Turkey Necks - Natural Dog Toothbrushes

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Keeping Your Dogs Teeth Clean Has Never Been so Easy!

Many people battle with bad breathe and tarter buildup on their dogs teeth. This is especially true with the larger breed dogs - Fido runs up, goes to give you a kiss, and one exhale of his doggy breathe just about
 knocks you out. You worry about what visitors might think and wonder if you'll ever be able to snuggle close to your stinky friend again. If you've ever had your dog have a dental, depending on where you live, you've probably been shocked by the $300+ price tag. I mean, human teeth cleanings don't even cost that much!

I have two large breed dogs (greyhounds) Greyhounds, as well as many breeds of dogs, are prone to bad teeth.. We've tried tooth brushing, we've tried mouth rinsing, we've tried special diets and special vet recommended chews. Some of them made a little impact, others made none at all. One thing we kept hearing time and time again from other greyhound people was that turkey necks did wonders. We ignored this advice at first because necks of turkeys? It's not like they were sold at Wal-mart and how could something like THAT make that big of a difference?

Finally, one day we were at the natural pet store and discovered in their freezer of raw dog foods the long thought about turkey necks. Sold in individual necks, we decided to make the few dollar investment and check it out. We gave each dog a turkey neck on a blanket, still frozen. They both sniffed tentatively and went to town on their new treat. Over half an hour later, one dog had lost interest and the other dog was still chewing away. I packed up the remainder of uninterested dogs neck and let the other dog continue eating. Another ten minutes went by and then she was done too (and the neck was gone!)

I gave them a few minutes to get a drink and realize there decadent treat was gone and then checked out their teeth. The difference was amazing!! The chewing and scraping the bone had done on their teeth as they tried to eat it at many different angles had scraped away a huge amount of plaque! Their teeth looked about 75% better than they did an hour earlier before they ate the bones!

Published by Wendie J
I am a 20 something female living in northern Wisconsin. I'm very active in greyhound adoption and am also a big geek.  View profile
  
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Cool! I gave my dog a raw turkey neck for the first time last week and I too saw a difference in his teeth after the first turkey neck! It scraped a little bit of tartar off his teeth, I am sure the next time it will be more.
Thanks for writing this. My dog has some tartar build up on his teeth and he's only 2 years old. I will try the raw chicken necks.
Thanks-- great article!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good article - and correct on the raw/cooked bones. There is one caution *I* have found - watch small dogs and scale down. Feed in proportion to size - my fox terrier eats chicken leg quarters - I started removing the larger leg bone when he was having minor issues with it. The GSD and border collies have no problems.
A majority of owners feeding raw diets (not processed kibble) often feed a combination of chicken, beef, pork, and turkey bones. Raw bones that are appropriately sized for your dog are not an issue - you run into the splintering issue with COOKED bones - like the type that are stolen from the garbage after turkey dinner.
I find this interest since the last thing you should give your dog is poultry bones. They splinter and can cause internal damage. Good luck.
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