there is no remedy except to take photos and post them on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Fuzzy \u2013 A wire-haired Galgo or Podenco, much sought after in the U.S. and an object of much envy by smooth-coated Greyhounds everywhere. See above<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/?p=3151\">Happy Tail<\/a> \u2013 Should really be called \u201cunhappy tail\u201d as it sprays blood all over the walls of your house<\/p>\n<p>High-Prey Drive \u2013 A cat-zapper with a larger menu<\/p>\n<p>Iggy \u2013 Not a misspelling for Piggy. Short for Italian greyhound (and we mean really short)<\/p>\n<p>Martingale \u2013 An object of much fascination for Sighthound owners; collections frequently border on obsessive<\/p>\n<p>Mother Bunny \u2013 A type of magical stuffy that often \u2013 although not always \u2013 resists de-stuffing for long-ish periods of time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/roach10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4051\" src=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/roach10-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"roach10\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Roaching \u2013 Sometimes also known as \u201cairing out the privates.\u201d An upside-down view of the world from a canine perspective. Much sought after by dog owners<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/?p=436\">Tag Collar<\/a> \u2013 A collar with \u201cif I\u2019m lost information,\u201d without which a dog is considered to be naked, in a bad way<\/p>\n<p>Sighthound \u2013 Any breed of dog that depends mostly on sight and speed to hunt prey. Most have wiry builds with little body fat, aerodynamic heads and long tails \u2013 and obsessive owners convinced they are the best pet in the universe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/slipknot4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4046\" src=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/slipknot4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"slipknot4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/?p=3911\">Slip Knot<\/a> \u2013 A way of securing a leash that can be the only thing standing between a nice walk and a loose dog. May occasionally result in unexpected facial contact with the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>Squeaky \u2013 A stuffy without stuffing but containing one or more noise-producing plastic bits that are quickly silenced. See Stuffy<\/p>\n<p>Stuffy \u2013 Any stuffed animal toy that the dog owner thinks will produce hours, perhaps days or weeks of joy, but which can be destroyed (consumption optional) within minutes. See Mother Bunny<\/p>\n<p>Poo aka Poop -- A canine end product must discussed and debated among dog owners. See \u201cThe Scoop on Poop\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/?p=586\">blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Walkie \u2013 A doggie outing usually communicated in a high, cheery voice and posed as a hypothetical question. Unrelated to walkie talkies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/samsonsnow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4048\" src=\"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/samsonsnow-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"samsonsnow\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Zoomies \u2013 A few seconds of unbridled explosions of energy, followed by another 23 hours of rest.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let us know what definitions we\u2019re missing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cat-Zapper \u2013 A dog with a decided lack of appreciation for the pet quality of kitties Chip, Chipping, Chipper \u2013 All are related to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[269,66],"class_list":["post-4037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-sighthound","tag-sighthound-terminology","tag-sighthounds"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/podkids.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p52ryM-137","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4037"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4053,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037\/revisions\/4053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}