KNOW THY DOG'S NEXT SCHEDULED CLASS TIMES

NEXT CLASS TIMES

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH, SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH, AND SUNDAY OCTOBER 19TH, AT 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM

                                                                          OR

                SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2ND, 9TH, AND 16TH, AT 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM

THIS IS A NINE HOUR COURSE WHICH IS BROKEN UP INTO 3 THREE HOUR CLASSES.

LEARN TO BE MORE PROACTIVE WITH YOUR DOGS HEALTH CARE.

BUILD CONFIDENCE TO DEAL WITH MANY EMERGENCY FIRST AID SITUATIONS

 LEARN NUMEROUS GENERAL CARE TIPS.

TEETH CARE

 
Since I just blogged the other day about bad breath I thought I'd redo dental care!

 

TEETH CARE

A good nutritional diet will help keep your dog healthy. Another health issue dog owners should deal with on a regular basis is dental hygiene.

We can prevent common dental problems like bad breath, plaque and tartar from forming on our dog’s teeth. This also helps with gum disease: red, swollen and bleeding gums can lead to serious gum disease and infection.

 

                                                                      (TARTAR)

Many dog products and dry diets are available to help remove plaque, which is the bacteria and debris that forms on your dog’s teeth. Tartar is the hard yellowish substance that forms from plaque which hardens after time. Tartar needs a scaling to remove it from your dog’s teeth. In-house brushing with a dog's beef-flavoured tooth paste, or the use of oral rinses, will help reduce plaque, control tartar and prevent gingivitis - which is the inflammation of the gums.

Don’t use human tooth paste as it will upset your dog’s stomach.

 

Frequent checking of your dog’s mouth also will help you to prevent the formation of advanced tooth decay. Untreated gums will recede and teeth will become loose and fall out.

An annual check-up with your dog’s vet and the recommended tooth-scaling and polishing is another preventive measure. You can hand-scale at home if you buy a few dental tools.

Older dogs may paw at there mouths. If your dog is drooling more often, or has stopped eating or eats far less than normal, it may be a sign that they have sore teeth. Often dogs with infected teeth have very bad breath or sneeze regularly; this maybe an indication of an infection.

Attentive home care is your best prevention of dental problems.

GREAT TURN OUT AT WESTIE FUN DAY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COLD!

                                                                  145 WESTIES

                                                                      RESCUES

                                                                     RACES

                                                 THANKS FOR A GREAT DAY

DOG BREATH

BAD BREATH

USUALLY WHEN OUR DOGS HAVE BAD BREATH, THE MOST COMMON REASON IS A DENTAL ISSUE. YOUR DOG MAY HAVE TARTAR ON THE TEETH, OR GUM DISEASE FROM LACK OF ORAL CARE.

NOT ALL BAD BREATH IS FROM YOUR DOGS MOUTH. IF THE DOG’S STOMACH IS UPSET OR YOUR DOG HAS BEEN VOMITING OR HAS DIARRHEA A GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT UPSET IS ANOTHER COMMON REASON FOR YOUR DOG’S BREATH TO SMELL BADLY.

IF YOUR DOG HAS A LIVER CONDITION, THE BREATH WILL ALSO HAVE AN UNPLEASANT ODOUR.

IF YOUR DOG’S BREATH SMELL LIKE URINE, IT MAY BE AN INDICATOR OF KIDNEY PROBLEMS.

IF YOUR DOG’S BREATH HAS A FRUITY SMELL THIS MAYBE AN INDICATOR OF DIABETES

HALITOSIS IS AN RED FLAG, THAT YOU SHOULD BE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DOG AND INVESTIGATING WHY HE HAS BAD BREATH.

YOUR DOG’S VET CAN HELP YOU WITH THE DIAGNOSIS.

 

REMINDER WESTIES WALK AND FUN DAY TOMORROW

                              Join us for a great day of fun with your Westie at our

Westie Walk and Fun Day

This is a fund raising event for Westies in Need (WiN) Rescue

Sunday, September 14, 2014

@ 10:00 a.m. Rain or Shine

Dogz Canine Sports Centre, 3859 Carling Ave,

Nepean, Ontario

Westie Walk followed by our fun events and BBQ

Westie Terrier Races

Westie Fun Events and games

Prizes awarded for ALL events. A special prize will be given to the

person who collects the most pledges.

For more information OR pledge sheets contact Kim McLean

Kim@westiesinneed.ca OR telephone 613-652-4974

Or visit us at www.westiesinneed.ca

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!