Definition of TORUS. 1. : a large molding of convex profile commonly occurring as the lowest molding in the base of a column.2. : the thickening of a membrane closing a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity.3.efinition of TORUS. 1. : a large molding of convex profile commonly occurring as the lowest molding in the base of a column. 2. : the thickening of a membrane closing a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity. 3.
Artranq/iStock/Getty Images. Outdoor dogs generally shed most in April and May and have a second shedding season before winter, in August, September or October, depending on the climate. Some dogs blow their coat in a fairly rapid, massive shedding and others shed more gradually.
Shedding has another seasonal component. Dogs that spend a lot of time outdoors take their clues from the amount of sunlight they receive, shedding most in the spring as days grow longer. With less sunlight and cooler temperatures in the fall, dogs shed again as their thicker winter coat grows in.