Under bite

[Bella and Dozers Dad]

My Dozer is just about six months old and the past week or so he is showing the start of an under bite. the past week it was just the six incisors poking out but yesterday both right and left canine were poking out as well.

 

[Davidh]

Their jaw and head can change several times, while they are growing, up to three years of age.

 

[Bella and Dozers Dad]

Their jaw and head can change several times, while they are growing, up to three years of age.

Does that mean he might lose the under bite all together or go the other way and get worse?
An under bite on the older guys gives character but on my young Dozer it looks a little funny.

 

[dieMuttivonBifi]

But he's sooo cute!!! It does give him character...a funny looking character lol.

 

[Davidh]

He will more than likely keep it, but it could get worse or better, too young to tell yet.

 

[2BullyMama]

awe. I love it.... look at the teefers!! Nitschke had the underbite from when you got him at around 6 months..... Banks very rarely shows any teeth at all

 

[KMARINO]

David's right it can change, Vegas use to have his teefers showing all the time, then not so much, now it is on and off, Love Dozer's picture!

 

[Christie H]

What a cutie..I love the underbites.We call them Chiclets( like the gum pieces), sorry about the spelling.

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[dolphin]

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Love it!!

 

[ddnene]

Dozer looks amazing w/all his teefers showing!!! Lol

 

[Bulldozersma]

What a sweet face Dozer has. As every one has said, he is still growing, it will change - no telling how but he's just a gorgeous boy in the meantime!!!!

 

[cali baker]

I just LOVE Dozer's underbite and smile...he's too CUTE!!

 

[foxy131]

I love it!! I took a pic of Lola's underbite this morning because it's starting to get some prominent!




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[Vikinggirl]

Hi, I love Dozers underbite, so cute. Everyone is right, they can change so much as they are growing, and up to a year old. My Dozer also has a very prominent underbite. He didn't develop this until he was 5 months old and he had a growth spurt. When I brought him home at the age of 10 weeks old, he didn't have any underbite. The vet told me he has a pretty severe underbite, and it's considered a genetic defect. When she checked him further, we realized that his top and bottom teeth don't meet properly, which causes him to eat slower than his sister, and he is congenitally missing a couple of lower molars. He also cannot close his mouth proberly, so his tongue hangs out all the time. I could have taken him back to the breeder and got another puppy or my money back, but I would never consider this, I had bonded with him, and I love his underbite, I think he looks so cute with it, and God made him like that. I think it gives him character. I did phone the breeder though just to let him know that Dozer had this genetic defect, to make him aware of it, and hopefully he would stop breeding the particular dog with this defect.

Here are some pictures of my Dozers underbite:

 

[Bella and Dozers Dad]

I love it!! I took a pic of Lola's underbite this morning because it's starting to get some prominent!

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Oh yeah that looks familiar but your Lola looks a little older so the under bite looks fitting on her. Great picture!!