Don't overlook brushing your dog's teeth. Brushing away the plaque helps maintain fresh breath and helps prevent decayed teeth or gum disease.
Follow these steps for easy canine teeth brushing.
- Choose a time just with your dog with nobody else around.
- Have your "dog" toothbrush ready.
- Gently touch the toothbrush to the teeth starting with front, side and back teeth on top and bottom. Praise and reward your dog when he or she accepts this step.
- Show your dog the toothpaste and let them lick it from your finger.
- Add toothpaste to toothbrush.
- Brush top teeth by holding the upper lip up. Brush front of teeth. Praise your dog for accepting.
- Move from front teeth further back to the side and back teeth on top.
- Brush bottom teeth by holding down bottom lip. Start with front teeth, then move to the side and back.
- Brush bottom teeth, first the sides and then the back.
- To make this experience positive, frequently praise the dog and give the dog a treat at each step he accepts the procedure even though it seems your dog's teeth will just get dirty again, it is important in the beginning to reward them so they will find the teeth brushing procedures pleasurable.. Later you can work on removing the treats and just use praise. If praise alone works, go with that alone.
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