DOG TV – Photo Contest – VOTE for ChazzTheDog on FB

Adopted Mom has entered me, ChazzTheDog into DOGTV’s Photo Contest.

I pawmise to be a good representative of da dogs if I am voted the new face of DOGTV!!!

Readers, please take a minute and vote for me.  This is the link: http://t.co/OJ6lJIgFqf

First you haf to LIKE the DOG TV Facebook Page

Then you click on the Photo Contest picture.

Then you click on the tab at the beginning of the pictures- Most Popular

I am on the 5th row, the 3rd column is my picture to vote for me.

This is my picture in da contest, please take a minute and vote for me, and fanx!

 

ChazzTheDog

You only vote one single time, so you don’t have to come back every day. Just please vote for me one time.  I am waaayyy behind the leader and could use a halping paw from my furriends.

Thanx for listening…

ChazzTheDog

April Winner Announcement Overdue – Part Deux

 

Sheesh! Mommie has really been messing up. We were supposed to announce the winner of the fantastic book giveaway for If I Should Die Before My Dog by Joe & Cathy Conolly.

We got a nice response to our contest, and it seems readers are very interested in this topic. It is important that’s for sure.

AdoptedMom blog looks forward to bringing our readers more vital information similar to this in the future. So…………….. stay tuned. 

So without further delay——–> The Random Picker Machine has selected StephenLee Phillips as our winner!!!

Stephen Lee Phillips please email me at adoptedmomtochazz@gmail.com and send us your mailing address so we can ship out your book.

 

Thanks!

April Winner Announcement – Overdue

Hey Gang,

We fell asleep at the switch over here. We were supposed to announce our winner of the Orapup Dental Starter Kit a few days ago..but Mommie was at the doctor’s office and furgetted. I reminded her so here it is.

Orapup Single Brush

 

The Random Thingy Machine picked Radiant Redhead, Mom to Romeo as our winner.

Radiant Redhead please email me at adoptedmomtochazz@gmail.com with your mailing address so we can ship out your brand new Starter Kit. And Romeo happy licking!!!

 

ChazzTheDog and Adopted Mom

Canine Dental Health – Do You Think It’s Important? Give Us Your Opinion

As a child we had several dogs growing up in our house. My mother primarily cared for the dogs; the kids mostly petted and played with them. In those days they did not know all the things they know now, and the advances in pet health were still around the corner.

I have no memory of my mother “brushing the dog’s teeth”. There was no special attention paid to canine teeth. Baths were the important thing. Especially if your dog had the misfortune of coming into contact with a skunk. Which is exactly what happened with our beautiful long-haired Sheltie Collie…but back to teeth.

Nowadays it is common for new pet owners to be encouraged to brush their dog’s teeth. Pet stores offer shelves of pet toothpastes, toothbrushes, oral sprays, even doggie mints for bad breath.

When I adopted ChazzTheDog, I immediately bought toothpaste and a finger brush. I was told it was the best selling canine toothpaste flavor at the store. Well, Chazz apparently did not know that he should like poultry flavored toothpaste – and did not take to it very well. I found the finger brush more difficult to manipulate. We next tried a vanilla flavored paste which he licked straight off my finger. I got a longer tooth brush, but not a full sized bristle brush. It is actually a rubberized brush with flexible bristle.

Success!!

I began brushing his teeth about 3 days a week. Since he couldn’t rinse his mouth out; I also purchased an canine oral spray to use following the brushing. Despite our best efforts, I could see tartar and some spots appearing on Chazz’s teeth. Following that, I found out I could have his teeth professionally cleaned. I read that this has been shown to extend a dog’s life between three to five years. Well that was enough for me.

Non-anesthetic teeth cleaning can be pricey. I have seen it range between $160 – $225.00 for a session. Chazz is now 5 years old. He has had his teeth cleaned twice. He is overdue now, but the place I had it done at is now looking for a new vet dentist, so they can offer their canine dental clinics once again. The first experience was eventful. It turned out Chazz had gingivitis; so when they cleaned at his gum line they bled. Chazz swallowed some of this blood. When the cleaning was completed they returned Chazz to me, setting him on the cement floor. Chazz took two steps toward me and promptly vomited. They assured me this was from the blood he had swallowed and nothing more critical. Chazz went back a second time and everything went fine.

Vets say that as in humans, the health and condition of your dog’s mouth, gums, teeth, and even tongue can be indicators of his/her overall condition. As you know readers, we here at AdoptedMomToChazzTheDog Blog are not vets or animal trainer/ professionals of any kind. We do our research, try to educate ourself, and make the best decisions we can. And yes, finances play a part as well. Chazz has all his needs taken care of. Shelter, food, treats, toys, clothes, bed, leashes, and most of all love. I do the best I can with the resources I can spend on & for him.


serif;">Well, now there's something new in the canine dental health products.

OraPup Dog Breath Brush. http://www2.orapup.com/ It comes in a variety of colors, with flexible bristles on a paddle shaped brush your dog can lick. You simply spread about a ½ teaspoon of the flavoring around the bristles and then give it to your dog. My dog, Chazz, a medium sized Terrier/Shiba Inu mix took to it immediately.

There was no forcing or fight to get him to lick the bristles clean. At one end a raised edge works as a scraper for the dog’s tongue.

It’s simple and easy to do. The flavoring in this case Beef/Bacon comes in a plastic squeeze applicator bottle for quick application onto the paddle. Quickly, not only did Chazz understand that the way to get the flavoring was to lick the paddle bristles; but he used one of his paws to hold it in just the spot and position that he liked to get at it.

So stop fighting with your dog to get him to improve his dental health. Get an OraPup Dog Breath Brush and watch him or her jump right on board.

GiveAway for an OraPup Dog Breath Starter Kit

To Enter:

Required entry:

1. Leave a comment at the end of this post answering the question, How bad does your dog’s breath get? Describe and give example

Extra Entries:

1. Follow @ChazzTheDog on Twitter

2. Go to Orapup.com and leave a comment

Restrictions: Open to USA Residents only

18 yrs old & up

GiveAway entries accepted April 4th – April 11th

Winner will be announced at the blog on Friday April 12, 2013

So tell us about your dog’s  (funky) breath…we want to know what your dealing with!

Good Luck to all the Participants

DISCLAIMER: Adopted Mom To ChazzTheDog received no compensation for this review. The opinions expressed our completely our own and have not be influenced by any outside source. We purchased our own OraPup dog breath brush used in our test. Orapup kindly provided a Starter Kit for the GiveAway.