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
of 2:
Understanding Your Dog’s Teeth
Part 2
of 2:
Estimating Your Dog’s Age
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Pippa Elliott, MRCVS
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Content: Worn teeth can look fractured, though regular wear poses little health risk. Excessive wear can damage the root of the tooth, which can require a root canal. Part 2
of 2: Estimating Your Dog’s Age
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Evaluate a puppy's age by assessing its tooth growth. Teeth grow fast at the early puppy stage. Because the change is so rapid, this is the most accurate time to be able to tell a dog's age. Count the type and position of your puppy's teeth to estimate their age. Newborn puppies are born without their teeth erupted from the gums. At certain intervals teeth will erupt.