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15/02/2025
Our top tips for brushing your dog's teeth 🐾🦷
Introducing teeth brushing into your dog’s routine can be challenging, particularly if your dog has never previously had their teeth brushed before.
Quite often, dogs find this situation stressful and therefore, it’s important to be patient with your pooch. Reassurance and slow introduction is key.
Here are our top tips for introducing teeth brushing:
🦷Introduce teeth brushing when they are a puppy. If your dog is older, or hasn’t had their teeth brushed before, introduce it gradually
🦷Put a bit of dog-friendly tooth paste on your finger first to allow your dog to sniff and lick it first
🦷Run your finger along their cheek and then inside of their mouth. Once they are used to this, introduce the tooth brush.
🦷Allow them to lick the toothbrush before putting it in their mouth. Give them time to get used to it.
🦷If they find the tooth brush too daunting, you can try using a finger toothbrush.
🦷Start with the front teeth, taking regular breaks to allow them to lick the tooth brush.
🦷Once they are comfortable with their front teeth being brushed, moved to their back teeth.
🦷If you’re dog pulls away or is uncomfortable, stop and take a break
🦷If you notice your dog has any discomfort, redness or bleeding, speak to your vet.
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