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Why Is It Important To Know About Types Of Dog Poop?
There’s Such a Thing as Perfect Poop There really is such a thing as perfect poop, and it happens when your dog’s gut is healthy. When their microbiome is flourishing and there is a healthy ratio of good bacteria to bad (which is unavoidable), their immune system is...
How Are Dog Taste Buds Different From Human Taste Buds?
What Are Dog Taste Buds Like? We already know that the dog’s olfactory system is far more sensitive and complex than ours. A dog’s sense of smell is thought to be more than a thousand times stronger than a humans. They can often tell food is around even if they don’t...
That’s Not Snow: Why Is My Dog’s Poop White?
What Color Should Dog Poop Be? There’s a reason that little poop emoji looks like it does. Good-looking poop is typically a nice chocolate brown, and comes out in a swirl. The brown comes from bile and food being broken down in your dog’s intestines. The bile is...
What To Feed A Dog With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
First Things First–what’s the Difference Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome? That’s a great question about conditions that are often confused or spoken about interchangeably. There is a difference, though, as Inflammatory Bowel Disease...
Are You Switching Your Dog To Raw Diet?
What Is a Raw Dog Food Diet? Raw diets, or raw dog food diets, are also known as BARF diets. They’re ‘biologically appropriate raw foods’ and they can be a great way to nourish your dog’s gut health and his overall health. There are different types of raw dog food...
How To Prevent Stress Colitis In Dogs
What Is Stress Colitis in Dogs? If your best friend struggles with stress colitis in dogs, you know about it! It's inflammation of your dog's colon, and when it's inflamed, your dog will suffer from a host of digestive issues that include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal...
How Long Can Dogs Hold Their Poop?
First Things First: What Do We Mean when Asking how Long Dogs Can Hold Their Poop? The thing is, we don’t typically want dogs holding their poop if they don’t have to. What that means is they’re either purposely or unintentionally not pooping. Sometimes this may be...
What to Do About the Dog Flu?
Can My Dog Get the Flu? Dogs sure can get the flu, also known as canine influenza. But it’s not the type of flu that humans typically get. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there’s been a surge in the strain known as H3N2. Even though it can be...
Why Does My Best Friend Have Yellow Dog Poop?
First Things First—What Does Healthy Dog Poop Look Like? This isn't a trick question. Healthy poop remarkably resembles that little poop emoji we see all over the place. It's typically brown, which is the result of bile and food being broken down in the intestines....
Why Is It Important To Know About Types Of Dog Poop?
There’s Such a Thing as Perfect Poop There really is such a thing as perfect poop, and it happens when your dog’s gut is healthy. When their microbiome is flourishing and there is a healthy ratio of good bacteria to bad (which is unavoidable), their immune system is...
How Are Dog Taste Buds Different From Human Taste Buds?
What Are Dog Taste Buds Like? We already know that the dog’s olfactory system is far more sensitive and complex than ours. A dog’s sense of smell is thought to be more than a thousand times stronger than a humans. They can often tell food is around even if they don’t...
That’s Not Snow: Why Is My Dog’s Poop White?
What Color Should Dog Poop Be? There’s a reason that little poop emoji looks like it does. Good-looking poop is typically a nice chocolate brown, and comes out in a swirl. The brown comes from bile and food being broken down in your dog’s intestines. The bile is...
What To Feed A Dog With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
First Things First–what’s the Difference Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome? That’s a great question about conditions that are often confused or spoken about interchangeably. There is a difference, though, as Inflammatory Bowel Disease...
Are You Switching Your Dog To Raw Diet?
What Is a Raw Dog Food Diet? Raw diets, or raw dog food diets, are also known as BARF diets. They’re ‘biologically appropriate raw foods’ and they can be a great way to nourish your dog’s gut health and his overall health. There are different types of raw dog food...
How To Prevent Stress Colitis In Dogs
What Is Stress Colitis in Dogs? If your best friend struggles with stress colitis in dogs, you know about it! It's inflammation of your dog's colon, and when it's inflamed, your dog will suffer from a host of digestive issues that include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal...
How Long Can Dogs Hold Their Poop?
First Things First: What Do We Mean when Asking how Long Dogs Can Hold Their Poop? The thing is, we don’t typically want dogs holding their poop if they don’t have to. What that means is they’re either purposely or unintentionally not pooping. Sometimes this may be...
What to Do About the Dog Flu?
Can My Dog Get the Flu? Dogs sure can get the flu, also known as canine influenza. But it’s not the type of flu that humans typically get. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there’s been a surge in the strain known as H3N2. Even though it can be...
Why Does My Best Friend Have Yellow Dog Poop?
First Things First—What Does Healthy Dog Poop Look Like? This isn't a trick question. Healthy poop remarkably resembles that little poop emoji we see all over the place. It's typically brown, which is the result of bile and food being broken down in the intestines....
Why Is It Important To Know About Types Of Dog Poop?
There’s Such a Thing as Perfect Poop There really is such a thing as perfect poop, and it happens when your dog’s gut is healthy. When their microbiome is flourishing and there is a healthy ratio of good bacteria to bad (which is unavoidable), their immune system is...
How Are Dog Taste Buds Different From Human Taste Buds?
What Are Dog Taste Buds Like? We already know that the dog’s olfactory system is far more sensitive and complex than ours. A dog’s sense of smell is thought to be more than a thousand times stronger than a humans. They can often tell food is around even if they don’t...
That’s Not Snow: Why Is My Dog’s Poop White?
What Color Should Dog Poop Be? There’s a reason that little poop emoji looks like it does. Good-looking poop is typically a nice chocolate brown, and comes out in a swirl. The brown comes from bile and food being broken down in your dog’s intestines. The bile is...
What To Feed A Dog With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
First Things First–what’s the Difference Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome? That’s a great question about conditions that are often confused or spoken about interchangeably. There is a difference, though, as Inflammatory Bowel Disease...
Are You Switching Your Dog To Raw Diet?
What Is a Raw Dog Food Diet? Raw diets, or raw dog food diets, are also known as BARF diets. They’re ‘biologically appropriate raw foods’ and they can be a great way to nourish your dog’s gut health and his overall health. There are different types of raw dog food...
How To Prevent Stress Colitis In Dogs
What Is Stress Colitis in Dogs? If your best friend struggles with stress colitis in dogs, you know about it! It's inflammation of your dog's colon, and when it's inflamed, your dog will suffer from a host of digestive issues that include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal...
How Long Can Dogs Hold Their Poop?
First Things First: What Do We Mean when Asking how Long Dogs Can Hold Their Poop? The thing is, we don’t typically want dogs holding their poop if they don’t have to. What that means is they’re either purposely or unintentionally not pooping. Sometimes this may be...
What to Do About the Dog Flu?
Can My Dog Get the Flu? Dogs sure can get the flu, also known as canine influenza. But it’s not the type of flu that humans typically get. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there’s been a surge in the strain known as H3N2. Even though it can be...
Why Does My Best Friend Have Yellow Dog Poop?
First Things First—What Does Healthy Dog Poop Look Like? This isn't a trick question. Healthy poop remarkably resembles that little poop emoji we see all over the place. It's typically brown, which is the result of bile and food being broken down in the intestines....