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

[Janice Toothman]

Tracy or Anyone,
How much toothpaste do you use and where do you put it (i.e. toothbrush, 
gums, teeth)?
Janice
On 8/9/2013 9:09 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> 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
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>> 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
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "minh ha" <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 12:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] how to choose toothbrush/toothpaste for dog 
>> brushing
>>
>>
>>> 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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