Both the pups held onto their upper canine teeth until they were nearly a year old. When I say "nearly", I'm talking a few days. All of their other teeth came out on a timely basis, but those last two teeth were real boogers.
We did the tuggy thing with the "floss" ropes, things that we could pull through their teeth. I also found a ball that was made of silicone, but had a lot of little holes in it: they would chew on the ball.
I'm not sure what exactly did the trick, but one day they were just gone. Well, almost: I looked in Bella's mouth and one was gone and one was hanging on, just like a little kid's. I got a piece of tissue, grabbed ahold of it, and it fell right out. It's the only baby tooth I have from either dog.
Don't let that food collect: it will cause decay to the adult tooth, and can give a good start to gum disease. An old (or new!) child's toothbrush should dislodge the food, and may even dislodge the tooth for you.
Good luck! |