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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Reverse Scissor????? are you speaking too undershot. There is not disqualification for bite. However, the standard reads level or scissor. One has to look at the jaw to access if it is a structural issue....in that case if you breed you are taking a chance that some offspring
will have that issue and pass it on.
Judges if judging as they are taught, they are not looking at the faults but, the dogs good points and bouncing those points against the standard. |
Okay, if I understand this correctly, a level bite is where the front teeth top and bottom come together evenly, a scissor bite is where the top front teeth overlap the bottom teeth but there is no gap. What I refer to as a reverse scissor bite it where the top and bottom teeth touch but the top front teeth touch the back of the bottom front teeth but there is no gap. A overshot bite would be if the top front teeth extend beyond the bottom teeth, leaving a gap and a undershot is where the bottom front teeth extend beyond the top teeth leaving a gap.
Since I have not had an opportunity to look in the mouth of many show dogs I was just more curious if there are many dogs being shown with bites that are slightly off and still winning. I know from my experience with other breeds in years past that the judges did not pay much attention to bite unless it was severely off.