Thanks Ellie. I guess I needed to hear from someone with some long term experience that it isn't going to come right. It isn't changing since she was just a little puppy. Myra
>From: Ellie Mordecai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Overshot mouths >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:38:01 EST > >In a message dated 24/02/02 19:35:25 GMT Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > It just looks hopeless. She's such a pretty little puppy, I > > would love to keep her, but it doesn't look like it could ever come >right > >Myra, > >Overshot puppies can be detected as early as a week old. and by the time >they >are 3 weeks, you can clearly see when parting the lips and looking from the >side, a significant gap where the bottom teeth are so far back they almost >look like they are digging into the roof of the mouth. > >Believe me, in this situation, THEY NEVER COME RIGHT. > >Yes, they can be very pretty. I have one here, who is now 5 1/2, who was a >singleton, delivered by ceasarian, hand reared, never registered and who >people admire greatly from a distance!! > >I have had undershot go right as late as 18 months and also correct bites >go >wrong when they change teeth. In both instances, the "JAWLINE" was correct >and it was just a matter of teeth. The "JAWLINE" is the crucial factor I >think. > > Personally, I believe the best puppy mouths are the ones where the >scissor >bite is not a "tight" fit. Unfortunately, these puppies tend to appear >"longer" in the muzzle from 8 weeks onwards and sometimes you just have to >"wait" for that head. > >Best >Ellie >Millhill Cavaliers UK > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
