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molar, and also the first one, have been cut, and 

 are fairly well up ; and about two days later, the 

 middle upper molar is just appearing. In a day 

 or two more, the last upper molar is erupted ; 

 and a couple of days afterwards, the first upper 

 molar, which is the last to be cut, now makes 

 its appearance. 



By this, it will be seen that large puppies, like 

 St. Bernards, have a complete set of milk teeth 

 by the fifth week. Puppies of the smaller breeds 

 are, as previously stated, a few days later. 



It may be here remarked, that bitch puppies 

 invariably cut their teeth rather better, and some- 

 what earlier, than dogs. Winter puppies are a 

 little later in getting their teeth than those born 

 in the spring. 



The milk teeth are seldom placed close to- 

 gether, and as the puppy grows, they become 

 still wider apart. This fact is useful in helping 

 one to ascertain the age of a puppy. 



The deciduous teeth are much softer than the 

 permanent ones, and when a pup is three months 

 old, if it has had any hard food, the points of the 

 tusks and incisors are worn off. 



When a puppy is about three and a half to four 

 months old, the upper incisor nippers are loose, 

 and sometimes have fallen out, and the permanent 

 ones are just coming through the gums at this part. 

 At the same time, the fourth upper molar, which 

 is the fourth from the tusk, makes its appearance. 

 (It will be noticed that though the lower tem- 

 porary molars are cut before the upper ones, 

 the reverse is the case with the permanent 



