I only caught it by chance when I had Vivi on her back clipping her nails & her jowls flipped back & I happened to look in her mouth at that exact time. I was like...what the heck?! So being a self-described picker I tried to take a look, but she wouldn't let me...I mean I did have to focus at the task at hand (her nails).
So the next time she sat on my lap, I took the opportunity to take a good look in her mouth & sure enough...clump of hair...in her teeth! I remembered a friend of mine had to bring her bulldog in to get his teeth cleaned because of the hair that would get stuck after he groomed himself, but never gave it much thought...until I saw Vivi's that night.
I looked up "hair in dog's teeth" & it is more common than I thought. Short hair or long hair...it doesn't matter, it can happen to any breed; but I would think if it's shorter hair it stands a better chance of just sticking out from the gum line vs being wrapped around the teeth. Hair stuck in the gum can cause a plaque build up, bad breath & even gum disease.
To get the hair out, I just kept grabbing at it with my fingers. I did not use a tweezers because she's such a wiggle worm that I knew she'd get hurt. It took awhile, but I eventually got that sucker out of her teeth! Ha! Mystery of the bad breath bully--CASE SOLVED!!! Or at least I hope. I've been trying to be better with the bullies' teeth cleaning to keep this at bay....some days I'm better at that than others. Thankfully they all like getting their teeth cleaned because they love the taste of the toothpaste I use...silly bullies.
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