how old could he be?

[racerx520]

i have a husky and we got him from the humane society, the vet at the humane society said that hes between 1 and 3 years old...but he still has pink pads on his paws...any idea on how old he really could be? cuz he acts like a pretty young puppy with the 'zoomies' randomly and such...just one thing that has been on my mind lol

thank you
-brian dreher

 

[lizzybeth727]

It's really impossible for anyone to guess how old she is without at least seeing a picture, if not seeing her in person. Pink pads could be caused by any number of things, and doesn't necessarily mean that she's a puppy. You can get a decent guess about how old a dog is by looking at her teeth - if they're still really white and healthy-looking, she's probably closer to a year old. If you see any tartar, she's probably closer to 2-3 years old.

 

[HoundedByHounds]

white or pale colored dogs can often have some degree of pink pads their whole lives. Even tho they do wear and become dirty...my Susie girl is 7 and has her pink toes...LOL.

I'd say teeth are a better way to age a dog than toes...

 

[Punkygirl0101]

Pink pads means a dog is a puppy? SO I guess my 11 year old Chihuahua mix Peanut is still a puppy!

Any aged dog can have pink paw pads

 

[bubbatd]

I have no idea how old Ollie is !!! They said that he was about 1 1/2 , but he's grown since I've had him !

 

[BostonBanker]

I think it's hard to be very exact once the dog is a year or so old. I know both the teeth and the thickness of the nails can help people figure it out, but of course, dogs on a good diet can have "young" teeth for a long time. I'd think a vet or an experienced rescue person (i.e., someone who sees a LOT of dogs) is going to be best at giving you an estimate.

 

[racerx520]

ok thanks for all the input, i wasnt sure if maybe they just overlooked it, my gf was saying that the pink pads was an indication of it still in its puppy stages, i had never fully examined any other dog....he seems as though hes full grown, and his nails are decently long (someone mentioned the nails) and he's been an outdoor dog with no one that cared for him to the point his ears were fly bitten down to the skin....the vet tech's at the humane society where we got him from estimated between a year and three years...personally i'd have to lean more towards a year with how much energy he has lol

 

[smkie]

I Tend to look at teeth for age more then anything else. Bright white teeth with ridges still present on front bottom teeth spells to me a young dog under three. IT takes about three years for tartar to start building up, so if i see some and more worn teeth is at least 3. THen the inside of ears (at least on dogs like pointers and labs) if they are coral pink and clean as a whistle, i add that to the young vote. Older dogs inside of their ears just look not quite as sparkly new, it has a different look to it.
By the time a dog gets as old as my mary they have nubbies for bottom teeth worn down the the gum practically and the inside of her ears even when freshly washed are dingy and dark.
Belly skin has a changed appearance. But i don't know how to put that into words.