Suki aka "Jaws"

As is somewhat typical of rat terriers, our teething beauty's baby canine teeth did not fall out when her adult teeth came in. I sat down to attempt to brush her teeth, and what do you know?! There were 4 canines poking out of the bottom of her jaw. If you look close in the photo you can see them. Her mouth looks a bit like a shark's. :) Now, when I brushed her teeth last night I noticed that the top canines are starting to come in and the baby ones aren't loose in the slightest.

When Frodo's baby canines didn't fall out he just had them pulled when he was in surgery being neutered. But Suki's still recovering from her demodex and so her spaying is on hold for the moment. Hopefully the double teeth won't permanently affect her bite. Wouldn't want her to have to see a doggy orthodontist! :)

She'll be going into the vet's for a skin check in another week and we'll just have to ask him to look at her mouth then. Until then, we'll let her continue to work on her nylabone, which BTW, I highly recommend as a puppy teether, and an alternative to a regular bone for adult dogs. Long lasting, very safe, and it helps scrape off tartar build-up. It's all good!