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question about Teeth
Submitted by Anonymous on April 20, 2010 - 11:20pmBella has the worst set of teeth that I have ever seen in a dog. they are not straight, she was missing some as a puppy and even broke a couple of her adult teeth already. at least her teeth are white and clean
Gus on the other hand has perfect teeth. clean white and straight. even the bottom ones are straight..
Are Bella teeth more then NORM for a bully
they both have an undershot jaw and I know that is really normal for a the bully infact perferred likely
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my thoughts -
Not sure you can say with any certainty what is more prevalent, straight or not straight teeth. It is correct for the teeth to be straight, the jaws to be parallel and true to each other. See pages 9 & 10 of the BCA Illustrated Standard for a word and drawing explanation.http://thebca.org/BulldogGuide.pdf
It is hoped that all show breeders will be striving for perfection on all parts of their dogs and would remove from their breeding program any Bulldog that had faults, including faults of the teeth and jaw. On the other hand, if a breeder were not concerned with producing a dog towards the Standard, it is unlikely they would know, or care, what teeth looked like. I've seen many uninformed people think that Bulldog teeth (canines) should stick out and be visible and think it looks 'cool' and still want the look even after I show them that it is considered incorrect.
So maybe the answer to your question is - mis-aligned teeth are more common.
my thoughts -
Not sure you can say with any certainty what is more prevalent, straight or not straight teeth. It is correct for the teeth to be straight, the jaws to be parallel and true to each other. See pages 9 & 10 of the BCA Illustrated Standard for a word and drawing explanation.http://thebca.org/BulldogGuide.pdf
It is hoped that all show breeders will be striving for perfection on all parts of their dogs and would remove from their breeding program any Bulldog that had faults, including faults of the teeth and jaw. On the other hand, if a breeder were not concerned with producing a dog towards the Standard, it is unlikely they would know, or care, what teeth looked like. I've seen many uninformed people think that Bulldog teeth (canines) should stick out and be visible and think it looks 'cool' and still want the look even after I show them that it is considered incorrect.
So maybe the answer to your question is - mis-aligned teeth are more common.
I agree with that too
Gus came from a show breeder with show dogs way back ....
he had great teeth and straight up and bottom.
Bella came from a show male on the one side only and not the female..so maybe there is some merrit to your thoughts
I happen to agree with you
I agree with that too
Gus came from a show breeder with show dogs way back ....
he had great teeth and straight up and bottom.
Bella came from a show male on the one side only and not the female..so maybe there is some merrit to your thoughts
I happen to agree with you