twelsh 348 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 what causes under or over shot jaws in lurchers and terriers some people i have spoken to say its to do with inbreeding but if there no inbreeding done how does this happen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WILF Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Dont know what causes it but I know it dont make a blind bit of difference to the dogs work. In small dogs that is..........not seen a big dog that has the condition........not with my own eyes anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mantha 2 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Dont know what causes it but I know it dont make a blind bit of difference to the dogs work.In small dogs that is..........not seen a big dog that has the condition........not with my own eyes anyway well said i dont see the disavantage in this condition either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bill88 6 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Seen some very good grafters with undershot jaws. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollands hope 1,024 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 (edited) what causes under or over shot jaws in lurchers and terriers some people i have spoken to say its to do with inbreeding but if there no inbreeding done how does this happencould it be due to the fact that in the past some people brought in englisch bulldog blood into greyhounds and terriers just wondering Edited March 10, 2008 by hollands hope Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waz77 15 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Its caused when 2 dogs are mated together that both carry the gene for bad mouths,dogs can carry the gene without showing it(recesive) but when mated together some or all of the pups will have bad mouths.If any pups are born with bad mouths you know that both parents are carriers of the gene.If a carrier is mated to a non carrier the pups wont have bad mouths but some will be carriers of the gene,which is why linebreeding can show the problem up although it is not the cause of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 My bitch pup is slightly over shot. Don't see how it would do her any harm, her teeth and mouth are otherwise well formed. Actually there's an advantage in that she seems to eat a bit slower because of it, so doesn't hoover up her food at warp speed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 One of the best male lurchers Ive ever seen was undershot.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest deerman Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 LOT OF BULLS ,BULL CROSSES IVE SEEN HAD UNDERSHOT JAWS BUT HAD ONE HELL OF BITE ON THEM, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rio Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 a mte of mine as a young lurcher bitch that is over shot very badly but sit hasnt stopped her working ability so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,221 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Scissor bite is best. A dog gets a lot better grip with a nice tight over bite. I have never seen a dog with a tight underbite, they have always been under shot leaving a gap between bottom and top teeth. Not to say they aren't any good I just consider under shot jaws to be less effective ie grip but I would say the same for over shot jaws that are not tight in bite yc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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