I adopted a rescue puppy, and though he was estimated to be around 4 months old, I'm not sure that's right. Is there any way that I can look for certain things to tell?
2007-02-22 09:05:57 · 12 answers · asked by leaner 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
he's for sure a puppy and his canines haven't come in yet.
2007-02-22 09:19:40 · update #1
If his adult canines haven't even erupted, he is under five months of age. If he has his adult incisors, he is four months. If he still has his baby incisors, he is up to 3 1/2 months.
You can see a diagram at http://www.animalsheltering.org. In the Resource Library section, click "All Topics." Go to "H" and click "'How to' Instructional Sheets." You will see "How To Determine a Cat's or Dog's Age."
2007-02-22 09:27:34 · answer #1 · answered by melissa k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no clue bu you can tell when a puppy is 6-8 months because that is the time when puppies loose all their puppy teeth and grow adult teeth they will start knawing on anything.
Fact: the first two years of a dogs life = 25 human years, and then after that each year slow down to be only 4 years per 1 human year.
2007-02-22 09:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by Kira Hikage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His teeth will tell you how old he is. Baby teeth have jagged edges & are small & sharp looking & start to fall out around 4 mths old. By 6 mths he would have all his adult teeth. These teeth are very white & large. The 4 large canines near the front are the last to drop out.
2007-02-22 09:22:18 · answer #3 · answered by Another Planet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is a completely acurate way of telling but if it helps his baby teeth should start falling out at around 4 months old so if they havent started falling yet he is probably younger and if they are all adult teeth he is probably over 6 months.
2007-02-22 09:23:35 · answer #4 · answered by Charley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at their teeth and the color of thier gums..Puppies will be a light color and the older dogs will have a dark color, some black color. Also the coloring of thier teeth. The whiter they are , the younger they are just because they haven't really eaten a lot of solid foods.
2007-02-22 09:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by misskskitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you can do is take him into a vet clinic. They can way him and look for indicators for how old he is. I did this when my cat had kittens (the cat is an outside cat and we didn't know when she had them) and they said they could do it similarly with puppies.
2007-02-22 10:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by nedoglover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if your giving away a puppy it is usually ready to go at 2 months
2016-05-23 23:55:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
teeth and structure/development of body are great indicators. find a site specific to the ages of the breed of dog you have. if it is a mix it will be difficult to determine.
shelters are pretty accurate though.
2007-02-22 09:10:09 · answer #8 · answered by JaSam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You look at the teeth.
2007-02-22 09:22:45 · answer #9 · answered by ellencalvo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually a vet can come pretty close.
2007-02-22 09:11:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋