Wesley had to get braces (Picture: Harborfront Hospital for Animals)

This is for anyone who’s ever had to get train track braces. You’re not alone. Wesley the golden retriever puppy has them too.

Wesley the pup joined Molly Moore’s family in Spring Lake, Michigan, last summer.

Molly works with her dad Jim Moore, who owns the Harborfront Hospital for Animals in Michigan. Jim specialises in veterinary dental solutions.

Which was handy for little Wesley, who started to experience some difficulties with his teeth as he grew older.


Molly and Wesley (Picture: Molly Moore)

‘Once his adult teeth started coming out, we noticed they were coming in wrong and he was unable to close his mouth fully,’ Molly told Buzzfeed, adding: ‘He wasn’t playing with his toys and he was losing weight.’

Wesley wasn’t able to play with his toys properly (Picture: Molly Moore)

Because his teeth were causing him pain, Jim decided to fit him with dog braces.

He admits it’s an unusual step – he probably fits around four dog braces a year – but it will help Wesley have a pain-free smile.

Wesley came round to the idea of a brace (Picture: Molly Moore)

Wesley was put under anesthetic while the wire and braces were fixed to his teeth.



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Pictures of Wesley with his fixed brace were posted on the hospital’s Facebook page and have since been shared over 270,000 times.

(Picture: Harborfront Hospital for Animals/Facebook)

Wesley is basically all of us in our awkward teen years. ‘He’s just so cute with them on,’ Molly said of his puppy braces. ‘I feel like that’s what I looked like when I got braces at 12.’

And the pup won’t have long to wait to see his new smile – he only has to wear the brace for a few weeks.

(Picture: Harborfront Hospital for Animals/Facebook)

Until then, he’ll continue to be the cutest ambassador for brace-wearers everywhere.

(Picture: Molly Moore)

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