Standard teeth good Golden Retriever is a Scissor-Bite, So the upper teeth to cover the lower teeth. The jury could tolerate dental position underjaw if one or two that level (flat). Apart from that, the jury will mendisqualifikasi dog in the exhibition.
Most dental problems in Indonesia is Level-Bite (Position the upper and lower teeth equally) or Undershot (The position under the cover gear teeth above). This dental problem is also a hereditary factor but not an extreme problem and the other HD. Kalo in the USA, according to Suzanne, a golden-golden teeth do not meet the standards, will not dibreeding by breedernya.
Usually the golden teeth of the most difficult to grow a small tusk on the left and right side where the wall is attached to the gum lip (can be seen in the photo attached). This is a benchmark for some of the jury whether Golden specialists we have a good standard of teeth or not. The number of teeth is also a necessity that must be considered, especially if this golden intended for hunting / gun dogs, for lack of just one tooth will lead to weakness of the bite on their prey (birds and geese) are taken when retrieving. Can be imagined at the time of hunting, so a bird or swan shot, immediately after the Goldie and possibly through water and so forth, this condition will cause the prey to gain weight and if the number of teeth is not complete, this will cause the fall of prey at the time of the retrieve because of lack of solid bite on the prey’s position. Golden is a unique type of biting him, the bite should not be too hard, because at the time of assessment by the jury prey, prey condition should not be damaged. Apart from this function, if the world of beauty-contest, the Golden specialist jury especially not so concerned about the teeth because it’s in the USA many levels of dental problems than the Scissor-bite. Limit the lack of teeth is still tolerated is 3 pieces, more than that, usually the jury will mendisqualifikasikan dog.
Here are examples of dogs that do not Scissor-bite:
