lock jaw

I always thought staffys had a lock jaw but my vet tells me they don't.

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Hiya from us, and yes your vet would be right!

Hi & welcome from darcy & me

Your vet is right, it's just a myth. Their jaw structure is the same as any other breed.

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Your vet is absolutely right.

Hi and welcome from me and daisy

Wowza! From the title, I thought you were saying your dog has tetanus!

No, it's a myth. Their jaws don't lock.

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did your vet tell you their head don't really split too . They have an extremely powerful jaw , but no it definitely does not "lock"

Welcome to the forum from me and the kids

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Yep jaws don't lock and like Dave says about the other popular saying....no their heads don't crack

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Nikita & Shéara

I thought you were talking about tetanus as well!

There seems to be more myths about Staffies than any other breed - anyone believing them would think they were aliens what with jaws locking and heads splitting.

They're just dogs - loving, beautiful, lively, strong - with no weird physical attributes apart from their ability to lie down - splat - with their hind legs apart like a frog!

Lynda wrote:

They're just dogs - loving, beautiful, lively, strong - with no weird physical attributes apart from their ability to lie down - splat - with their hind legs apart like a frog!

Love this!! They are definitely the masters of the frog pose

Welcome to the forum by the way

Hi and welcome from Chiquito and I

trublu wrote:I always thought staffys had a lock jaw but my vet tells me they don't.

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

Your vet is quite right

hia from me and sasha

Hi and welcome from Me n Steffi

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and Gwen! Your vet is correct. The "lock jaw" is a complete myth!