sandgrubber Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I have never brushed my dogs' teeth and never had a vet recommend that they needed cleaning. I've mostly had Labs though now I have a couple Springers. I'm an oldie, and have lost count of the dogs I have owned. More than 20. I recently got flamed in a discussion for stating that I have never brushed and my dogs teeth have always been fine. Just curious, are there others who don't brush, and haven't seen a need to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) I never brushed my medium sized dogs' teeth. I fed beef marrow bone pieces, the fresh piece given straight after a meal and removed when the soft ends were gone, the shafts being the harder section. This cleaned most of the teeth except the canines. These I cleaned (chipped the tartar away) with the side of the spoon end of a stainless steel teaspoon. You can probably buy a specialised tool that may do a more precise job. My dogs didn't have any dental problems until their teens, with the occasional broken or dead tooth needing to be removed. Edited January 2 by Mairead Clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 No I have never brushed my dogs teeth in over 40 years of owning German Shepherds and Greyhounds. Never needed too. But I now have my second Greyhound who suffers from periodontal disease and no amount of brushing would help. I also had a cat who developed periodontal disease. Cure for 2 of the 3 was to remove all teeth. Ranger has few teeth left but if he goes under again I will request all teeth go. I tried everything with my first Greyhound and nothing worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 It's a fairly modern thing I think. You can now by toothpaste and specific brushes and additives to put in their water (which I absolutely do not trust). I've found that mostly you need to train them from a puppy to let them put things in their mouths and poke around. It's not a fail or flame worthy to not manually brush their teeth! Bones and natural chew treats were always good enough until this trend of retail add-on sales and people being told to be scared of cracked teeth or salmonella poisoning from natural products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted Wednesday at 07:56 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:56 AM Always brushed my dogs teeth small & large so easy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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