How to Approach Brushing Dog's Teeth

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By Jin Li
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brushing dog's teeth

You have to approach brushing dog's teeth because dogs need teeth care as a regular routine. It is important to take care of your dog's teeth and make him get used to it from an early age. Brushing dog's teeth will prevent tartar build up and prevent serious infections associated with teeth decay later in life. While dogs do not need their teeth brushed twice a day like humans do, we should still brush it at least once a week to properly remove any buildup from food.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

dog toothbrush
dog finger toothbrush
dog toothpaste

Step 1

Brushing dog's teeth by using dog toothpaste. Human toothpastes are not suitable for dogs. While we spit out most of our toothpastes, dogs will swallow instead. Dog toothpastes are designed for dogs in two ways, flavor and safety. They come in a variety of flavors that are pleasant to dogs. And they are also safe for your dog to swallow in large amounts.
Step 2

finger toothbrush

There are two styles of toothbrush for dogs. There is a small soft brush that fits on your fingers. It has very delicate brushes. It is meant for smaller dogs and it's a great tool to use to introduce tooth brushing to your dog. They are called finger toothbrush. Start brushing dog's teeth with the finger brush.
Step 3

The other toothbrush looks very similar to human tooth brush and it's meant to the back teeth and harder to reach areas.
Step 4

Introduce your dog to tooth brushing by first letting them smell the toothpaste. If they like it, they will lick it. It is important that the dog likes the toothpaste flavor because tooth brushing is not a pleasant experience for them and you want to make it as painless as possible for dogs.
Step 5

Put some toothpaste on the finger brush or toothbrush. Gently lift their upper lip to expose some of the teeth. You don't have to force open their jaw, actually that would make the dog hate the experience more. Gently brush each tooth. Most dogs will swallow toothpaste right away so you don't have to rinse their mouth.