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Q&A Help describing dogs' physical appearance and movement

I'm writing a story about a group of dogs, mongrels mostly. I would like help finding the correct vocabulary to describe their physical appearance. Remember that, been mongrels, I can't say simply ...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Nisanio‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:54:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Nisanio‭ · 2019-12-08T04:54:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing a story about a group of dogs, mongrels mostly. I would like help finding the correct vocabulary to describe their physical appearance. Remember that, been mongrels, I can't say simply "he was a Doberman" or "he was a terrier").

All of the stories I've written have been about humans. Even if it's easy for me to describe different types of nose, mouth, etc., it's not the same with animals. We have to take into consideration that we humans are very good at visualizing humans faces, it's not the same with animals, so, in this case, my description MUST be even more accurate.

Also, I want to ask you advice and help in the description of the fights: how the movements are named and that kind of stuff

My thanks in advance.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-01-04T15:15:54Z (almost 9 years ago)
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