Dogs Teeth

[s horsfield 7]

anyone got any good tips on keeping your dogs teeth in good order. Anything you give them to chew on or feed them on. i feed mine on dried food and abit of fresh meat when avalible.

[paulus 26]

anyone got any good tips on keeping your dogs teeth in good order. Anything you give them to chew on or feed them on. i feed mine on dried food and abit of fresh meat when avalible.

raw bones a couple of times a week you can also give them a scrape and polish

[skycat 6,173]

Chicken carcases and lamb ribs: nature's finest toothbrush.

[gnipper 6,509]

Lambs ribcage and necks do a good job.

[redial 81]

I was advised sterilized bones ?

[gnipper 6,509]

I was advised sterilized bones ?

I'm not sure what a sterilized bone is but can't see what difference it would make at teeth cleaning? Only increasing the price and reducing its appeal to the dogs.

[ginga john 268]

I was advised sterilized bones ?

Where do you get those then ??? :boredom:

[skycat 6,173]

Marrow bones and those huge knuckle bones are sterilised by heat: they are also very bad for dogs that gnaw a lot on them, can wear down and even break teeth. Feed only fresh bones and don't feed large bones to dogs that are likely to chew away for hours. I see no point in giving a dog a bone it can't break down and digest: they are only for boredom, and like I said, can damage a dog's teeth if it is obsessive about it.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Marrow bones and those huge knuckle bones are sterilised by heat: they are also very bad for dogs that gnaw a lot on them, can wear down and even break teeth. Feed only fresh bones and don't feed large bones to dogs that are likely to chew away for hours. I see no point in giving a dog a bone it can't break down and digest: they are only for boredom, and like I said, can damage a dog's teeth if it is obsessive about it.

My bitch would gnaw on one of them until her teeth were worn down and nerves were showing I'm sure.

[j1985 1,984]

One of my terriers is a stone chewer, f**k knows where she finds half if them. Her teeth are gonna be like stumps when she's old!!

[sikastag_1 689]

Give mine antlers mate, if its a red or fallow antler I cut it into bits and if its a roe antler I leave as is, a red antler will last you a ages if you've only one dog and you don't need to worry about them stinking.

Edited July 8, 2013 by grant_c

[Country Joe 1,411]

I also use pieces of Red Deer Antler, great for Pups teething.

[sandymere 8,263]

Lots of stuff available but cheapest is pop to your butcher and ask for any bones like lamb or pork necks, ribs pelvis or trotters. Once or twice a week does just fine don’t over do it.

 

These are 13 years old.