Any really good tips on how to give a dog pills? Tango's impossible..

[pnance]

My RB dog Sandy was a nightmare, he smelled it in food and wouldn't touch it, I tried cheese and he'd lick the cheese off and leave the pill, (you get the idea)..... I would usually pry his jaw open, put it all the way to the back of his throat (if it didn't go all the way back he'd spit it out), clamped his jaw shut then blew in his face and rubbed his throat muscles with my other hand, which stimulated his need to swallow. I'm lucky he was only 10 pounds, so didn't have the jaw strength Tango probably has, but if you can get the pill to the back of the throat it's fairly easy to get them to swallow. The key is getting it far enough back that they can't spit it out. I have to pill Bear daily and if I don't get the pill far enough back he'll spit it out every time. I don't know if that's possible for you or you might even already have tried it, but thought I'd add my 2 cents..

[Sweet Sixy]

Peanut Butter has been our success. cochise had an infection when we first got him and had to take these HUGE pills. I coated them in a glob of peanut butter, and he just gulped it down. The PB was so sticky, he didn't have a choice

[labmomma]

There is a product out called "Pill Pocket" where you insert the pill into the hollowed out treat, seal it and then feed it to your pet. You can get them in different sizes depending upon the size of the medication. "Pill Pocket" can be purchased online and in pet stores. I used to cut up hot dogs and cut a slit in it to hide the pill and that worked fine but my dogs have never been picky about food.
Good Luck!
Labmomma X 2