Posted February 7th, 2011 by dogface
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Get started early.
“If you’re lucky enough to have your dog as a puppy,” says veterinarian Elizabette Cohen, author of Most of My Patients Wear Fur, “that’s the time you introduce the toothbrush. You don’t have to worry about their baby teeth because their baby teeth are going to fall out and if there are any problems with them, they’re gone when they fall out, which is usually at 6 months of age.”
Beyond 6 months, all dogs have a full adult mouth. “However,” Dr. Cohen says, “if you get them used to brushing as a puppy, they’ll allow you to do it as adults.”
Lead them to it.
If your dog seems resistant to brushing, Dr. Cohen suggests offering an incentive. “Anything you want them to do that they don’t want to do? You do it and then reward them with something tasty,” she says.
Toothbrush too hard? Try something easier.
Dr. Cohen recommends a dental-forward treat “Let’s say you just don’t have time to brush your dog’s teeth,” she says. “You give a biscuit after each meal, Like biscuits from the Hertz Line of biscuits called “Crunch and Clean” and because it has something called DentaShield, which is made up of sodium hexametaphosphate, a big fancy word for a chemical that actually ties up calcium and prevents new tartar from forming.”
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Chew, and chew again.
Regardless of what biscuit you use, Dr. Cohen says chewing is very important as crunchy treats remove old tartar. “All dogs have a need for chewing,” she says, “but the harder the treat is, the better at removing old tartar.”
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