sighthounds & siberians wrote:


I think genetics is just about everything when it comes to dogs'
teeth.

Yup. 11 1/2 year old Viva, never a dental in her life and no problems at
all. Seven year old Cala literally has the teeth of a 2 year old dog;
blinding white and absolutely no tartar.

Three year old Zipper has had two cleanings and will have to have one
each year. They are all kibble fed and have been all their lives. Zipper
doesn't have a lot of jaw power to clean teeth himself and toy dogs in
generally tend to have crappy teeth.