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how to tell the age of adog

i have a walker dog that a lady found and gave to me. took him huntin to nite he done pretty good but i was wondering if thete is any way to tell about how old he is

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Mickey England
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Send a pic.
look at his teeth, his face, comp, does he act like an old dog? Is the dog calm or act like a pup? Best of all,does he tree coon? If so dont worry about it,have fun!

well he is not gray in the face one bit, hes pretty laid back acting he knows what a coon is,but i was just kinda wondering about how old he is. he has all of his teeth

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Mickey England
'PR'ENGLAND CITY SLICKER BULL HORN(1 1ST PLACE UKC WIN)

I betcha the person who lost him can tell you his age.

Really teeth is youre best way of judging a dog. Take a good look and see if they are worn down. Look at a young dogs teeth then look at that dogs teeth and you will have a general idea. Color is not a good way to judge because all dogs varry in color. i have seen 3 year old dogs that look very dingy in color. Also look at the dogs nails. See if they are bright or dull and cracked. most vets can give youy a pretty good idea to go by.

thanks james200 i tried to find the guy but it seems he is not wanting his dog back.

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Mickey England
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I would say teeth would be the best way to guess at age.



True about color....I have two 5 1/2 yr. old litter mate sisters.(Redbone) One is brighter in color with absoluetly no graying. The other is a duller color with graying muzzle.

I also had a Redbone female that would have been 9 yrs. on 01-01-10 that had just started graying in the face this past year.

teeth are the best to tell age, color would be the last thing i would look at, but could help. I think they way he acts, bone structure, his feet, and overall dispostion could get u close to his age.

Guessin he is a Grade Hound, with no papers, May explain why he can tree a Coon. LOLOLOL
You can only just guess as to his age.

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I dunno about that, Rich. You lift their tail and count the rings......

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