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Expert: - 1/8/2009


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Jack is about 3 years old and every check-up he's had the vet says his teeth and gums are in good shape. However Jack has the worst breath, there are times when I can smell it from across the room. I give him the pedigree breath busters as treats, and he eats only dry dog food. I don't know what to do about his breath!

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Hi Priscilla, I wish I knew the answer to this question because I have a poodle with the same issue. The vet told me to try giving him 2.5 mg of pepcid daily because it might be his stomach but the lowest dose of pepcid i could find was 10 mg and when I try to cut them into fours they just crumble into powder so havent been able to even try this.

I just give him A LOT of things to chew, rawhides etc which seems to help a little bit, and I keep his face clean, because he is a poodle and had a moustache/beard, I shaved it off and that seemed to cut down on the smell a tiny little bit but he just has obnoxious breath. period.

So..... not sure I can help much on this one as I am struggling with it myself. I CAN tell you that one of my other dogs occasionally has bad breath but irregularly and we found out he was eating poop so at least check to see if yours is doing that!?

Good luck!
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I am happy to answer BEAGLE BREED SPECIFIC behavioral questions. Please DO NOT ask CRATE TRAINING OR MEDICAL questions! I am not a vet nor an expert in the use of crates.

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I currently have one beagle, a male age 5, an 12 month old Pit Bull, and a 8 year old min. poodle. I have had to let go of three of my dogs, 2 beagles and 1 whippet/rat terrier mix in the past 5 years, most recently my whippet mix. The two beagles lived to 15 and the whippet mix to 13.5, it has been hard to say goodbye to them. I have done rescue work on and off for years as well as fund-raising for the local animal shelter. I worked for a dog magazine in the past (Southern California Dog Magazine). Being a psychotherapist has encouraged me to do in depth studying of animal behavior as well. I have worked with many people to help curb undesirable behaviors in their dogs (or them!) or to form good behaviors. My life is devoted to and surrounded by my dogs........The picture you see here is Zeppelin but we also call him the "miracle dog". He was hit by a car April 2010 while out with the dog walker and had very serious injuries... 4 surgeries and $17,000 later my boy is whole again and back to loving life. He is so special to me and he weathered a lot of pain and trauma yet is still the sweet boy he always was! I also work to stop Breed Specific Legislation and help to get pit bulls adopted.

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HSUS, PETA, SPCA DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!

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Dog Fancy

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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist

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Honored by the Agoura Animal Shelter for my volunteer work.

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