[Britster]

Does she NEED the dentals every year, or are you just doing it as a precaution? Some dogs do need one every 6 months - one year, depending on the severity of their teeth. But if the teeth aren't that bad, I don't personally see why a yearly dental is completely necessary.

I am not looking forward to Jackson having one... I kind of want him to by at least early next year. He will be 3 this month and they aren't bad, by any means, just a bit of tarter build-up on the canines, but he does have this over-bite problem where his bottom teeth poke into his upper gums, so I kind of just want to get it checked out and as a precaution, have it done this year and then hopefully avoid it for more years to come...

I do try to brush as often as possible but it tends to be about once a week, if that. I sprinkle PlaqueOff on his food every other day and use Petzlife once a week. So I definitely try to take preventives. I think I am just lucky his teeth are okay even with what I do, because I could be doing more.

But, yeah, sometimes genetics calls for dentals every year and you can't help it. I think it's more dangerous to let 'em rot or get nasty and spread disease through gum disease, periodontal (sp?) disease, etc.