How to tell how old your dog is??

here is the dilema i got my dog from a rescue so they guesstamate age based on size etc etc. she told me he was 4months plus but i have my doubts. i think he may be younger.

he is still cutting puppy teeth and bleeds a bit when he chews his toys. he has not lost the first one as far as i know.
of course he has the big kangaroo paws and has the puppy sleep play sleep play cycle still going. he is doing well at being house trained with few minor accidents. so i am thinking hes 3 going on 4 months but dammit i just cant figure it out

Does anyone know of any growth indicators that may help me narrow it down?

 

I think you right. They start loosing teeth at 3mts.

 

My pup lost his canines around the 4-5month mark. I'm guessing it's about the same for the one you have, if it's a pit bull.

 

Most the rescue people I work with tend to gauge by the teeth. That is always the first thing they look at to make a guess.

 

Actually most pups don't start losing puppy teeth & cutting adult teeth until at least 4 months* & can carry on until the 7th-8th month to finish.

Seal, your dog was accurately "aged".

*I'm not saying that dogs CANNOT cut teeth at 3 months, but it's extremely rare.

 

no hes still cutten puppy teeth not his big adult teeth hes still got his lil needles.

 

Which ones? Last time I saw him, he had all his puppy teeth.

 

still has all his puppy teeth

 

Usually they don't come out until the adult teeth "push" them out. I have several dogs that didn't start losing puppy teeth until 5 mo. or older.

 

hmm oh well i guess ill figure it out when its his birthday. lol

 

LOL. His age was pretty much known give or take a week or two.

 

Yeah....He'll tell you.LOL

 

yeah ima call him 4 months and say hell be 5 end of this month

 

Between 4-5 months. Mine is 5 months now, and is getting ready to lose her pup teeth. I bought alot of chewies, to bring them out. Instead of, my feet & shoes.

 

I would say usually around 5 months they start to loose there needle like puppy teeth to make way for there perminent adult teeth this is the stage where you dont want them to break any of there teeth so be careful because they arent fully hardend untill almost 2 years old.

 

I was way off....lol.....I was advised not to do bite work before 8mts because, their teeth were not adult. Sorry I couldn't help...I'll try harder next time.. ;-)

 

After 8mts you still have to use a puppy sleeve. It is just a softer sleeve.