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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Undershot/overshot or rye mouth isn't an issue unless you plan to show/breed. |
Undershot/overshot and rye mouth may not be an issue unless you plan to show or breed. I think this needs repeated as there has been a lot of posts on here about newcomers wanting to breed their females. Undershot/overshot and rye mouth are considered undesireable traits and/or genetic defects and it is higly hereditary. It is one of the many things people should be considering when they are wanting to breed their dog, as what may appear as a slight undershot/overshot jaw in one breeding animal, may show up in offspring as a severe case. Sorry to go off on my soap box, but many shrugging this off as a minor problem, and if you have a pet with this issue it is minor! But if you are breeding your dog and allowing it to pass on to generations to come, I consider it major.