Dogs Rarely Get Tetanus

We brought home our 2 month old puppy on Dec 1 2008. Took him to the vet on Dec. 29 and he was thought to have tetanus and treated on that basis. I have pictures of him from his first week with us and believe I can see the symtoms present at that time. At about 10 days with us he was chewing on a basket with a metal handle and started yelping wildly, his jaw was "locked" and he could not seem to remove himself. After about 30 seconds he came free. At the time it did not seem significant. He did have some trouble eating from the beginning but we attributed that to being a puppy and maybe the kibbles were too big (changed food) but slowly it became worse and then drinking seemed to be a problem. That was when we took him to the vet. He came home on Jan. 10th, very thin, still some trouble eating and drinking and salivating. His limbs still stiff but improving. Swelling in the throat has lessened. We are now hopeful that he is going to pull through.