Though the words sound alike, Cloddy and cobby are quite different in meaning.
We borrow the term, “cobby” from the horse word in which a short-legged, stocky, stout horse is known as a cob. In dogs, we use the word for dogs that are typically short-bodied and compact, and in some breeds, very square. The Pug and English Toy Spaniel are cobby breeds as indicated by their AKC breed standards, though far from being a “toy” breed trait, cobby is not called for in a Papillon. The Scottish Terrier is cobby, but in America, the Briard isn’t, while in Canada, it is. In the Australian Terrier, cobbiness is an actual fault.
On the other hand, the word “cloddy” can mean a dog that is heavily built, but also one that has a clumsy, “galomping” gait. We’ve yet to find a breed standard that refers to this as a good thing. A “snipy, fine boned” specimen and “overdone, ponderous, cloddy” Chow Chow is objectionable. So is an American Foxhound or Beagle with a “thick, short, cloddy neck, ” a Labrador Retriever that is a “cloddy lumbering specimen,” and an English Cocker Spaniel that has “as much bone and substance as is possible without becoming cloddy or coarse.”
The Irish Terrier should be neither “cobby” nor “cloddy,” since this is an active, lithe and wiry moving dog built for speed, and whose silhouette should suggest a graceful, racing outline.
Know the standard for your country, and know your terms. Standards are not just for show dogs, they are blue prints for what a sound, typey dog should be for its breed, and soundness matters not only for dogs that chase a frisbee, run agility, lure course, etc., but in dogs that will never step foot near a conformation ring. Soundness is important in all dogs.
Image: Australian Terrier by Patricia Peters of Canine CutUps. Image crafted from its AKC written standard of perfection, and created from 10 to 20 individually hand cut pieces of paper, in a variety of colors and patterns, then combined in layers and mounted on color stock
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