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Originally Posted by Potter  I use Petrodex and baby toothbrush-as soft as you can find. Siu Pao tolerates brushing teeth after a year of doing it. He will run to his bed and lie down annd wait for me to start brushing when he sees me preparing his toothbrush. I just started out with putting some Petrodex on to the toothbrush and have him lick it and praise him lots after for the first few days. Then I have him lie down in his bed and lift his 'lip' and brush one side and then turn him over to the other side and continue to brush. I used to have my husband hold him but it didn't work well. It works well when I am all calm and acts like I am very confident and sure and he is all comfortable in his bed. |
That's a good plan. I wait until evening when Maxwell is almost in sleep mode. He likes the taste of the dog toothpaste. Sometimes we only get part of the mouth done before he's HAD it; try the other part another day. I wasn't diligent about it at ALL with my first yorkie ... well, it's not a happy story.