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another bite question...

if a puppy has an overbite at 4-5 weeks, then it starts to correct around 6 weeks and at 8 weeks it's a normal bite, is that cause for concern? If anyone had a puppy similar to this, was the adult bite a normal one?

Thank you.

Re: another bite question...

In my experience, the bite may indeed be just fine as an adult.
The upper and lower jaws can grow at different rates and I have been told by a doggie dentist that the jaws stablize at about 9 months.

Re: another bite question...

I had a dog stabilize as late as 18 months, or thereabouts. Was sold at 5 months with a wry mouth, checked again at around a year, still had it, then saw him at 18 months, gone!