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Originally Posted by hha Lorrie, thanks so much for posting the picture of your westie..My daughter has one that looks just like that, we were thinking it had a mix of something else with it, as the ones I've seen like on the AKC dog show, had a wider face..Are there 2 different looks to these dogs faces?? |
It's a lot to do with the grooming. Show dogs are hand stripped and are given the "chrysanthemum" shaped head. Pet dogs tend to be clipped and so have less coarse hair that does not lend itself to the bouffant look.
PLUS you have to remember my little girl was suffering from bedhead at the time