Worn Teeth

I was asked by a client if they needed to worry about the front teeth wearing down. Many dogs do wear down their teeth by chewing on themselves or others (the hair is rather tough and will wear down even healthy teeth), eating bones, stones, sticks, rugs, etc.

Do not worry about the loss of the front teeth as dogs do not use them. When fed an appropriate diet of raw meaty bones and pureed vegetables they use their ripping and tearing canines and their big bone crunching molars. They do not use the front incisors.