I've actually seen those same lines on horse teeth in Nigeria. I have yet to reach an explanation I'm entirely comfortable with for that.
Best regards,
Lee G. Broderick. BA (Hons), MSc, FZS
Zooarchaeologist
www.zooarchaeology.co.uk
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Idoia Grau
Sent: 26 October 2011 15:34
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] early medieval dog with canines smoothed down
I do not have access here to a microscope to look at the canines, but with a magnifying glass I can say there are some lines that may suggest they were actually smoothed down.
Searching in the internet I have seen that some people choose to do that with dogs that are aggressive, like there is people who take the nails off from kittens. Apparently, some shepherds in France used to smooth down the canines of sheepdogs, to avoid them biteing the sheeps (thanks to O. Putelat for this comment).
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