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is well developed, longer than the crown, and 

 flattened on both sides. 



The tusks, four in number, in both sets are 

 strong, elongated organs, conical in form, and 

 curved in an outward and backward direction. 

 The upper fangs are the strongest, and there 

 is a small space between them and the corner 

 incisor teeth, in which the lower tusks are 

 situated when the mouth is closed. Most of 

 the molars terminate in sharp lobes, and, conse- 

 quently, are well adapted for tearing and crushing. 

 They are, as a rule, twenty-six in number, seven 

 on each side of the lower jaw, and six on each 

 side of the upper one ; but sometimes there are 

 seven on each side of the upper jaw, the same as 

 the lower. It is not an uncommon occurrence 

 for a dog with a short face, like bull - dogs, 

 spaniels, and pugs, to have only five upper 

 molars, and six lower molars. But there are 

 only twelve temporary molars — three on each 

 side of both jaws. 



A puppy, when born, has no teeth visible, 

 though the milk ones are formed and in the 

 gums, and in some cases, their outline may be 

 seen through the mucous membrane. 



The milk teeth are smaller, softer, and more 

 pointed than the permanent ones, and they are 

 not situated so closely together. The tusks, too, 

 are slightly pink in colour just above the neck, 

 which is not the case with the second ones. 



Puppies of different breeds vary in the time 

 when they cut their teeth, those of the larger 

 kinds cutting them earlier than small dogs ; and 



