Dog Toys and Chews

1. Dog dental hygiene need not be a difficult taskto keep on top ofwith the right approach. Keepingyour dogs teeth in good order is veryimportant this too can bedonethrough play. When choosingtoys foryour doglook forthings that will help keepyourdogs teeth cleanandgums healthy. Gum gum braids and rings are good andHappyPet do a wide rangeof these, Dog and Co and Chompermakespikesticks and ringsthesetoys haveraised pimples all over them so each time thedog chews on them thepimples rub up and down on the dogs teeth helpingto removetartar and plaque,Hunteralso makeawiderangeof toys with this design. There arealot of plush toys withropearmand legs that are also very good for thesamereason,your dogwill benefit from a goodselection ofdogtoys throughout his or her life forexercises health andhappiness. It’sagood ideato startagood dental program foryour dog as soon asyoucan even if you start later in lifeit will still bebeneficial toyou dog.Ifyour dogisn’tmuch ofa chewer so won’t benefit from chew toys don’t despair there areplentyof things on the market to help. Arm andHammer do a goodrangeof clinical caretoothbrushes and toothpaste specificallyfor dogs,Bob Martin also do adentacare range. Charcoal biscuits will help with bad breath associated with teeth that arein need ofagood clean,you can buyDentastixand Dentaflexmade byPedegreethesearedesigned to begiven toyour dogonea day.Ifyou prefer togodown thenatural routethe same can beachieved by givingyour dograw bones. Agood selection areproduced by natures menu but don’t betempted to cook the bones beforeyougive themtoyour dog, cooked bones splinter too easilyso aredangerous foryour dog. Anothergood product is Plaqueoff by Proden this is apowderyou sprinkle ontoyour dogs food dailyit comes in 60g180gand 420gsizes it contains aspecial selection ofseaweed and is rich in natural iodinewhich naturallyreduceplaqueandcalculus, beinga completelynatural product it can beused safelyfor dogs thatare abit sensitive tummywise.

2. Ifyou havean olderdog that alreadyhas aproblem with bad breath, tartarand plaque it can berectified, but a visittoyour vet will be needed so hecangiveyourdogs teeth agoodclean.A small amount offanaesthetic will probablybeneeded for dental treatment so bepreparedto leavethe dogat thesurgery, this should onlyneed to be doneonceifyou start a good dental programafterthe dogs teeth havebeencleaned. You mayalso consideryour dogs diet,alot more thought is now put into producing dogfoodthat is shaped to help clean the dogs teeth, chooseapremium brand made with human gradeproducts and no nastyadditives. So whetherstartingfromscratch with anew puppyor rectifyingaold toothproblem therearelots of waysfor you to makedental hygienepart ofyour dogs dailyroutineit doesn’t haveto beexpensive ortime consumingbut will definitelygiveyour doga better qualityof lifeandno nastybad breath smell when theyareabit to keen to welcomeyou home. © Gordon Bloomfield 2015 www.allpet.co.uk http://allpet1.tumblr.com/