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The term dog typically is applied both to the
species (or subspecies) as a whole, and any adult male member of the same.
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An adult female is a bitch.
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An adult male capable of reproduction is a stud.
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An adult female capable of reproduction is a
brood bitch, or brood mother.
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Immature males or females (that is, animals that
are incapable of reproduction) are pups or puppies.
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A group of pups from the same gestation period
is a litter.
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The father of a litter is a sire. It is possible
for one litter to have multiple sires.
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The mother of a litter is a dam.
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A group of any three or more adults is a pack.
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