Brushing your dog's teeth

Jewels as a Puppy - This was Jewels as a Puppy
United States
February 24, 2007 11:25pm CST
Ok, I've heard of people doing this and I know a lot of people to, but really how important is brushing your dogs teeth. When I person has bad breath, we say they have bad doggy breath. What does a dog say? "Dog, you got horrible human breath!" But for real, how important is it? I've never done it and my dog seems fine.
3 responses
25 Feb 07
Actually you should bush your dog's teeth. We don't do Kai's as he would probably take our arm off. He doesn't like anyone messing with his mouth. It's hard enough getting a pill down him. Tara on the other hand, would be easier but we haven't tried her yet. We did get a little toothbrush for her though. Just need to get the correct toothpaste. This should be interesting as she just turned 2 years old yesterday. Still very much the puppy.
@bhetelux (189)
• Italy
25 Feb 07
i don't know if it's correct brush the teeth of a dog! however i ask it to the veterinary and him told me that there are a special type of food that u can give to the dog after he have lunch and it clean his teeth
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
25 Feb 07
I don't have dogs, but I do have cats. From what I understand from dog owners and from growing up around dogs, it is very important. It is just as important as brushing your own teeth. You should have his teeth cleaned professionally once a year.