Jun 15 2009
If your Dog is Special, help Keep him Healthy
Brush your dog’s teeth regularly to keep them healthy and clean. Although this is best begun when your dog is a puppy, you can also start the routine after a dental cleaning at the vet. If your dog is special to you, help him out and take care of his teeth for him. The first thing you need to do is to let them chew on raw bones regularly, at the least a few times a week.
It doesn’t have to be your soup bone - it can be a rawhide bone you are able to get in your local pet store. They’ll instinctively chew on the bone and the plaque can easily be scraped away and any soft meat that might be stuck between their teeth will become loosened up before any problems occur.
If the rawhide bone isn’t working, or whenever they just not interested in chewing on bones, then you had better take his mouth care into your own hands and brush them with toothpaste. Don’t give him the same toothbrush and toothpaste that you’d use. Chewing on raw bones taste great while they also kill germs.