Imagine your dog crunches a bone the wrong way and a molar snaps clean in half. A trip to the vet, an emergency extraction, and suddenly you’re staring at a $1,500 bill you didn’t see coming. It’s the kind of scenario that plays out every 2.5 seconds in the U.S., where one in three pets need emergency treatment each year, and the top medical claim for dogs once hit nearly $61,000. Plus, dental disease is the silent budget killer — 80–90% of dogs over age 3 already have some l