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by Rik on 16 March 2011 - 00:03
forget about it until the pup is 12 mo or so.
Rik
Rik
by Jenni78 on 16 March 2011 - 00:03
I am so sick of vets who don't know what the hell they're talking about telling people there is something wrong w/their puppies. Grrrr.
That is by no means excessive and he very well may end up perfectly normal!
That is by no means excessive and he very well may end up perfectly normal!
by Cassandra Marie on 16 March 2011 - 01:03
Hi:
Back in the 90's, I took a 4 month old show potential Australian Shepherd puppy to a canine dentist veterinarian regarding a concern about a potential overbite. After decades in dogs, it was interesting to learn the following from the specialist:
do not look at the front of the mouth to determine the bite. Rather look at the side of the jaw. The premolars top and bottom should line up like pinking shears i.e. a perfect zigzag . This should be true of both sides of the muzzle. If the zig zag doesn't line up then there is a great chance for a bite issue.
Now keep in mind the puppy I took in, already had her adult teeth. The dentist vet said our puppy would be fine. He was right and our Rumor ended up with a beautiful scissors bite and won many specialty shows. I have used the specialist's advice on subsequent litters of pups and it has proven true.
Oddly enough, after many years in the show ring, I never had a judge look at the side bite of my dogs which is where the dentist said the real story of a dog's bite is..
Hope this info is useful.
Cassandra
Back in the 90's, I took a 4 month old show potential Australian Shepherd puppy to a canine dentist veterinarian regarding a concern about a potential overbite. After decades in dogs, it was interesting to learn the following from the specialist:
do not look at the front of the mouth to determine the bite. Rather look at the side of the jaw. The premolars top and bottom should line up like pinking shears i.e. a perfect zigzag . This should be true of both sides of the muzzle. If the zig zag doesn't line up then there is a great chance for a bite issue.
Now keep in mind the puppy I took in, already had her adult teeth. The dentist vet said our puppy would be fine. He was right and our Rumor ended up with a beautiful scissors bite and won many specialty shows. I have used the specialist's advice on subsequent litters of pups and it has proven true.
Oddly enough, after many years in the show ring, I never had a judge look at the side bite of my dogs which is where the dentist said the real story of a dog's bite is..
Hope this info is useful.
Cassandra
by Naellik on 16 March 2011 - 23:03
Hello,
I've had the same experience. Although my boy's underbite was SEVERE. Poor lil guy couldn't eat b/c his lower canines were digging into the roof of his mouth. I actually ended up taking him to Cornell (one of the top vet schools in the US) to have his lower canine teeth cut. You never want to hear a specialist say "your dog has a beautiful example of a class 2 maloclusion."
Your pup's bite looks nothing like his did. Yours actually has somwhat of a sissor bite. I'm thinking everyone else is correct, hopefully he'll grow out of it & you'll be in the clear.
Good luck
I've had the same experience. Although my boy's underbite was SEVERE. Poor lil guy couldn't eat b/c his lower canines were digging into the roof of his mouth. I actually ended up taking him to Cornell (one of the top vet schools in the US) to have his lower canine teeth cut. You never want to hear a specialist say "your dog has a beautiful example of a class 2 maloclusion."
Your pup's bite looks nothing like his did. Yours actually has somwhat of a sissor bite. I'm thinking everyone else is correct, hopefully he'll grow out of it & you'll be in the clear.
Good luck
by rafdel74 on 18 March 2011 - 20:03
thank you all 4 your comments, i feel much better about the outcome of his overbite.
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