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Editor Theo Koekemoer Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Theo’s involvement with Bulldogs date back to the early 1970s.

He is a specialist Bulldog judge.

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Theo K | FROM THE EDITOR

Theo K I quote: “Why can’t people be kind? Internet bullying is not entertainment and rational people should not support or tolerate it. Really people grow up... If everyone was more concerned about their own issues and less about making someone else’s life as miserable as theirs then this world would surely be a better place?”

Nothing is more annoying than these pathetic people who walk around with chips on their shoulders. There stupid arguments have no substance and they normally turn ugly when anyone responds to their bullying.

Congratulations to Jean Hetherington who has won Dogs in Review magazine award for BEST OWNER-HANDLER. She has been described as follows: “A perennial exhibitor of top Bulldogs, Jean presents her breed to perfection. A mentor to newcomers, she is a great competitor and a model of good sportsmanship.” Well done!

Please support the magazine with your ads. At only $25 it’s cheaper than entries at most shows. Without paid advertisements no magazine could be sustainable.

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Westminster K.C | RESULTS

Westminster KC: Results Judge: Mr. Robin Stansell Best of Breed GCH Just Lonestar Bright Lights Big City Breeder: N Bermea & K Rodriguez Sire: Ch Cherokee Ultimate Plato Dam: Ch Cherokee Just Delicious Owner: Kara Gordon

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Westminster K.C | RESULTS

Westminster KC: Results Best Opposite Sex GCH Imperious Hamitup Southern Bell Breeder: Imperious Bulldogs & HamItUp Bulldogs Sire: Ch Hetherbull TMar’s Double-R-Nothin Dam: Imperious HamItUp Mirror Image Owner: Ellen Charles & Imperious Bulldogs & HamItUp Bulldogs & Hetherbull

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Eduardo Paris | BENTLEY

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Margaret Wildman | HEARTBREAKER

Ch. Ocobo Heartbreaker “OB (7) 1 Watkin’s Ch Ocobo Heart Breaker At Shipshape JW. Stunning white bitch of 18 mths. So clean and put down in tip top condition with the most wonderful bloom of quality about her that set her apart from others.

She had a stunning headpiece that was beautifully balanced to body with the best of eyes being round, dark, expressive, set wide and low and on a line with stop that was well defined. She had beautiful small rose ears that were set high and wide, well developed clean cheeks, sooty black nose with wide open nostrils and clean nose rope.

I liked her wide, deep well cushioned muzzle, fine wrinkling, super thrust and turn-up of under jaw and beautiful layback of foreface and obvious chin. This girl had a short strong neck that was let into well laid back shoulders that were beautifully tacked-on.

She had a fabulous front assembly with strong boned straight front legs down to firm pasterns and neat well knuckled feet. Her body was well knit and super shapely, well covered, heavy set with an absolutely fabulous roach.

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Margaret Wildman | HEARTBREAKER

Ch. Ocobo Heartbreaker It was so pleasing to draw ones hand down the neck to the wither, then follow through behind the shoulder and continue on to feel the slight rise over the loin and then the sudden fall off to tail and all done so smoothly and flowing.

She had excellent rear quarters that were elevated with a nice width of thigh and pleasing stifles that were round and stood out a tad. This beautiful girl showed to advantage, she had attitude in abundance and a super sharp profile outline. She set up and showed like a dream and moved around the ring with a sure footed steady action that was quick and heavy in front and beautifully light behind producing that slight rolling gait I love to see in this fabulous breed.

This girl was strong, sturdy and muscular yet truly feminine and I was pleased to award her the BCC�.

Margaret Wildman

What a beautiful and informative critique of a lovely bulldog.

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Jinwoo Lee| CIRCLE BULLDOGS

Circle Square Bulldogs: Korea I would like to introduce myself. Jinwoo Lee and my kennel “Circle bulldogs”, “I am the head of our kennel.

I and our main kennel are currently based in Seoul Korea. As owners of bulldogs, and the head of our kennel, I am and will continuously be infatuated with bulldogs. Though our homepage, I aim to publicize our love for bulldogs and thus, contribute to the spread of their popularity in countries, including but not only America and Europe but also and most importantly, Korea and the rest of Asia.

From a young age, I have been raised in an environment full of dogs and have naturally become captivated by the beauty warmth of dogs of various breeds.

Along with our family member Circle Roni’s achievement as a baby class BIS, the growing number of our bulldog family members(placed from America) has continually been a great joy in my life.

As time passes, I realize that I am no longer separable from living with bulldogs. I have created a home that promotes the wellbeing of our bulldogs and have met several great individuals, who share this same experience, in the process of doing so.

To all of the other bulldog lovers, I sincerely wish you long-lasting happiness and health for your bulldog families.

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Annette | STORY

What’s there to say about Bulldogs?

What’s there to say about English Bulldogs? February Here we are again, time is flying when we are having fun. Because we make sure every day is full of great things.

First of all I realized I never introduced myself. And when I am talking about us I mean my brother Hazes and myself. I am almost six years old and I am an English bulldog living in Holland or, if I want to say it correctly: the Netherlands.

We live in a small town in the middle of the Netherlands with other English bulldogs, but we have a group of female bullies in our town with whom we can hang-out once in a while. I think our owner organizes these walks specifically for us. Most of the times we go to the riverside which is situated next to our town.

At the riverside we have a lot of space to run, we can catch branches and we can play in the water. I am not really a fan of water though, I only go that far in that my belly hits the water surface. That’s enough for me to cool off and when I am cooled off I can draw my attention to the girls again. When there are four of them you can imagine how busy it is for me. As a real man you have to make sure every female is satisfied.

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Annette | STORY

What’s there to say about Bulldogs?

My brother is really crazy about water. He likes to swim and if it’s up to him, he would swim every chance he gets . I think he is nuts. But maybe that’s why he is the muscular guy and I have to do it with my provocative look and my charms.

We are not the only animals who take a walk at the riverside. We often see big, very big black and white creatures, also on four legs and with a very large head. I think my owner calls them cows. I don’t know what to think of them, they act curious and you can’t play with them and they also make strange noises.

So most of the time they are also there I choose to ignore them. Unless they interfere with our group and then a bark is enough to scare them. And then they run away in a really funny way. I don’t think they are made to run because they have some strange and funny looking things swaying around between their legs.

We live above our owner’s flower shop. So we have a great street view and we can check everything happening outside. If I stand on the windowsill with all my four paws, I see the most.

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Annette| STORY

What’s there to say about Bulldogs?

To get enough room I have to push some indoor plants aside but why are they standing there anyway? I don’t think my owner likes that very much because when he sees it, he immediately wants me to get down. The greatest thing of living on the second floor is that my brother and I have our own elevator. So we don’t have to walk the stairs all the time. I like to brag about our elevator when we are among friends.

They are really jealous of us! We have plenty of room and in every room at least two dog baskets, so it’s hard to choose which one to use. We feel a little bit obliged to sleep in every basket once in a while, but we prefer the bench.

Last month we had a bet remember? How long will our owners keep up their good intentions… well we think they didn’t stick with it because they sit as much on the bench as they did before. And we see these takeaway plastics on the table more often….so they are kind of weak again….as predicted!

We hope you know us a little better now and when you are in the neighborhood drop by anytime! You can use our elevator!

Thanks to Alet Bredenkamp for the illustration.

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Cheryl Knapp | PERFORMANCE

Bulldogs in performance events Bulldogs can indeed participate--and thrive--in all sorts of doggy sports and events! This Group is a place to learn more about the various performance events you can enjoy with your Bulldog, as well as share your brags, photos, videos and more! Join the fun and build a stronger bond with your dog! 路 Cheryl Knapp is running a superb facebook group for Bulldogs in performance events. https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulldogPerformance/ If you have any good articles on bulldogs in performance events please send them to : theo@bullishmagazine.com Also let me know of your wins!

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Non-Sporting Group 2 goes to... GUCCI!

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Anneke van der Wijst | BREEDER PROFILE

Of the Tivoli Bulls Name: Anneke van der Wijst Country: Belgium Years involvement in breed 25 years In 1989 we bought our first Bulldog, actually it were 2 sisters. So they would have each others company.

No intention of showing or breeding. One year laterwe did buy a 3rd female, with her I did my first dogshow and so it all started. In 1990 we applied for the affix “Of the Tivoli Bulls” and shortly after that our first litter was born. It was a “piece of cake” and we wondered why people often said that breeding Bulldogs wasn’t easy. Believe me, in the 25 years we are in the breed and many litters later I do understand it.

Why bulldogs?

Thats a good question, because they are special, surrely their character and looks. Its a challenge to breed them or like I sometimes say “ a dive into the deep, swim or drown”. With that I mean breeding a high quality one. Multiplying is not so difficult thats not the challenge.

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Anneke van der Wijst| BREEDER PROFILE

What is your “Pet hate”?

No breed-typical head and weak pasterns with weak feet.

What single feature would you say is most important?

The head, the bulldog is a head-breed, one of the things I learned from in the early beginnings and never forgotten. Specifically the lay-back with a well turned-up underjaw, length of skull and if this all can be acomplished with a well filled muzzle, then we have a head. Knowing they have a body too, and that its a total dog, what makes a winner, but still its 1st the head and front, then the body. If this all is in one dog, mission accomplished! Not as easy as its sounds...

If you could choose one dog from the past, which one would it be?

My husband would say “Isgraig Bendingo Boy” i’m sure. A true male who still could win a lot nowadays. For myself this question has 2 answers. Emotional without a doubt Bits and Pieces of the Tivoli Bulls “Twinky”. A fawn female who was always next to me, it was her character what touched my heart.

10 years we were together and never had such a strong bond with a dog as I had with her. Still miss you my girl.....

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Anneke van der Wijst BREEDER PROFILE

Tell us more about your kennel As I mentioned in an earlier question “Tivoli Bulls” started officially in 1990, in the Netherlands. The neighboorhoud we lived in was called “ Tivoli” so that explains our affix. Tivoli Bulls are 2 people my husband Hans and I, we are both very fanatical.

Hans more in breeding and producing the “perfect Bulldog” myself I like to show dogs but breeding is a passion too.

We started to show dogs and quickly reached a higher level, if I may say it like this. In 1994 the first Champion was reality, Ch. Makepeace of the Tivoli Bulls who won BOB at the Dutch Ch. Club show, in the same year the 2nd Dutch Champion named Choc-nut Muffin of the Tivoli Bulls.

Our 1st imported male was from the UK, Isgraig Bendingo Boy, who became a worthy Multi Champion and did a lot of good for the breed during those years.

He won BOB in 1995 at the Dutch Ch. Clubshow under strong competition. In 1996 his daughter Covergirl of the Tivoli Bulls won Best Bitch CC at the Ch. Clubshow. The next year, 1997, a strong female named Bloody Mary of the Tivoli Bulls took the top honours with BOB at again the Ch. Clubshow in Holland. She is still a recordholder with 226 Bulldogs entered at the Ch. Clubshow in the Netherlands.

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Anneke van der Wijst | BREEDER PROFILE

She was born out of Makepeace and Bendingo Boy. Bloody Mary was shown in a lot of countries in Europe which resulted in a many National and Int. Ch. titles. One of the most memorable was BOB at the European Champion show at Genova in Italy. Never will I forget the main ring, still get “goose bumbs” remembering the crowd and support.

In 1999 we moved to Belgium to a small town called Lommel, just 20 km from were we used to live. More space for the dogs and us, which we enjoy every minute of the day.

We did get more and more involved in the breed and started to sell abroad, many of them became champion in countries like Canada, Russia, USA, Philippines, Japan, South Africa, Brazil and many more all over the world.

Then in 2007 we had a litter with a white female pup in it. My husband fell in love from day one and totally convinced with 14 days old he said to me “we both dont like white dogs but this will be the first one who stays”. I looked with “horror” to a white female puppy and finally did agree to keep her. We named her “Faith of the Tivoli Bulls” and with her a new chapter started. She grew up into a beautiful youngster, but with a super stubborn character, not easy to handle in the ring. If the “madam” didnt like it, she wouldnt move at all.... that required some extra training,

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Faith and I became a team and after that, we collected the points. She moved like a dream, had a short and compact hard body and the head what was required. I have never enjoyed so much showing a dog as I did with “Faith” , Ginger as she is called at home, this female had it all, a natural beauty!

She has won many titles with proud and as crown, she gained her World Winner title in 2009 In Bratislava under Mr. V. van Raamsdonck.

She is still in our home, getting and old lady, but her beauty and character is still very present. Something my husband and I still appreciate every day.

Now we are in 2015 and still as eager as always to breed a beautiful bulldog with everything that is required. From time to time we import new males to get “fresh blood” in our kennel. Sometimes a female, but thats more exceptional as we have good home bred females. Our latest import is Errol-Flyn Jubilee, breeder Stefan Sinko from Slovenia, who I have shown with joy to his Champion title.

Line breeding or outcross?

Both is the answer. We had a few males in the past who were strongly line bred and we learned they produce different than an out cross, more stronger in type. We both dont see line-breeding as the only way to get what we want.

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Our females are strong and often we find a male who can complent what the girls are missing. A dog’s pedigree must always be good , never a lucky shot dog.

Specialist or all rounder?

Specialist, because he/she knows the breed standard and looks for it. Although some good all rounders pick out the right ones too, they often go more for easy movement.

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Errol-Flyn Jubilee Ch. Errol-Flyn CAC-CACIB + |BOB under Mrs. K. Ogren (Malcolm Bulldogs) SE, Jubilee 102 | February 2015 Bullish Magazine Int. Dogshow 2/11/2014 Bleiswijk (NL)

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Nikkita’s Dream Of The Tivoli Bulls

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Narcchioni Of The Tivoli Bulls

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TheoK | JUNIORS

Juniors I would like to include ‘juniors’ as a regular feature of the magazine. If you have any good articles on juniors please send them to : theo@bullishmagazine.com Also let me know of your wins!

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Maddie and Tyson One of four California State Junior handler finalists! $750 Scholarship! It’s been a great start to the 2015 show year. Well done Maddie!

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Alecia Gibson | DOG TRAINING TIPS

Tips for a free stack “Does anyone have training suggestions/advice for teaching a nice free stack? My female free stacks pretty decent, and will reposition if I move into her.

My 10 month old puppy dog almost always stretches himself out, and if I move into him, he sits down.

“Alecia Gibson “I think it’s a natural talent that some dogs have and some do not. I start them begging inside with treats.

The really well balanced ones don’t need a lot of repositioning. They look good even if they aren’t perfectly stacked” “Give him time to learn to watch you. The rest can come later.”

“I like to use cheese sticks I work on stacking in the kitchen and use cheese sticks as bait. That way I can let it hang over the counter and tell them to wait............it keeps them focused while I stack them.

We lengthen the stack as training progresses.... Pretty soon they just freeze in a stack when i say wait.

Obviously they get little pieces of cheese as treats” “I use the clicker”

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theo k | EDUCATION

Revised FCI Standard

“I find the new FCI Standard describes a head very similar to the above illustration (right top) and is an almost complete departure from the original 1876 Standard. (left top)....No longer can some of the magnificent heads of the past, such as the revered head of Ch. Pugilist, be considered correct.......

No longer can Bulldogs adhering to the FCI Standard be considered correct if they have that tried and true method of assessing correct layback...i.e. a straight edge placed on the dog’s head should touch the tip of jaw (or underlip),,,,top of well tipped back nose....and rest in the furrow to the top of a “very high” forehead....The traditional head may still be winning, but future generations of Bulldoggers, wishing to adhere to the requirements of the new FCI Standard, unfortunately will be breeding heads closer to the illustration shown above.” Betty Davey

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theo k | EDUCATION

Revised FCI Standard Some breeders still argue that the revised standard does not ask for this, but it is so clear when you read through the standard.

This standard was imposed on breeders and acceptance of an imposed standard should never happen in the mind of true Bulldoggers.

The question remains: What has the UK Kennel Club achieved by enforcing these changes? They have achieved nothing at this point in time because we are stuck in limbo and many breeders are simply reducing exaggerations only but it will soon bite when the new breeders/judges come along in the next few years.

It is also clear that the UK Kennel Club has missed the boat with regards to improved breathing. “Having been involved with this breed for more than 65 years, I can state emphatically that distance from tip of nose to stop has very little to do with their ability to breathe freely.....Problem breathers almost always suffer from hypoplastic trachea or elongated soft palette.....Even Boxers can have stenotic nares...�

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Revised FCI Standard Most breeders will confirm that they have seen dogs with both types of heads and have seen some laid back noses breathe better than the dogs that look like boxers. Good tracheas, open nares, conditioned bulldogs are what breathe well.

The last KC/FCI Standard is no doubt the worst version ever of the Standard. It also means that none of the judges are judging according to the new standard. It is clear that these changes are ignored by breeders and judges, worldwide.

How can new breeders and judges understand the new standard and worst still breed or judge to it? where do they start?

The UK Kennel Club should hold their heads in shame. They have done the breed so much harm and exactly how much will only become evident in years to come.

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Doris Boyd| HEALTH

Interdigital cysts: Doris Boyd This is probably the most debated subject, without a final remedy. As breeders we can only attest to what worked for us. When I reach the end of my resources, it is then that I turn to God. And it was then that I found the help I had searched for, for years. Mikey had been plagued for 3 years with cysts on both feet.

Three surgeries and medications beyond belief and 3 vets telling me it was a bulldog thing. In desperation I got on my knees and asked for help.

He was my baby. I won’t go into how it happened but I looked at the ingredients in the food and read an article about sugar beet pulp and how it affects the feet. I changed food and within 11 days the feet were clear of cysts.. The food I had been feeding was using beet pulp and molasses. I started feeding Solid Gold Hund n Flocken.

This all happened 15 years ago. I have never had another cyst. Another breeder was having the same problems. She changed to a food without sugar beet pulp and within 10 days the feet were clear. Not only did it get rid of cysts, the feet looked puffy..the feet went from fat and ugly to normal.. I wish I knew how all this happened. I just know I took away the food that was the problem. When Mikey died, he had never had another cyst and the vets never understood why.

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Rianne Veldkamp| HEALTH

Dental Disease One of the most important and overlooked health issues in our four- legged pets is periodontal disease. Literally, this means inflammation and deterioration of the gums, accumulation of tartar (calculus) on the teeth, tooth loosening or decay, and breath that could sink a ship (halitosis).

Your veterinarian will examine your pet’s mouth, gums and teeth during the annual exam. Instead of giving those unnecessary annual vaccines, consider instead the recommendations to have your pet’s teeth cleaned and polished, if needed. Animal hospitals do dental hygiene work just like your regular dentist does. There are machines that scale, and polish the teeth, and hand instruments to get into those hard to reach gum pockets in between and above the teeth. A fluoride gel or foam will be put onto the teeth and then rinsed back off after the dental procedure is finished. The only difference between animal and human dentistry is anatomy (they have a few more teeth than we do), and the fact that pets won’t hold still so they must have anesthesia during the dental.

A tube is placed into the airway with a cuff inflated so that no liquid will accidentally go down the airway while your pet is asleep. Machines are used to monitor the heart and respiratory rate, and oxygen concentration in the blood.

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This insures more safety and peace of mind while your pet is under the effects of injectable anesthetic or inhaled gas anesthesia.

If you keep up on the annual maintenance of good oral health for your pet, then dentals will rarely be needed, or if they are done they will be less complicated and take less time.

There are veterinary dental specialists that can do root canals, braces and other specialized procedures that would be warranted or needed on pets.

There are many oral healthcare products available to help keep the gums, and teeth healthy. Such things as special disinfectant type toothpastes or gels can be used on a toothbrush. Dr. Doug prefers, in most cases, the Maxiguard gel made with all naturalvitamin C and the mineral zinc. All of these products strive to keep the bacterial countdown in the mouth which helps prevent the accumulation of plaque and tartar on theteeth. Plaque is the daily film that coats the entire mouth and tongue. It is composed of bacteria, food particles, minerals and acids that form in the saliva. You can habituate your cat or dog at a young age to tooth brushing. First, start by just handling the mouth, lifting the lips, getting them used to having your fingers inside the mouth, and making them hold still.

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Rianne Veldkamp| HEALTH

Dental Disease Dr. Doug likes to use gravy or meat sauce at first while the pet gets used to all this fuss. They gradually look forward to it, or at least it is not all negative if you give them lots of praise, and make this into a daily ritual. Start with your fingers and move on over time to gauze, cotton balls, small rags or a toothbrush.

Water piks and sonic toothbrushes, while very effective in humans, the vibrations and liquid jets will frighten or cause your pet to cough or gag. Animals don’t know how to spit, and they will attempt to swallow all that liquid.

There are a couple of special prescription type every day dry foods which claim to betartar busters.

There are also several kinds of chews and treats available, which offer the same thing. Two very popular brands of chew treats are Bullies and Greenies.

These are fun to chew, are natural and organic, and dogs love them. If your pet uses these things there will be improved dental health. Contrary to popular belief regular dry food by itself does NOT keep your pets teeth clean, no more than eating cereal all the time would clean your teeth without brushing!

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Rianne Veldkamp| HEALTH

Cats and smaller breeds of dogs seem to have the worst tooth and gum problems when compared to larger breeds of dogs. Our pet’s ancestors were originally designed to eat meat, and chew on bones. The tendons, fur, and bones of their prey were nature’s little tooth brushes. Dr. Doug has cared for wild mammals for 25 years, and not once has he seen a wild cougar or coyote needing any dental work.

What causes most dental problems?

In pets it’s simply a lack of an evolutionary appropriate diet. Commercial foods, dry and canned don’t allow the teeth and gums to get a daily scrub like they do with raw prey. To those pet owners who have switched over to raw foods for their pets, they have seen what meat and bones will do to keep the dentist away. Daily brushing is rarely needed and dental procedures are almost unheard of.

For those dog owners who won’t use raw meat just give your dog an uncooked bone. Raw beef bones, given weekly will clean the teeth and keep them that way. Even dogs with a large accumulation of tartar will clean their own teeth if they regularly will chew on raw bones, making future dentals unnecessary.

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Dental Disease Of course you can’t just switch diets in one day, but a gradual change over to raw foods can usually be accomplished with most dogs, cats, and young ferrets. Specific diet recommendations will be covered in a future column.

Don’t feed your pets cooked bones as they are apt to splinter, and won’t digest very well like raw bones will. The bones should be large enough and hard enough for the pet to chew on without swallowing medium to large chunks that might get stuck (the small pieces are not a problem at all). Soup bones (joint knuckle ends) are sold in grocery stores and usually have a lot of cartilage on them. The dog may love them, and they will help the teeth and gums immensely, but the extra cartilage may cause nausea and vomiting to occur.

Dr. Doug likes to give the middle parts of the leg bones (the shaft), cut to fit the size of the dog’s mouth. Puppies should be started out at a young age on bones so that they will learn proper bone chewing etiquette. Occasionally a dog will fracture a tooth while chewing on a raw bone.

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This cannot be prevented unless bones are not used at all. This indicates that the dog has softer enamel in the tooth than is normal, which is a constitutional problem. Always watch your dog at first to make sure everything is going well, until they get the hang of it. Cats won’t chew bones much, if at all, so we just grind up the bone, and mix them into the raw meat.

For pets with sore mouths, infected gums or loose teeth, a dental procedure is usually needed so the mouth can heal, and then introduce the bones and chew treats.

Thanks to Rianne Veldkamp for negotiating with her vet to use this article in Bullish Magazine.

By: Dr. Douglas R. YearoutAll Animal and Bird Clinic Everett, Washington, USA. www.holisticanimaldoc.com. All Rights Reserved

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