Those cats probably wouldn't fare well here!! We have lots of woods around us which t***slates to lots of wild things. We also have lots of motion lights which hopefully discourage all but the most determined. We do have a resident mountain lion, which my dog, Savannah, foolishly took out after once. The mountain lion just turned and snarled at her, guess he was late for an appointment elsewhere. She made a hasty retreat back to me!! The coyotes stay beyond the fences since the llamas are in residence, not wishing to encounter llama teeth or hooves. The tame kitties stay close to the house, sometimes even on top of the house. The raccoons occasionally attempt to come for a meal, but our dogs have rather discouraged them. Ditto for possums and foxes, both fond of kittens. Those owls are a whole 'nother story. I'm curious to see what our new pup is going to end up thinking about all these wild things. Jenna has already attempted to run after a deer, and she's not 4 months yet. Intelligent girl that she appears to be, she wisely stays away from the llamas. Jenna is a long-haired shepherd.

When I tell someone dogs have forty two teeth, they are trying to figure out does the left side have two more than the right, never occurs to them top and bottom are different. Dog toothpaste on your finger or small brush a couple of times a week, scaler if you can do it. We scale teeth once monthly, which ever teeth need it. Your vet should clean teeth once every couple of years. give the dog a nylabone to chew on, big enough to not get stuck in his mouth or swallowed. Most treats are smoked meat products and may clean teeth well but are LOADED with bacteria. Nylabone is hard nylon and comes in many sizes and shapes plus different degrees of softness, for puppies and small dogs way up to monster mouths like our two mastiffs.
You now know everything you always wanted to know about your dogs teeth, right?
SWMBO

When I tell someone dogs have forty two teeth, they are trying to figure out does the left side have two more than the right, never occurs to them top and bottom are different. Dog toothpaste on your finger or small brush a couple of times a week, scaler if you can do it. We scale teeth once monthly, which ever teeth need it. Your vet should clean teeth once every couple of years. give the dog a nylabone to chew on, big enough to not get stuck in his mouth or swallowed. Most treats are smoked meat products and may clean teeth well but are LOADED with bacteria. Nylabone is hard nylon and comes in many sizes and shapes plus different degrees of softness, for puppies and small dogs way up to monster mouths like our two mastiffs.
You now know everything you always wanted to know about your dogs teeth, right?
SWMBO