She is 11 months old, and supposedly full breed, but no papers. She is healthy, weighs about 55 pounds,and a beautiful dog, except her head appears too small for her body. Is this normal?
2007-01-23 08:20:06 · 4 answers · asked by sheila g 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Not to be rude, but it sounds like poor breeding. No papers? That should tell the tale. Sorry, you got the wrong end of a bad breeding.
2007-01-23 08:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by vomdeitrichgiants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The head should be broad. This is from the breed standard "Skull - The skull should be wide; well developed but without exaggeration. The skull and foreface should be on parallel planes and of approximately equal length. There should be a moderate stop-the brow slightly pronounced so that the skull is not absolutely in a straight line with the nose. The brow ridges aid in defining the stop. The head should be clean-cut and free from fleshy cheeks; the bony structure of the skull chiseled beneath the eye with no prominence in the cheek. The skull may show some median line; the occipital bone is not conspicuous in mature dogs. Lips should not be squared off or pendulous, but fall away in a curve toward the throat. A wedge-shape head, or a head long and narrow in muzzle and back skull is incorrect as are massive, cheeky heads. "
2007-01-23 08:32:00 · answer #2 · answered by bear 2 zealand © 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she perhaps overweight?
This can make her head appear small in proportion to her body.
Also, it could just be her breeding. Even though a dog is pure-bred, it doesn't mean it's a great representative of the breed.
She can still be a great pet - even if she doesn't look exactly like a lab is supposed to look.
2007-01-23 08:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I don't mean to sound snotty at all when I say this, but ...pure bred doesn't mean well bred. She's most likely pure, but the result of someone breeding two lower quality dogs together.
2007-01-23 08:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋