Dog Overbite

>>2471761
Shit. I meant to add she's asking me if I want this unclaimed puppy.

Pene

>>2471761
I wouldn't support the breeding of malformed dogs

Looks like a disreputable breeder to me. I wouldn't buy from them.

As for caring for a dog with this condition, my friend adopted a stray like this. He didn't have too much trouble eating (though that can be an issue with hard food), but because his teeth and gums were exposed to the air she had to clean his mouth regularly to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.

>>2471887
The breeder is recommended by the breed's club, and does annual health screenings and otherwise has what seem to be solid dogs. Not the best I could buy, but good. But the 2/7 of her current litter's pups having overbites is concerning.

I don't have an actual pictures of the pups. Pic related is just to grab some attention.

>>2471890
But still, getting a puppy from that litter will make them think that it's fine to not look into the genetics of the parents more carefully.

>>2471761
What's the breed?
I have a doxy with about a half inch overbite. Had to have one tooth ground down so that it wouldn't interfere with his upper jaw, and when he was a pup he went through a drooling when sleeping phase, but that cleared up. Otherwise he's been fine.
What's worrying is that it happened much at all, indicative of the parents genetics being a bit too close. What does the coat look like on the unwanted pup? Thin to patchy coat, dapple type markings, those are things to look out for.
All this is assuming a pure breed dog. Mutts are a mix bag all the fuck over.

I have a dog with an overbite. Vets usually remark something along "OHHHH LOOK AT THAT LITTLE OVER BITE!!!!".

That being said, he also has a congenital heart issues, his anal glands do not express naturally, and god only knows what other congenital issues he has. So I would proceed with caution.

>>2471928
Or, you know, they will probably just fix those pups and not breed that pair again.


You can't always know when a problem will pop up, but if it does, then you can stop or re-adjust the lineage so that it gets bred out.

That's what responsible breeders are supposed to do anyway.

>>2472174
What kind of breeder did you buy from?

>>2472180
This is the mother's first litter.

>>2472171
>breed
GSD

>parents genetics being a bit too close
I already extensively looked at their ancestry and the parents have a little inbreeding in their backgrounds (like niece to uncle several gens back) and are not related, but I was told by people online that it's probably fine because it wasn't rare and far back enough to not affect my puppy.

>>2472316
>gsd
run, don't walk, far far FAR away

>>2472316
> it wasn't rare and far back enough to not affect my puppy
Meant IS rare.

>>2472326
Not show or pet lines. Most of the ancestors are either service dogs, search and rescue dogs, or work on farms.

>>2472316
>What kind of breeder did you buy from?
He's a rescue mutt

>>2472359
a gsd (any dog really, but especially dogs already prone to bad genes like a gsd) with physical deformities at birth is a canary in a coal mine
the people who backed out of the contract know what's up
it doesn't really matter what the "ancestors" were, it doesn't take many generations to completely fuck everything up