scrappynsuzie

THANKS ALLERZT for the link. Checked it out and yes she has an overshot bite. Hope it corrects, anyway if not she is a little tearaway, and has wormed her way into our hearts, and she certainly will not be leaving here. It just means if it doesn't correct, my dream will be on hold for a lttle longer and I might have to get myself another to show and breed. Also I will be surrounded by my favourite breed. Thanks again scrappynsuzie

I always was told that when the lower jaw is shorter than the top jaw it was undershot, so I told the breeder that it was undershot, obviously I had it around the wrong way. Thanks everyone for the comments, and I hope and pray that this does correct itself in time. thanks all

Just wanting to clarify this. Do you mean the pups lower jaw is in front of the upper one or the upper jaw is in front of the lower one? The lower jaw is shorter than the upper jaw. So you mean the top teeth are over the bottom ones? That's not undershot then, that's overshot. Puppies mouths move around a lot, and as the lower jaw is the last bone to finish growing it could move up a bit to bring the bite to scissor. What breed is this? scottie terrier

Just wanting to clarify this. Do you mean the pups lower jaw is in front of the upper one or the upper jaw is in front of the lower one? The lower jaw is shorter than the upper jaw.

Hope someone might be able to cast some light on this topic. My life ong dream to be able to show and ultimately breed my chosen breed is now in doubt, I think. I picked up my long awaited puppy two weeks ago at the age of 11 weeks. The breeder and I did not notice that her jaw was undershot, and I did not pick it up until last week when she was 12 weeks. It is about 1/8 inch under, which does not seem too much, but it is very noticeable. She is still teething. I rang the breeder and she was absolutely shocked that the puppy has this fault. She did offer to replace the puppy with her litter mate which she is keeping to show, but my hubby said that he was too attached to this puppy to exchange her. What I would like to know if anyone has any expertise in this area and is it possible that the jaw may correct itself, or is this only wishfull thinking on my behalf. Anyones thoughts please