tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post8397997420653405645..comments2023-10-20T17:27:28.027+01:00Comments on Walking Barefoot in the Sand: Doggie BreathJust Jess for nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07250050080448577898noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-72209270863261099812011-02-23T18:56:00.365+00:002011-02-23T18:56:00.365+00:00I give Cessna greenies and busy bones as a reward ...I give Cessna greenies and busy bones as a reward for good work and great patience on the days I ask her to do tons. She doesn't get them often, but she loves them and we just keep in mind that teir ingredients aren't overly healthy :) As for keeping everyone's teeth cleaned, brushing was never a great success so we just make sure they have lots of toys with different materials and shapes to keep them clean. Phoenix is 14 and still has all (except one) teeth and they are great except for his canines are a little ground down from allowing him to still chew on real bones - we've decided not to say no at this age since he's on borrowed time anyways lol! I wonder if the Blue Buffalo chews are available in Canada...Phoenix has the gluten allergy as you know and still loves his greenie type treats, but we're down to one and aren't sure where to get them anymore...can you let me know if they're Phoenix approved? As for their kongs and bones we tend to fill them with peanut butter or wet food, but these aren't really in Phoenix's new diet so we've been thinking about filling them with some steemed and mashed veggies since that's part of his diet...veggies are also not as fattening and you know what's in them...Brooke, Cessna, Canyon & Roguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249788764859520347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-21030431199160757872011-02-23T14:18:44.465+00:002011-02-23T14:18:44.465+00:00You're more than welcome :)You're more than welcome :)Just Jess for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250050080448577898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-65170167240910038492011-02-23T01:10:37.247+00:002011-02-23T01:10:37.247+00:00What a very informative post, thanks so much!
Rud...What a very informative post, thanks so much!<br /><br />Rudy's RaiserBrandon - The dog with a bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444967076469293745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-8052344885319658192011-02-23T01:04:31.068+00:002011-02-23T01:04:31.068+00:00Puddles: we may just go back to no edible chews be...Puddles: we may just go back to no edible chews because they are poor quality-so don't worry you aren't missing anything. Aria thinks you and her should put your heads together and figure out how to conquer the squirrels...except ours are smart. They stay in the front yard and not in the back because that is where Aria goes out to play.<br />L^2 when I had Kyo he got peanut butter much more frequently than Glacier does. I was worried about the sugar content as well, so I ended up getting a high grade wet food and put that in and froze it. I factored those calories into his diet. A lot of people think that mixing wet and dry food into a dog's diet is good for them. I really don't know. I just know Kyo loved it and it reduced his sugar intake. LOL I thought about Greenies once as well, but was horrified at their ingredients. The edible chews are mostly for the little guys, since Glacier usually demolishes something like that in less than three minutes...its' kind of a waste of money for the big guys. Roscoe and Glacier just get sterile bones and Nylabones too. Oh and of course, teeth brushing. :)<br />Amber: No problem. I really had no idea either until I started doing some digging today. :) It was a little surprising, so I wanted to share.Just Jess for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250050080448577898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-48699557519503608652011-02-23T00:39:12.511+00:002011-02-23T00:39:12.511+00:00Thank you for all that information. I sure didn&#...Thank you for all that information. I sure didn't know a lot of the stuff you mentioned.Angels Amber and Max DaWeenie and Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807798367609376220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-85931230019020765932011-02-22T22:58:00.690+00:002011-02-22T22:58:00.690+00:00When I first got Willow I gave her a Greenie every...When I first got Willow I gave her a Greenie every now and then to help her bad breath, but then I found out how unsafe those can be and quickly stopped buying them. Since then, I haven't used any of the edible dental chews with any of my dogs, because of the low-quality ingredients and the additional calories they add to the dog's diet. Instead I've just used the various shapes of regular Nylabones, in addition to feeding dry food and brushing their teeth regularly. <br />Jack also enjoys the hollow sterile bones, but I guess I'm a mean dog mom though; I don't put anything into them, because in addition to being high-fat content treats, things like peanut butter and cheese aren't in any way going to improve the condition of a dog's teeth or breath (Plus, in my experience, rich foods like that can easily upset the dog's digestive tract when they're not used to eating these things on a daily basis). <br />As for bad breath - there are dental wipes on the market which are safe to use to wipe away some of the stinky bacteria that tends to collect on dog jowls. I've never tried them on any of my dogs, but one of my guide dog classmates was given a box of them for her dog, because he had horrendous breath, despite having clean, healthy teeth. She said they did help get him back to just normal doggy breath.L^2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116360024655645948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-47087454249286586352011-02-22T21:57:06.695+00:002011-02-22T21:57:06.695+00:00Okays, I sooooo didn't knows dis bouts da chew...Okays, I sooooo didn't knows dis bouts da chewies...which we DON'T get! Brudder has to be watched to carefully cuz he is da alpha and thinks he can takes mine and sissy's and well mum don't wants a scuffle so we just don't gets 'em.<br />But, we brushes our teefies and we eats da hard food to helps da teefies too. And da Vet ALWAYS looks at our pearlie whites when we goes see him.<br />Dis was a very good post, thanks!<br /><br />Tells Aria we has TONS of squirrels in our yard too and they pester me all da time.<br /><br />Puddles3 doxieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717992332050041160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-48007248465376614272011-02-22T21:54:34.391+00:002011-02-22T21:54:34.391+00:00I like the hollowed out bones too. I like Nylabone...I like the hollowed out bones too. I like Nylabones-the toys-as well because those seem to cut down on the stinky breath as well...makes it a bit more tolerable. LOLJust Jess for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250050080448577898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662648.post-45865137950296513292011-02-22T20:52:55.388+00:002011-02-22T20:52:55.388+00:00Wow thanks for a very informative post! Our dogs h...Wow thanks for a very informative post! Our dogs have hollow bones that we stuff with pb or cheese and they love those. That seems to really help a lot in keeping their teeth clean and breath .. well not fresh, but not so bad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com