Just a quick follow-up - though I had done a quick check a few days ago (with a wiggly struggling puppy) - today I was more thorough trying to clean her stinky mouth and found the problem - a piece of stick lodged in the roof of her mouth. Poor baby - I'd heard about this issue before but never experienced it - I hope her stinkyness will start to diminish. I've squirted her mouth with listerine more as an antiseptic than a breath freshener and will keep an eye on her. If I should be doing anything else to help her mouth heal, please let me know! Thanks!! Kim -- Visit us on the web! http://kimberliteshepherds.googlepages.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================