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Why does my puppy cry during tug of war? Is it teething pain?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Australian Cattle Dog | Male | neutered | 3 months and 5 days old | 28 lbs

My 13 weeks puppy makes painful sound when he plays tug of war. Does loosing baby teeth cause that sound ?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 30th, 2018

It is possible however, losing baby teeth is not usually a painful condition. That being said, it is not recommended that you play tug of war with puppies until they have all their adult teeth which happens by about 6 months of age.

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