Teething Question - Page 1

I am sorry and I am sure this has been asked before but I couldt find it so I thought I would ask again.

I know pups teeth from about four to five months...but I was wondering when it was that their mouth stopped being sore and was completley set?  I have heard anywhere from 6 months they should be set all the way to eight months, and I was wondering what ya'lls experiences have been?

Thanks

~Cate

8 months for mine. They hung on to baby teeth forever, we though we may have to pull baby K9's but they eventually fell out. My guys were a little behind the average.

Teething STARTS 16-20

Teething STARTS 4-5 m but ENDS 5.5-8.

Thanks alot!  That helps out a bunch!

The reason I was asking is because Ruby will get a good initial bite but will let it slide to her front teeth and someone said it might be because her back teeth are still sore.  I've been working her since with a small piece of .5in diameter rolled leather with good results though...I am going to work her tug again today, and maybe get a ball on a string when I get her her collar today also...I thought that might help.

~Cate

I do not do any bitework during the teething period. I never want my working pup-prospect to associate pain with biting, so I use this period to work on tracking, puppy obedience (read : cookie training) and ring training. Once they get through teething, I show them the helper with rags, tugs, whatever they show us they're ready for, and go from there. I don't train during my females' first couple of heat cycles either, as they are so sideways with hormones running rampant, I don't like the results, sorry they might adopt an undesireable behavior that might last a lifetime. Some females work fine through subsequent heats, but I usually leave them in the kennel these days becuase none of the ones I have now act themselves during this period.

Hope this helps,

SS

If your dog is having pain that is inhibiting him from gripping correctly you are best off not doing any bitework until he's finished teething (better safe than sorry).  My current dog & the one before him didn't exhibit any pain so I did rag work with them; however,  I don't do much bitework with puppies anyway, but that's another issue!  My dog before that did exhibit signs of pain, so I ceased bitework until until he was finished.