[maxdog]

I never realized how important dental is to the dogs. Both mine just went under and they lost 2 teeth each. But dogs have 42 teeth so the loss of the 2 has not affected them. But I had noticed for the 2 weeks before that Max's personality had "toned down" a little. He is a yapper. In the morning I put some peanut butter in a kong to give them as I walk out the door. Normally as soon as he saw me grab the PB he would start barking and would not stop until I gave him the kong. But lately he had stopped barking. He just watched me. He still ate the PB but he was different. I also noticed that he was not responding to my hand command to bark. Something was wrong. He wasn't lethargic but he just did not seem as energetic as normal. He went for the dental and within 2 days after he was back to normal. I get the PB out and he goes crazy and will not shut up. Now once I even start to raise my hand to give the bark command he starts barking. His energy level is back to normal. My point is that the health of the teeth has a direct correlation to his overall health so please don't ignore the teeth.