Kibble and crunchy dog chews are why domestic dogs get all this tartar buildup that wild canines don't get. Just think - if you had to eat liver-flavored saltines in the place of any/all of your "snacks" during the day, and then follow it up with ground 50% fat beef with ground bone that you can't chew, and ground vegetables, all sluiced up and dried with crackermeal and sawdust into pellets for your dinner every day.
You'd have a lot of tartar buildup too. All of that "dental health" kibble they sell? It CAUSES tartar buildup, it doesn't prevent it. It's a lie based on the concept that scraping your tooth against a rough hard surface is all you need to keep your teeth clean. What they don't tell you is that gluten acts as a glue, that causes those chewed rough hard surfaces to stick to the teeth, creating a perfect environment for buildup and bacteria.
Raw bones with marrow, and wet food (especially rehydrated raw, or raw mixed with fresh veggies and blended in the blender to make a pate) are the optimum diet for a healthy dog with healthy teeth.
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