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Originally Posted by Epoc  My yorki is 6 months old. I have just tried to brush his teeth and he absolutely will not let me. He fights it so hard, I'm afraid I will hurt him if I hold him too tightly. Any suggestions?:. |
This is why doing it everyday is most important. It becomes routine. What I would do is sametime everyday. Brush just the fronts. Even just one part of the front. A few seconds everyday. Just different parts each time. The maybe in a week or 2 you can do all the fronts one time. As he gets better work your way to the back. Just one part at a time again. So always fronts then backs then someday all. It usually takes me 2-3 months before I can get them all in one sitting. Then you can work on increasing time. But really a minute of brushing everyday insures you don't over brush. You can inspect their teeth everyday and increase in areas if you notice staining. And most important. A small treat after with praise. hth