I feed him Nutro Large Puppy Food, soon to switch to
the adult food. Thanks for the advice!
--- Carol Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Your making this harder on you self than it needs
> to be. The browning around the beard in normal,
> some relate it to a stainless steel bowl, I think
> its due to the saliva and digestive enzymes since
> they also tend to discolor in there sanitary area as
> well. I thin out the beard with thinning shears
> myself. I'm DO know someone who actually used men's
> Hair coloring formula to get rid of it and it
> worked...the kind that they comb trough, of course
> it does wear off..........lol........
>
> Most dogs even the blond ones will have browning
> around the mouth as well.
>
> What are you feeding your dog? This may be the
> culprit not his teeth.........Some of my dogs are
> 10years old and their breath smells like nothing,
> then I've got some puppies or youngsters that have
> more of an order as well............
>
> My dogs use cow hoofs to chew on. there are some
> scented chewies you can get to freshen breath as
> well...........
>
> fondly,
>
> Carol/scl
>
> www.southerncharmlabradoodles.com
>
>
> Christa Karet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Okay, so, Shaggy is now 11 months old on September
> 28th, and his breath is stinky. His back teeth have
> some plaque on them and I have tried to brush his
> teeth as well as give him Greenies. He also eats
> apples as well.
>
> Our vet, who happens to live on our street, when I
> spoke to her about having the dog's teeth cleaned
> told
> me that she advises against it because once you
> start
> cleaning the dog's teeth the teeth actually get
> worse
> and you have to clean them every 6 months to a year
> after that. So.............she advised against it.
> Does anyone have any advice on this matter? Should I
> have his teeth cleaned?
>
> On another aside, Shaggy's beard is getting brown
> instead of gray. Any suggestions on how to keep his
> beard from turning that color? Someone said there is
> something you can put in his food that will take out
> the stain. I constantly clean off his beard with
> baby
> shampoo.
>
> He's high maintenance, but I LOVE HIM!
>
> Christa
>
>
>
>
>
>
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