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11-21-2006, 12:20 PM | #1 |
Addicted to Tetley Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| Help! Please translate breeder lingo! So I just got an email from my breeder about the pups. She's sending pictures tomorrow. It might come down to picking my guy from pictures because I'm a 6 hour drive from her. Here's what she wrote: All 3 boys have their own distinct characters. 2 look very similar, 1 is bigger. The bigger boy is VERY outgoing. He would do well in an active family, even with older kids. One of the smaller ones is a little quieter, or at least he loves to be held (he plays just as hard as the others). The 2nd smaller one is, for me, the pick, but has a reverse scissor bite. This will probably correct itself, but he has a head to die for and is up on leg. Ok, so what's a reverse scissor bite, should I be concerned, and what does "up on leg" mean? Help!! |
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11-21-2006, 12:29 PM | #2 |
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| Up on legs mean he have long legs . |
11-21-2006, 02:52 PM | #3 |
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| Thanks Diego! I'd never heard that terminology before. Anyone have any comments on a reverse scissor bite? I think I'm leaning towards the quiet lovey one anyways. |
11-21-2006, 03:02 PM | #4 |
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| I love questions where I get to learn too -- I looked around and found these pages that might help: Here is an example of the "up-on-leg" phrase: "The rapid rate growth during this time can cause many puppies to develop awkward uncoordinated bodies. To make matters worse, different parts of their bodies can develop at different rates. One puppy's legs may develop before his chest, giving him an" up-on-leg" look; he may walk around looking like he is on stilts for months before finally filling in. Another pup may develop his forechest early; this may cause a low- to- the ground and "dumpy" look until his legs catch up." http://www.doralpub.com/doral/EvalPup2tip.html Check out Pet Orthodontics here: http://www.dentalvet.com/patients/or...thodontics.htm "In dogs that have a short, wide muzzle, a reverse scissors bite is considered normal where the lower incisors are in front of the upper incisors. The lower canines and premolars will also be shifted forward. While the reverse scissors bite is an acceptable breed standard, at times the upper incisors cause trauma and pain to lower jaw tissues."
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11-21-2006, 03:15 PM | #5 |
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| lingo He will have long legs and an underbite...yes, it could correct or it could get worse and the teeth will jut out like a bull dog jaw..good luck |
11-21-2006, 03:31 PM | #6 | |
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