When Do Dogs Stop Teething?

Is your puppy teething? Teething is a hard phase to go through.

When your dog is teething he will chew on just about anything he can get his paws on. He will leave a lot of destruction and damage in his wake.

A teething dog is similar to a teething baby. They are unhappy and they want to put everything in their mouth. This may leave you wondering when do dogs stop teething?

When a puppy is about 3 to 5 months of age he has all of his baby teeth. Somewhere between the ages of 5 to 7 months of age your dog’s baby teeth start to fall out and they are replaced with adult teeth. This process can be rather painful. To ease the discomfort your dog will try and chew on things. Your dog will chew on anything he can get his teeth on. Try giving him a bone.

Puppies do not have any teeth when they are born. Somewhere between the ages of three to six weeks they begin to get milk teeth.

From this point on they will be in some phase of teething until they get all of their adult teeth. When they get their baby teeth they do not get molars because they don’t do much grinding up of food at this age. 

Milk teeth are small and sharp. Milk teeth cause discomfort to the mother dog, which is why she begins to wean her puppies when they get their milk teeth.

Somewhere between four to five months of age, puppies start to lose their milk teeth.

Most puppies swallow their milk teeth when they come loose. When their baby teeth fall out, their adult teeth start to break through the gums.

Teething is just as painful in puppies as it is human babies.

There are many things you can do to ease the pain from teething. Start by freezing ice cubes of chicken broth. Give them to your puppy to help ease the discomfort associated with teething.

Soak a rag in water, wring it out and freeze it. When the rag is frozen give it to your puppy to chew on. To make eating easier and less painful moisten your puppy’s kibble with water or chicken broth.

When your puppy starts to get his adult teeth he will get his small front teeth first. Eventually he will get his premolars. They will break through the skin just behind where the canines will eventually be located. After your puppy gets his premolars he will get molars in the back of his mouth. The last teeth your puppy will get will be his canine teeth.

When your puppy is done getting his teeth he will have 42 teeth total. He will have 21 teeth on his upper jaw and 21 teeth on his lower jaw. They will be done teething around six to eight months of age.

Around 16 weeks of age your puppy will start teething. During this phase it will be important for you to encourage your puppy to chew on chew toys. You can also give them ice cubes.

They will like chewing on bones and chew toys will texture to help massage the gums. With proper encouragement your puppy will learn what he can and cannot chew on.

If you are having problems with your puppy chewing on things he is not supposed to chew on there are many things you can do. First, you can take away the thing he is chewing on and give him something he can chew on. You can also spray taste deterrents on things you don’t want your puppy to chew on.

 If you have a problem with your puppy nipping you, you can control this behavior by withdrawing your attention from him when he bites. You can also yell “ouch!” this will help your puppy learn that you do not like his nipping.

Teething can be a difficult time for puppy’s and their parents. You have to be consistent to get your puppy to not chew on things he isn’t supposed to.

Teething can be a long and trying experience. If you are not careful your puppy can cause a lot of damage to items they are not supposed to chew on.

With proper consistency and encouragement your puppy will get through the teething phase and grow up to be a healthy dog. Your puppy should be done teething by eight months of age.