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Instead, it gives your pup an appropriate outlet to exercise his natural instincts – kind of like letting your teenager participate in boxing or MMA. If the desired movement of the teeth has not been achieved within 14 days with the use of ball therapy, alternative methods should be considered. Also, there must be a clear path from where the lower canines are to where we want them to be and there must be sufficient space to accommodate the crowns of the lower canines in the space between the upper 3rd incisor and upper canine tooth as depicted in the VetDentEdu logo. It is too large and sits on the tips of the lower canines without applying the desired force vector.

But there’s a whole other world of dog ball toys out there—all with qualities designed to appeal to different kinds of pups. During testing, we noticed that some dogs without a strong herding reflex didn’t understand herding balls. Their owners reported that it’s one of the few times they have actually seen their high-energy pups tire out. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites.

We then purchased an industrial hard plastic ball and although she loves it, knocks out planks from our fence and runs into the house. The images below show a lingually displaced left lower canine before treatment and after application of a bite plane.

When placed on a flat surface, medium-sized breeds and up had little difficulty bumping the ball with their nose and paws, chasing after it as it rolled away. However, if the mandibular canine is in the proper diastema when the mouth is closed, although slightly linguoverted (Figure 1A), this technique may help. Although the procedure has been described for use in dogs whose permanent mandibular canine teeth have begun to erupt, I also use the technique on deciduous mandibular canine teeth that have mild malocclusion, but normal jaw length relationships. Once your dog’s teeth are properly aligned, the inclined plane could be used as a retainer for several months to maintain the proper alignment. I must admit when I first heard of the technique, I did not expect it to be as helpful as it has proven to be.This is our favoured option and involves reducing the height of the lower canines to that of the adjacent incisors.

Before going further, you may need to review malocclusions in general by having a look at this overview of malocclusions. However, Boomer Ball makes the largest plastic herding balls available, and these don’t feature the same motifs.It might seem less invasive than surgery but does require very careful case selection and management.