Doggy Dental Care 101

When we brought the puppy home I had a lot of different items we would need to give him proper care. I thought I had everything.
However, never occurred to me that brushing a dog's teeth would be considered part of Grooming your Chihuahua so I didn't plan accordingly. Of course after a day or two, the doggy kisses were kind of brutal and I got a clue. The breath was horrid and I finally got to thinking, something has to be wrong.
The pet store was able to help me select a toothpaste specially made for dogs and some chicken toothpaste, that smells awful but must taste okay because the puppy seems ok with me brushing it over his teeth.
Note to self, keep enough doggy toothpaste on hand for months to come. If you do run out of doggy toothpaste don't ever use human toothpaste instead. There are ingredients in human toothpaste that can be harmful if swallowed to a dog and there is no way to encourage the dog to spit it into the sink.