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Originally Posted by hazelrunpack
They didn't when I was growing up, either, Barkingdog. Can dogs live without it? Yes. But every little bit helps, and if brushing can prevent the need for future extractions of rotting teeth, it makes sense to do it.  We could really see the difference in our dogs' teeth when we started brushing them daily. |
I tied brushing my standard poodle teeth but he kept trying to eat the chicken flavor toothpaste off the brush . My poor dog got cancer and brushing his teeth would not help him. I think it would be easier give a dog a beef bone to chew on . We use to be able to get for free from the butcher.