Title: How to Determine Your Dog's Age By Its Teeth: 6 Steps
Headings: How to Determine Your Dog's Age By Its Teeth
How to Determine Your Dog's Age By Its Teeth
Part 1
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Understanding Your Dog’s Teeth
Part 2
of 2:
Estimating Your Dog’s Age
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Content: At 4-5 months the adult incisors, first premolar, and first molar will erupt. At 5-6 months the adult canine, premolars 2-4, and second molars erupt. Finally, at 6-7 months the adult third molar will erupt. All together there will be 42 adult teeth. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1f\/Determine-Your-Dog%27s-Age-By-Its-Teeth-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Determine-Your-Dog%27s-Age-By-Its-Teeth-Step-5-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/1f\/Determine-Your-Dog%27s-Age-By-Its-Teeth-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/aid221385-v4-728px-Determine-Your-Dog%27s-Age-By-Its-Teeth-Step-5-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">Creative Commons<\/a><br>\n<\/p><p><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
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Evaluate the condition of your adult dog's teeth to estimate its age. In the first two years of adult life, the teeth are generally white with very little wear. By the end of the second year the white will have dulled and tartar will begin building up. This will cause yellowing on the back teeth. Eventually wear and tear and accumulation of plaque and