Anyone who has a furry child knows that furry children's teeth are as important as human beings. Because of their eating habits, dogs accumulate a lot of food residues between their mouth and teeth. These residues can breed bacteria, form stubborn tartar and even dental calculus. In the end, dogs not only have bad breath, but also lose their teeth early, and finally can't eat! When I came here, I was an adult and did not develop the habit of brushing my teeth, so I had to settle for the second best and use teeth-grinding snacks to help clean my teeth. This kind of snack can rub the teeth while the dog chews, clean food residue on the teeth, and prevent the bacteria from breeding. Dogs eat mouth fragrance, but also prevent a variety of dental diseases, even in old age can have a strong white teeth!
[SmartBones Teething Gum] Chicken Crispy Corner (Original)
1. Packaging
(The instructions of this chewing gum from the United States are all in English, and the merchants also put on the Chinese label instructions.)
Unlike ordinary chews, this one is filled with chicken, and there are many choices in this series. This is the wonderful crispy bone. Opening the seal, the general milk fragrance came out, looked at the composition of raw materials, did not mention the addition of milk, do not understand why there is a smell of milk fragrance, and then licked a mouthful, um! A taste that is generally indescribable.
2. hardness
The outer layer of chewing gum is delicate and white, and the dog will become soft after licking, but it will feel sticky in the hand. What about the hardness? Personally, for the dog's teeth bite force, the hardness of the chewing gum will have a better cleaning effect. Then break it manually to have a look.
(As you can see, it can be easily broken by hand, and the red part inside should be the dried chicken slices.)
Let's take a look at the section of the chewing gum.
After the dog bites off the layer, it feels a bit like a pectin product in his hand (pectin is usually used in food or medicine).
Let's compare the other chews we eat at the same time, and determine the hardness of the chews by the time we finish eating. It can be seen that the hardness of this wonderful crispy bone is not the hardest, and the eating time is not the longest.
(Except for No.3 and No.5, which can not be broken directly by hand, No.2, No.4 and No.6 can not be broken, but can be bent)
3. palatability
As can be seen from the introduction of this chewing gum in E Pet Mall, the manufacturer advertises that it has excellent palatability and is suitable for the taste of most dogs, so is that true? Darling is not a picky eater, and his eyes shine at the moment he sees it, and he can't wait to rush up and eat it.
In order to better prove the palatability of this chewing gum, I invited four other dogs to test it.
Four dogs can be said to have different personalities, so is this chewing gum really open to all comers?
As expected, No.1 dog just smelled it and walked away without taking it back; No.2 dog was very excited when he saw it and was happy to finish eating in 5 minutes; No.3 dog only ate half of it in his mouth and then lost interest and threw it aside; No.4 dog finished eating in 20 minutes because of his preference for food.
It can be seen that the palatability of this chewing gum is also very good, three of the five dogs are happy to eat, and the palatability is still positive.
Another key point in the official advertisement is the excellent digestion. Therefore, special attention was paid to the defecation of the four dogs who ate this kind of chewing gum the next day. Indeed, no undigested chewing gum was found in the feces of the dogs who ate it.
4. Cleaning power
The characteristic of chewing gum is to rub the dog's teeth naturally while eating, so as to clean residue left between the teeth after eating, so what is the cleaning effect of this chewing gum? After a week of observation and comparison, the effect was not very prominent, and the baby's teeth still had dental stains, perhaps because the time was too short, and it was not well reflected.
5. Deficiencies
For small and medium-sized dogs like Corgi, this chew fails to achieve a very obvious cleaning effect, because the hardness is not enough, and the bite force of Corgi is not enough to achieve immediate cleaning effect. But for a small dog like No.5 Bichon, it is enough. If one is given every day, it should be more effective than Corgi in a certain period of time. However, through the introduction of this product in the mall, it does not recommend that dogs eat suitable weight. If it is a medium and large dog like a golden retriever, it may be swallowed in one mouthful. But SmartBones has another kind of chewing gum with knot as its shape, which is described in detail in the product introduction of the mall.
6. Write at the end
Snacks are good, but don't be greedy. Snacks should account for 10% of daily calories and should be fed scientifically according to the feeding recommendations on the package.
PS: Today, I ended the 7th day of chewing gum experience for my baby, and suddenly I stopped eating. Every day, there is only one chewing gum snack a day, so there is no excessive snacks. He ate it after changing to another brand of chewing gum, so this chewing gum will be boring for the never picky eater to eat for several days in a row, of course, this is the habit of the dog.
