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December 23, 2005

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Some kind of cruel joke...

Does anyone out there have a dog? Does your dog occasionally get bad breath? Well, ours does. (And, every dog I’ve ever had has, so don’t try to tell me that your dog doesn’t ever get bad breath.)

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, and I decided to buy some of those green breath-freshening dog treats, called , for . Well, I’ve got to say that they really work! They leave Indy’s breath smelling sort of like minty dental floss.

But…

Greenies give Indy the worse smelling gas either Julianna or I have ever smelt. Seriously. It is bad.

So, was this an intentional joke played by the makers of Greenies? Probably not. But, it is not funny.

I called my mom (who used to work at a veterinarian’s office) and she told me that the gaseous side-effect is a common one (she also reminded me that it used to happen to our family’s old dog as well).

People still buy and endorse Greenies, though. Why? Is their dog’s gas less pungent than ours?

Needless to say, I don’t think we’ll be purchasing any more Greenies anytime soon. Does anyone have a recomendation for a good dog treat that freshens breath and doesn’t cause this unfortunate and odiferous side-effect? I’d appreciate it.

Posted at 1:59 pm

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Comments (5):
Hmmm. Our dog Jake seriously NEVER has bad breath, it’s delightfully weird. He gets fed Performatrin Diet Adult Dog food (he’s a big fatso) mixed with dry food, and gets rawhide bones a couple times a week, in addition to some little Old Mother Hubbard treats every day. That being said, Jake has the worst smelling farts on the planet. Worse than Bill’s. Remember Meffley’s farts? Worse than his.

We used to give him greenies but don’t anymore, I don’t know why. However, I did read an article somewhere a while back that greenies are made of “questionable” ingredients and don’t always digest completely. Wish I could remember where I saw that article.

Wishing you an aromatic holiday with your new puppy-dog. =)

Jean

Jean () (URL) - December 23, 2005 at 2:54 pm

Ok, so, without getting into the scents of our old friends’ farts… Hmmm… :-p

I neglected to say that one of the reason’s for Indy’s bad breath is the fact that we give her a fish oil pill every morning (it keeps her coat nice and shiny and aids in dandruff-prevention). So, without the fish oil, her breath might not be quite as bad… Which, really, it’s not all that bad all the time, just once in a while.

We do feed her rawhides from time to time, but not twice a week… Maybe that would do it?

Anyone else?

timsamoff () (URL) - December 23, 2005 at 3:00 pm

It’s Christmas Eve and I’m spending a little time dropping in on the blogs I regularly read. I wish you a very merry Christmas and I look forward to reading your blog in 2006.

Rodney Olsen () (URL) - December 23, 2005 at 10:55 pm

Pavlov’s breath only sticks when he’s eaten the cat poo out of the litter box. :(

I think more bones and/or rawhides would help. Would get some slime off the teeth and tongue and get more saliva moved through the mouth.

daniel () (URL) - December 25, 2005 at 09:43 am

hahahahaha…. i cant even come up with a funnier comment than the fact you have a post about dog treats and farts…

Dennis the menace () - December 27, 2005 at 5:40 pm

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