How do you tell how old a puppy is?

I bought a Yorkie Terrier and he is suppose to be only 5 1/2 weeks old. I have several toy dogs and he is as mature as they were when they were around 8 weeks old. He is very tiny maybe considered a teacup. He already has a mouth full of teeth and runs around and chases the other dogs like he is much older than 5 1/2 weeks. The person I bought him from did not get the AKC reg. papers because there was only the one puppy born and said if I wanted the dog registered she would have to charge me $400 more. I am not going to breed this dog so it was not an issue to me. However I don't think this puppy is only 5 1/2 weeks old. Is the number of teeth an indication of age?

How do you tell how old a puppy is?
puppy's have there milk teeth but no reputable breeder would sell a puppy at 5 weeks old.


you need to get a vet to check the puppy out as soon as
Reply:yah im pretty sure if it has all its teeth its more then 5 1/2 weeks old. but the only way you can really tell its age is taking it to a vet only they can realy tell age of animals..
Reply:small dags mature faster then larger dogs best way to tell is the teeth does he still have his puppy teeth?
Reply:idk ijust do evry 4 weeks ther a month oldr.; p
Reply:at 8 weeks they begin to lose the baby teeth more readily. I could compare his weight now to what a full grown would weigh. I've had labs that at 4 weeks look 6 or 7 weeks and I've had chihuahuas that looked 8 weeks at 5 weeks, but then again I've had both breeds have a litter that was very small at 8 weeks. sometimes the manner in which they were raised changes and pushes up the mental age a little. especially being the only one born, he got all the attention from mom all the food he could eat, and mentally increased in age due to the loneliness. I would wager he's probly 6 1/2 weeks or 7 weeks at least thou.
Reply:If you get him in to see a vet, they'll be able to tell you how old he is.





What nutcase would give you a 5 1/2 week old puppy?! Why would you want a 5 1/2 week old puppy!? That's outrageous. That man you bought him from was shady, and you should have never supported him. Especially when he said AKC papers were $400 more. That's ridiculous.
Reply:If your dog has a full head of adult teeth, then this puppy is months old- you got scammed by a BYB- I would see about returning this pup- Whatever she is trying to hide, could be bad- genetic condition- I would have the dog vet checked- they can definately tell you if the dog has all of it's adult teeth- If this BYB kept the dog for 5-6 months (which it sounds like she did) she's giving it up now, and passing it off as a 5 1/2 week old puppy, because it may have a serious genetic disorder.
Reply:Did the breeder advertise "AKC Yorkie"?





No reputable/responsible breeder would place a pup at 5 1/2 wks old. And in some states it is the law that a pup must be 8 wks of age to be sold or placed.





Just take the pup to the vet, they can tell by looking at the length of the teeth.
Reply:we have too just got a new yorkie. and mine has alot of baby fat. :) so he looks much older than he is. i guess you should just make sure you have the papers when the breeder gives you your dog. i dont think that their teeth are a sure fire way to tell the dogs age. because they're just puppy teeth. dogs get their baby teeth very fast. well mine did..



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