Glossary
![Dog Tracks Hind Paw Top](../../../../images/content%20images/Resampled/DF/Dogs%20Tracks%20in%20Sand%20Double%20Register.jpg)
Track
Impression or indentation made on the substrate (ground) by a foot.
![Dog Track in Sand](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Footprint%20in%20Sand.jpg)
![Dog Track in Sand](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Footprint%20in%20Sand.jpg)
Forefoot
The foot of a cranial (anterior or front) limb.
![Forefoot of Rottweiler](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Rottweiler%20with%20Paw%20L.jpg)
![Forefoot of Rottweiler](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Rottweiler%20with%20Paw%20L.jpg)
Hind Foot
The foot of a caudal (posterior or rear) limb.
![Hind Limbs of Cocker Spaniel](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Cocker%20Spaniel%20Rear%20Legs%20SL.jpg)
![Hind Limbs of Cocker Spaniel](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Cocker%20Spaniel%20Rear%20Legs%20SL.jpg)
Front Track
Track made by a forefoot.
![Front Track of Dog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Front%20Track.jpg)
![Front Track of Dog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Front%20Track.jpg)
Hind Foot
The foot of a caudal (posterior or rear) limb.
![Hind Limbs of Cocker Spaniel](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Cocker%20Spaniel%20Rear%20Legs%20SL.jpg)
![Hind Limbs of Cocker Spaniel](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Cocker%20Spaniel%20Rear%20Legs%20SL.jpg)
Trail
Series of traces made by, and left behind, by an organism.
Includes track and sign.
![Trail of a Domestic Dog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Trail%20in%20Sand%20SL.jpg)
Includes track and sign.
![Trail of a Domestic Dog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Trail%20in%20Sand%20SL.jpg)
Direct Register
To land hind foot directly on the track made by forefoot.
The trail produced is such that the track of the forefoot is overprinted, to a greater or lesser degree, by the track of the hind foot.
![Dog Tracks in Sand](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Tracks%20in%20Sand%20SL.jpg)
The trail produced is such that the track of the forefoot is overprinted, to a greater or lesser degree, by the track of the hind foot.
![Dog Tracks in Sand](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Tracks%20in%20Sand%20SL.jpg)
Single Tracking
The tendency to angle the legs inwards under the body so that their footfalls are on or close to the central line.
This may create a trail in which tracks form a single line.
![Dog Trail in Sand](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Single%20tracking%20SL.jpg)
This may create a trail in which tracks form a single line.
![Dog Trail in Sand](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Single%20tracking%20SL.jpg)
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