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YorkieRose · 08-14-2005, 07:56 AM

This is true up to a point. Many breeders have bred away from these types of faults through selective breeding. Of course, when you breed out to eliminate one fault you can also open the line up to new faults you did not have.
Some breeders stick to a select few lines and once establishing a foundation they pretty much stay with breeders who have good bites..but nothing is 100%.
How often the bad bite shows up would be important to me also..one pup in 20 or one in 3..big difference.

We have several members who have been able to get a a nice pup from a show breeder due to the bite being off a bit.

How many have seen a true undershot/overshot jaw..they are so different then a slight underbite...I would spay a bitch who had even one severe bite problem...but not a slight underbite...anyway, so many bites under correct..over rarely correct, they get worse as the adult teeth come in..opposite with under.
I do not know the age of the Yorkie we are discussing.

08-14-2005, 07:56 AM	#35
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	true This is true up to a point. Many breeders have bred away from these types of faults through selective breeding. Of course, when you breed out to eliminate one fault you can also open the line up to new faults you did not have. Some breeders stick to a select few lines and once establishing a foundation they pretty much stay with breeders who have good bites..but nothing is 100%. How often the bad bite shows up would be important to me also..one pup in 20 or one in 3..big difference. We have several members who have been able to get a a nice pup from a show breeder due to the bite being off a bit. How many have seen a true undershot/overshot jaw..they are so different then a slight underbite...I would spay a bitch who had even one severe bite problem...but not a slight underbite...anyway, so many bites under correct..over rarely correct, they get worse as the adult teeth come in..opposite with under. I do not know the age of the Yorkie we are discussing.