Solutions to the problem of dogs not brushing their teeth

1. The owner wraps a small amount of gauze around his fingers or wears a dog's tooth cleaning fingertips, and gently uses his fingers every day Touch your dog's teeth and reward your dog with some food. The effect of this is to make the dog no longer resist the owner touching its teeth and associate brushing with reward food. Persevere for a while until the dog is very accustomed to you touching its teeth. This is a step-by-step process, so be patient.

2. After the dog is completely accustomed to the owner touching its teeth, you can try to apply a little pet toothpaste on gauze or finger cots, then stroke the dog's teeth, and then continue to reward food. There are many flavors of pet toothpaste. The owner should try to choose the flavor that the dog likes. You can try it by applying a little bit first and see the dog's reaction before choosing the appropriate toothpaste. Then the owner slowly increases the amount of toothpaste until the dog adapts to the smell of the toothpaste.

3. After the dog adapts to the gauze, you can try to replace the gauze with a toothbrush. It takes a while to train a dog to adapt to using a toothbrush for brushing teeth, and some dogs will be more repellent. Owners must be more patient with their dogs, and do not scold them during the training process. Dogs are very smart and I believe they will be able to accept having their owners help them brush their teeth.

Disadvantages of dogs not brushing their teeth

1. Dental calculus. If a dog does not brush his teeth for a long time, dental plaque will gradually adhere to the tooth surface, forming Dental calculus can lead to periodontitis, gingivitis and other diseases.

2. Due to malnutrition, the dog does not brush its teeth for a long time, the teeth gradually become loose or even fall off, and abscesses in the mouth will affect the dog's appetite.

3. It affects the gastrointestinal digestive function. Dogs cannot chew food well because their teeth have fallen out, so they can only wolf it down. This puts a great burden on the dog’s gastrointestinal system and affects the dog’s health. The gastrointestinal digestive function of dogs

4. Bad breath. Dogs will have bad breath after they have dental calculus, which is also one of the sources of body odor in dogs.