Title: Ask a Vet: How to Tell a Dog's Age – Dogster
Headings: Ask a Vet: How to Tell a Dog’s Age
Ask a Vet: How to Tell a Dog’s Age
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Content: Puppies this age become more engaged with their environment and begin to explore their surroundings. 5 to 8 weeks old: This period is marked by the eruption of deciduous (baby) teeth. Yes, that’s right: Dogs, like humans, have two sets of teeth. The first set begins to erupt at five to six weeks of age, and the full set is generally in place by eight weeks. These teeth are very sharp, and people with puppies in this age group will be painfully familiar with them. By the time a puppy is eight weeks old he or she will be in full-on puppy mode with periods of active playing, exploring, chewing mixed with periods of passed-out sleep. 8 to 16 weeks old: The deciduous teeth are in place, but the space between them will increase as the jaw and face grow.