how old is my puppy?

[squirtle]

I have a cocker spaniel pup, the guy i bought him from said he was 14 weeks old but i really think he's older. I'm not bothered how old he is really as after one week of getting him i'm totally smitten. He has been losing his teeth this week and i have read that can occur from 16weeks on. He is about 32 cm from floor to shoulders and about 36 cm from base of tail to base of his neck. I realise its difficult to tell as all dogs vary. My auntie and uncle claim he 6 mnths but judging by the way he runs and clambers upstairs (can't manage down yet) i am reluctant to believe he is. If ayone has any knowledge on this i'd be very grateful, he's been to the vet and they seems happy with his health but can't really give him an age as like i say they all vary. Thanks in advance anyone.

[antiguru]

If a vet can't age him after seeing him, what makes you think anyone on AB will be able to help you?

Some dogs are always in touch with their inner puppy.......

[CrazyWolfman]

Although it won't be very accurate you can get a general idea of age by weight. Measure how heavy your puppy is in Kg and work it out using the table on the webpage below. Much as you won't get a definitive week of bith at least you could get a sense of whether or not the guy you got him off of was telling the truth which, due to the teeth thing I doubt somewhat (though I am by no means certain - teeth are lost at different times depending on the breed, and I'm no expert on cocker spaniels specifically).

http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/134/8/2027 S.pdf

Good luck, I hope you get a satisfactory answer.

[squirtle]

Thanks for your help crazywolfman. Antiguru i realise its a hard question for anyone on AB to answer but i thought there may be some Cocker experts out there.