I cannot believe how big those little puppies got!
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I agree that it is not old. I just looked at it with a magnifying glass and saw several very tiny "threads". When I pulled on one, it was attached to that root area. So every last bit of tissue is not gone.
I have no idea how long Ruger had it in his mouth, so maybe he chewed most off, but I suspect he didn't have it very long.
I fear that I will never know for absolutely sure where it's from.
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Ah yes! And he's only 8.5 months old. These dogs aren't considered adults until they're 3! They're supposed to stop getting bigger and filling in around age 2. He'll definitely be a BIG boy!
He's adorable and I bet he'll be a lovely guyAh yes! And he's only 8.5 months old. These dogs aren't considered adults until they're 3! They're supposed to stop getting bigger and filling in around age 2. He'll definitely be a BIG boy!
when he's grown.
I got Mr Fre about the same time you kept Ruger. Mr Fre is 7 months now. He's a small dog but Google still says he'll be about 3 before he settles down into his adult life. Aren't they something else?He's adorable and I bet he'll be a lovely guy
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Dog is awesome and the tooth looks like a sharks tooth to me...lol...
Nagh, not a shark’s tooth. They are predominately flat & razor sharp and triangular.Dog is awesome and the tooth looks like a sharks tooth to me...lol...
I was looking at the curly hairs at the bottom. They surely don’t look like tooth roots at all & im wondering if they are attached or just stuck to the tooth. I know @zovick already provided some good info. Thank you kind Sir.
My vote is some large predator was feasting on the remains of a wolf/coyote in the area. Dropped off presents as it flew around.
Interesting find Karen!
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Oh my gosh...that's so tiny!This is little Mr Fre's last canine that he lost August 1st. I was so gladhis puppy teeth were a real pain.View attachment 378150
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And what kind of critter gave that up? It looks like whatever it was meant business! That tooth only had one job...tearing through flesh!
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Thanks Maggie! He is very well loved!Dog is awesome and the tooth looks like a sharks tooth to me...lol...
Yes but boy could it do some damage. Puppy teeth are the worstOh my gosh...that's so tiny!
. Now he has some little pearly whites that aren't sharp like a shark. I love his adult teeth.
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Mark, the curly hairs are dog hairs that must have been on my hand. I really should have made sure that my hand was completely clean. The only hairs on the tooth are too small to see in the photo. There's only 1 or 2, and they are ≈ 0.5mm long. I grabbed one before and it seemed to be part of the tooth, rather than something stuck to it. It took a bit of a pull to remove it. I think those very tiny hairs are the last remnants of tissue that was on the tooth.
We have vultures, Cooper's hawks, ravens, crows, and owls around here, along with many smaller more common birds. Unless there is evidence to be found that is contradictory, I'm inclined to believe the "flyover and drop" theory.
That looks like a casaba bean to me.
Yep, I agree with the drop theory. Take that tooth with you on your next vet visit.
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Well, the mystery is solved, but I feel a bit stupid 
, and sad 
. The tooth belonged to one of my other dogs, Bishop. I had looked, I thought carefully, at his teeth when the canine tooth was first found. I looked and felt around in his mouth, and thought I saw and felt it. But there is a fairly sizeable tooth next to the canine, and I mistook it. So it wasn't a bird, a plane, or Superman who dropped it from overhead 
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He was panting hard today, and something looked weird. Upon inspection, it was healed gum in the space where the tooth had been.
@zovick
So we had talked about the tremendous force that something like this would require, and I feel terrible that he suffered through this on his own. Bishop and Petra had fought not long before the tooth was found, maybe 2 weeks prior. Petra is a Great Dane, and Bishop is a smallish German Shepherd mix. She is almost double his weight, so he always gets the beating.
I am amazed that a tooth of that size would come out so cleanly. It's his right upper canine. I would have thought there would be major trauma, to the point that I definitely would know something was terribly wrong. The tooth must have stayed in for at least a short time, because I did not find it at the scene of the fight. I don't know where it was.
Bishop and Petra...
The mastiff is Og, the daddy of the puppies.
, and sad . The tooth belonged to one of my other dogs, Bishop. I had looked, I thought carefully, at his teeth when the canine tooth was first found. I looked and felt around in his mouth, and thought I saw and felt it. But there is a fairly sizeable tooth next to the canine, and I mistook it. So it wasn't a bird, a plane, or Superman who dropped it from overhead .lHe was panting hard today, and something looked weird. Upon inspection, it was healed gum in the space where the tooth had been.
@zovick
So we had talked about the tremendous force that something like this would require, and I feel terrible that he suffered through this on his own. Bishop and Petra had fought not long before the tooth was found, maybe 2 weeks prior. Petra is a Great Dane, and Bishop is a smallish German Shepherd mix. She is almost double his weight, so he always gets the beating.
I am amazed that a tooth of that size would come out so cleanly. It's his right upper canine. I would have thought there would be major trauma, to the point that I definitely would know something was terribly wrong. The tooth must have stayed in for at least a short time, because I did not find it at the scene of the fight. I don't know where it was.
Bishop and Petra...
The mastiff is Og, the daddy of the puppies.
