How do you age a dog? I will teach you! The first thing that every veterinarian looks at when aging a new dog or a dog just rescued from a shelter is their Teeth. #1 The teeth will give you alot of information about how old your dog is. Puppies will have short needle teeth that fall out around 3 months old. At 7 months old your puppy will have all of their shinny big and strong teeth in with no tartar. At 3 years old dogs start to build up tartar on the teeth. The molars accumulate most of the tartar and then the front canine and incisors. At 7-10 years old dogs teeth will look worn, dull, may be chipped and some fall out. Older dogs have alot of tartar built up too with sometimes very bad breath. I recommend brushing your dogs teeth daily and getting sedated dental cleaning from your vet once a year after your dog is 3 years old. #2 Eye condition. Dogs that are young have clear eyes. Older dogs past 7 years old start to have lens thickening which makes their eyes look blue and cloudy. Even older dogs from 9-15 years old can develop cataracts or glaucoma from secondary disease. #3. Coat color. Dogs grey just like humans and will have grey fur start to come in around their muzzle and eyes as they age. #4. Elbow or hip callouses. This can be from a spoiled old dog sleeping on hard tile or a younger dog that was kept in bad living conditions where they would develop callouses faster than normal. #5. Old dogs may have a grumpy attitude and be skittish if they have a hard time hearing. They may also be aggressive if they have joint pain/arthritis that makes them not want to be pet or handled rough.
I hope this video helped you age your dog!

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