[nagdu] how to choose toothbrush/toothpaste for dog brushing

[Tracy Carcione]

My technique is to put my hand over the top of Ben's muzzle and pull up his 
lip enough to get the toothbrush in and rub it around his teeth.  Otherwise, 
it can be a bit hard to get the brush past his waving tongue!
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] how to choose toothbrush/toothpaste for dog brushing


>I brush my dog's teeth almost every day.  I figure it's good for me, so 
>it's probably good for him.  I started teeth brushing with my previous dog 
>Echo, and her teeth were still fine when she passed at age 17.
> I like the finger brush, and I usually get chicken-flavored toothpaste. 
> Ben loves having his teeth brushed.  I basically just rub the paste on the 
> outside of his teeth, but it seems to do the job, because the vet always 
> says his teeth look great.  Better to spend a minute every day than to 
> have to leave my boy at the vet to be anesthetized for a teeth cleaning.
> Tracy
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> From: "minh ha" <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
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>> Hi Janice,
>>
>> When I was at GDB, they recommend that we brush our dog's teeth daily,
>> but I thought this was a little excessive. My dog likes to chew on her
>> bones all the time and this helps to get rid of any tarter that builds
>> up on her teeth. I brush her teeth every couple of weeks or so just to
>> help with breath odors. The finger brushes are super nice because they
>> give you a lot more control in their mouths. I found a really nice one
>> at Petsmart that has a round thing at the bottom so you can grip it in
>> your palm as opposed to the traditional finger brush that just goes
>> over the tip of your finger. It's worked out really well because I
>> don't feel like it's going to slip off my finger and go down her
>> throat. As for toothpaste, you can get a simple one that has the
>> necessary enzymes to break down the tarter; I have a chicken flavored
>> one and Viva absolutely loves it. She doesn't really like me brushing
>> her teeth, but one technique I use is I kind of hold her nose shut so
>> she'll open up her mouth and I rub the toothpaste over her teeth. It's
>> good if you can actually brush the teeth, but they say it's enough if
>> you spread the toothpaste over them because the enzymes will do its
>> job. I hope this helps.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Minh
>>
>> On 8/8/13, Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Does anyone have suggestions on how to shop for toothbrush or toothpaste
>>> for your dog.  Also, how frequently would you do it and is there a
>>> proper technique to it.  Of course, this probably depends on how willing
>>> your pup is to expose their teeth and gums for cleaning.
>>>
>>> But when Destiny was at the Vet last she commented that she had tartar
>>> and plaque build up and asked was I brushing.  I had relied on the daily
>>> dental treats because she was never too inclined to open her mouth to me
>>> when she had gotten into something and I said to "drop it"; she just
>>> clamped her mouth shut on her prize.
>>> Janice
>>>
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