Well, that sounds great, except for the other factor of why we grow puppies out until they are 6 months old - hips & elbows - especially the elbows - yes ????????? Or am I doing something wrong here ? Iza Kabuska http://www.Karizmashepherds.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <kthalfen@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "gsd list" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:30 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: teeth development > We always X-ray the mouths of our show puppies at 12 - 13 weeks to make > sure their permanent > teeth are under the gum line. MUCH quicker than sitting on a puppy for > 7 months. <G> > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.Marhaven.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Katie Halfen To: gsd list Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 7:03 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: teeth development > > > There is no steadfast rule on which adult teeth will be present if all > deciduous teeth are present or if some are missing. The only way to check > on how many teeth your puppy will have is an adult, before they cut > through the gums is to do dental xrays. A lot of vets now have this and > they can xray all the teeth to determine which are sitting in the gums and > which are missing. This is a little quicker than sitting on a dog and > running on it to see what happens, but you have to spend a little more > money. > > Katie Halfen DVM > > Casamoko Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================