puppy with a over bite

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by furrycoat on 27 September 2009 - 16:09

I have a 7month 2 week old puppy,she has an over bite can this correct its self as she gets older

by gldnrudy on 27 September 2009 - 16:09

I had a shepherd many years ago that had the same problem. once she was 1, her bite was correct. I hope your pups will correct but there is good hope it will.

by furrycoat on 27 September 2009 - 16:09

Thank you

by 1doggie2 on 27 September 2009 - 16:09

Jaws can grow in different stages, they do catch up. However, you also did not say how much of an overbite, if it is a large difference, may not.

by furrycoat on 27 September 2009 - 16:09

She as an overbite of about half cm

by wuzzup on 27 September 2009 - 16:09

I have a male with an over bite .He did not have it at eight weeks of age but by 4 monthes he had a pretty good one. He still has it .I always wondered if he got his from griping the kennel wire with his front teeth and trying to tug his way out. It did bother him as a pup for a bit but it does not bother him any more . It only bothers me .lol

by furrycoat on 19 October 2009 - 11:10

How do you know if it is genetic,i think she was the only one in the litter to have an overbite.She has a narrow head that dosent seem to grow with the rest of her body.Could this be the cause?

by oso on 19 October 2009 - 13:10

I have seen several puppies with normal bites at 8 weeks go on to have quite noticible overbites at 3-4 months but then become correct again when all the adult teeth are in. At 7 months teething is finished and I would have expected the bite to be normal by that age if it is going to be, I think its more difficult to correct itself after teething has finished, but possibly the lower jaw could still grow some more yet....are you hoping to breed or show her? If not I doubt if it will be too much of an issue.

by furrycoat on 19 October 2009 - 16:10

Does this mean some where along the lines some one has breed from a dog with an overbite?

by oso on 19 October 2009 - 18:10

I am not sure how the genetics of this works. if its a recessive allele that causes this defect its possible that none of the ancestors in the pedigree actually expressed it though some carried the allele. It does not necessarily mean that there was any irresponsible breeding involved, if the dogs in the pedigree had kkl they did not have this defect. Anyone else know exactly how this is passed on?

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