Sometimes you just have to laugh. Or cry.Dog lovers beware. Did you know that dogs are supposed to go to the dentist now? I have owned many dogs in my lifetime, [9 at last count] and none of them ever went to the dentist before. They all lived good lives and yes, they all went to heaven.
So, Lou the dog has bad breath. Dog breath. Bad dog breath. When he is out on a walk, the other dogs go inside. We had to hang a piece of baloney around his neck to get the neighbor dogs to play with him.
So we wondered if he should go to the doggie dentist. When we found out that it was $300, we decided that his breath wasn't that bad. We asked another vet's office about having his teeth cleaned and they would do it for $88 dollars. Yesterday, Lou went to the dentist. Today, he has 14 fewer teeth, but the ones that he has, are really clean. Call him Lou the toothless dog. The vet says that sometimes, all those little teeth don't get used that much, and you put the brushing machine on them, and out they pop.
Evidently dogs from breeders can have bad teeth and Lou has bad teeth. Not as many bad teeth as before, but bad teeth none the less. There really isn't anything to do about this, scratch his back, say nice things to him, let him sit on your lap. They don't make doggie dentures.
On the bright side, Lou is feeling fine and he is eating like a pig. He still chases rabbits in the back yard and barks at anyone who comes into the house. He collected $14 from the tooth fairy last night. That is a lot of money for a dog. He wants a new leash, but I told him we were going to put his new found wealth against his dentist bill.
The moral of the story is this: brush your dog's teeth.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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