What possible reason for pulling canine teeth???

we just rescued a dog from someone who could no longer keep their pets!!! she is a female pug, supposedly about 5 yrs. old, and, was used for breeding!! we don%26#039;t have any papers on her, can%26#039;t find the owner, and don%26#039;t really know anything much about dogs, at least not this!! any reason why they would have pulled her teeth?

What possible reason for pulling canine teeth???
I can only think of 2 reasons:





First - legitimate dental care as a result of decay/injury etc. Some breeds seem to have a pre-disposition towards tooth decay, and if the tooth isn%26#039;t pulled you risk abscesses forming. More usually, it%26#039;s a result of poor diet and the owner not acting soon enough to get the teeth cleaned.





Second - keeping too many dogs in crowded conditions, and rather than dealing with the issues and improving conditions for the dogs, their teeth are pulled so they can%26#039;t do as much damage to each other in fights. I have only heard of this a few times, but no-one really knows without seeing the conditions this dog came from.
Reply:tooth decay, a specific tooth condition, who the hell knows? look up any types of tooth conditions available in dogs.
Reply:You mean they pulled all her teeth? I hope not.


Pulling any teeth could mean they were decaying %26amp; if left in could cause an infection in the dog.


I don%26#039;t even want to think that they may have pulled her teeth so she wouldn%26#039;t bite.


Pugs are on the top of the list for affection %26amp; loyalty.


They do snore %26amp; sometimes have breathing problems.


Pugs shouldn%26#039;t be overheated either.


Good Luck. Glad you rescued her.
Reply:Decay, the only reason a vet would. Or they were knocked out, also my dog has one missing in front bottom and I never seen why or how. Mine is a pit bull and chews everything, from sticks to rocks. If there is no pain or inflammation now, I wouldn%26#039;t worry as long as she can eat. Nice of you to rescue!
Reply:rotten? are you sure they have been pulled?? sometimes active chewing dogs wear their teeth down to nubs.. she could be missing teeth from a genetic fault... ugh... what a mess.
Reply:If the dog had severe tooth decay or an infection I could see doing it. I would say you should go have your dog checked out by a vet because there could be some other health issues.
Reply:LMFAO!!!!





%26quot;WHY%26quot;???


Cuz they were ROTTEN!!!!


Probably NOT %26quot;pulled%26quot;= just ROTTED RIGHT OUT!!!
Reply:Probably all rotted out. Dental problems are common with toy breeds.
Reply:they may not have been pulled. The canines caneasily be broken by chewing things that perhaps shouldn%26#039;t be chewed, like cage bars, or even bones. If other teeth are also missing, particularly premolars (that%26#039;d be the teeth between the canines and the real molars), then your dog may have had serious dental trouble and needed to have the teeth removed. But if only the canines are missing i%26#039;d bet she%26#039;s simply broken them off.



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