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Originally Posted by halandshawnie  I also wanted to know if it would be okay to try and brush her teeth. I saw a Hartz Brush and Clean toothbrush with beef flavored toothpaste and bought it, but I dont know if I should try it now, or give her more time to feel comfortable. |
First off, welcome to Yorkie Talk!! glad to have you and so glad you are trying to do what's best for this little lady!!
if you look on here you will find that many of us do not support any Hartz products as they are very cheap and bad quality products.
my advice for everything would be to quickly call and go see a vet. all new dog owners should make that their very first thing in getting a new dog. have her checked out, find out for sure if she is pregnant or not, and then go from there. for her teeth, ask the vet and if you need to brush get a high quailty product. i feed a raw diet and we never have to brush and according to my aunt who gave me the recipe, her mom used it on a dog that needed dental work badly and the raw diet cleaned up his teeth to where they didn't need any dental anymore. if you are interested PM me and i'll send the recipe to you. it's also a great recipe for good quality human grade food for a dog to eat
as far as the man issue, you may have to have men around her more that give her treats, like your son, husband, friends ext. make each man sit with her calmly for awhile and give her treats so she associates them with good things. that should help ease her fears a bit...
good luck and God Bless you for your caring attitude and taking in this rescue