On 22 Jul 2003, Marshall Dermer opined:

1. It is true that Bichon's easily develop tartar. It is
best to address this by brushing your dog's teeth every
other day with doggy toothpaste.

Hi Marshall,

Are bichon's more predisposed to tarter development than other breeds? Any
reasons why it might be so?

Interesting. Thanks, and good post.

Chad

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On 22 Jul 2003, Marshall Dermer opined:

1. It is true that Bichon's easily develop tartar. It is
best to address this by brushing your dog's teeth every
other day with doggy toothpaste.

Hi Marshall,

Are bichon's more predisposed to tarter development than other breeds? Any
reasons why it might be so?

Interesting. Thanks, and good post.

Chad

--
Looking for a pet? Adopt one! ** http://www.petfinder.com
Info for a healthy, happy dog? * http://www.dog-play.com


A philosopher is merely someone who admits his own
neuroses.

In article (Marshall Dermer) writes:
Oops!!!


2. As for dry dog food being better, you should know that
the incidence of bladder stones is higher for dogs fed
kibble than those fed dry dog food.

than those fed canned/moist food.



You should also consider that Bichons are prone to bladder
stones as you will discover he

http://www.bichon.org/stonestable1.htm


I know all this because my beloved Max is a Havanese, a Bichon
cousin, who has had bladder stones is on a special diet.

Best wishes for success.

--Marshall

In article (Marshall Dermer) writes:
Oops!!!


2. As for dry dog food being better, you should know that
the incidence of bladder stones is higher for dogs fed
kibble than those fed dry dog food.

than those fed canned/moist food.



You should also consider that Bichons are prone to bladder
stones as you will discover he

http://www.bichon.org/stonestable1.htm


I know all this because my beloved Max is a Havanese, a Bichon
cousin, who has had bladder stones is on a special diet.

Best wishes for success.

--Marshall

In article Dimpled Chad writes:
On 22 Jul 2003, Marshall Dermer opined:

1. It is true that Bichon's easily develop tartar. It is
best to address this by brushing your dog's teeth every
other day with doggy toothpaste.

Hi Marshall,

Are bichon's more predisposed to tarter development than other breeds? Any
reasons why it might be so?

I don't have a clue. A veterinary dentist would have the answer to this
kind of question but I'm not sure if such a profession exists.

Did you see my correction to my intitial reply? The correlational
data indicates that dogs fed kibble are more likely to form
calcium oxalate stones than those fed canned/moist food.

If you want you can just hydrate the kibble before serving it.
We used to soak our dog's kibble overnight in the fridge.

We've since started feeding him home-cooked food.

Interesting. Thanks, and good post.

Thanks for the kind words Chad.

BTW, are you aware of clicker training? It is a great positive
way of training your puppy.

--Marshall

In article Dimpled Chad writes:
On 22 Jul 2003, Marshall Dermer opined:

1. It is true that Bichon's easily develop tartar. It is
best to address this by brushing your dog's teeth every
other day with doggy toothpaste.

Hi Marshall,

Are bichon's more predisposed to tarter development than other breeds? Any
reasons why it might be so?

I don't have a clue. A veterinary dentist would have the answer to this
kind of question but I'm not sure if such a profession exists.

Did you see my correction to my intitial reply? The correlational
data indicates that dogs fed kibble are more likely to form
calcium oxalate stones than those fed canned/moist food.

If you want you can just hydrate the kibble before serving it.
We used to soak our dog's kibble overnight in the fridge.

We've since started feeding him home-cooked food.

Interesting. Thanks, and good post.

Thanks for the kind words Chad.

BTW, are you aware of clicker training? It is a great positive
way of training your puppy.

--Marshall

In article Dimpled Chad
writes:
But, as always, I read your posts with great interest (this is probably the
first to which I've replied). They are always concise, learned, and helpful.
Thanks for them.

OK!! :-)

--Marshall

In article Dimpled Chad
writes:
But, as always, I read your posts with great interest (this is probably the
first to which I've replied). They are always concise, learned, and helpful.
Thanks for them.

OK!! :-)

--Marshall