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I need to brush my dogs teeth,...

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Question
I need to brush my dogs' teeth, but when I try to, my dogs won't let me,
and they eat the toothpaste.  How can I brush their teeth?  

Answer
Hold their mouth closed and insert the tooth brush along side the lips.  Just be persistent and try a few seconds at a time until you can work up to 1 minute on each side.

Make sure you are using pet toothpaste and consider trying a different flavor...CET has a new vanilla mint and maybe they would be less likely to eat that.

You can also give them GREENIES to help clean their teeth