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Still no name for my gas station puppy. Anyhow, I've been reading quite a bit about mouth troubles with dogs, and from what I can tell he'll need regular check ups and if surgery is needed, it probably wont be done until he's over 10 months old.


He is not very cooperative when it comes to taking pictures of his mouth, but here is an idea of how his mouth is... His lower jaw actually ends behind his front teeth.

Poor guy.

I already showed this one, but here is a view of him resting:



Puppy teeth picture, when his mouth is open you can see the bottom but not the top teeth:



He thought I was suffocating him here, pinching his nose - you can kind of see how his bottom jaw is positioned behind his front teeth:



I think he is cute in these pictures, but they give an overall look at the shape of his head/face:





Has anyone had any experience with this?

We don't have any idea who dumped them, it's a pretty high traffic area there. Unfortunantly it's not an uncommon action people take, either.

I don't know what I'll do with him, exactly. I had sworn off having any more dogs and then this happened.

Go figure!

Here's a picture of his mouth. It doesn't really seem to be an overbite as you may think at once, but if you'd see him in person, his bottom jaw seems to be too small overall.

I wonder if thats why he was left behind.

My guy has double dew claws, and he has some coloring on him.

It's funny - I've been trying to find a name for him, and Diego was on the top of my list... I love the name, but will keep searching.

I received that e-mail as well the day before yesterday. Smoke House is one of the brands I like to buy for my dogs. I may hold off for a while on buying more, but I would like to see how the events unfold in this.

Does anyone know if this incident is isolated, or if there are other similar reports?

I haven't had a chance to name him, or do anything other than give him a bath and get him settled in a little bit.

Last night on my way home from the river I stopped at the gas station by my house and one of the girls there said she had something to show me.

Back in their dumpster area were 2 puppies, both alike. I asked where they came from and she said noone knew, but they had been there or about an hour and a half. She said there had been 3 but she was able to get a customer to take one.

She said her husband was coming up to see if he'd let her keep them. I stuck around for a while. He liked one but refused to take two.

By default, I ended up bringing this guy home. He was filthy and flea infested. I bathed him twice and he could still use another good scrubbing.

I very unexpectedly became a Big Paw Mom last night and have been researching and reading all I can about the Great Pyrenees breed.

I'm hoping to meet others with experience with the breed, in hopes of learning about my new guy and finding out how well his lifestyle and mine can mesh into a positive experience.