Overbite in puppy.

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Is it a massive problem? Friend is supposed to be getting a puppy in a few weeks, it’s been diagnosed with an over bite. She’s hoping it will be fine but eveything in google seems to suggest it would lead to other problems and cost £££. She’s a new dog owner and doesn’t know how to proceed.

How big is it? And it can be hard to tell how a puppy's bite will turn out - the wisdom is that a perfect scissor bite can go to hell when adult teeth come in, and a minor defect can correct, though IME of our own dogs, their bites don't tend to change much between 6-8 weeks and maturity.

I have an ancient dog with an overbite and it's never caused him any obvious problems. His top front teeth, rather than coming down just in front of his bottom ones, overhang by about the depth of two of his teeth.

It’s about 8 weeks? I think it’s just the concern that it could lead to very expensive treatment and heartache. She hasn’t collected from breeder yet

Some overbites are fine, need no treatment. Those which are more pronounced could affect eating so may need treatment.

Could your friend ask the breeder to get a vet report with the vets best guess as to how bad the overbite is?

I think that’s the plan. She’s been googling and full of worst case v “it will be fine” guess it’s just difficult to know