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How Can Bernie’s Perfect Poop Help Stop Dog Diarrhea?
It's almost a given--dogs get the Hershey Squirts from time to time. For some dogs, it seems like a lot of the time. When your dog has diarrhea, that is a sign that his gut is not happy. Whether it's something he ate or a virus or parasite or just nervousness from...
Giardia in Dogs: A Sneaky Parasite Battle for Nutrition
What Is Giardia Anyway? Giardia is a sneaky parasite. It's single-celled and wreaks havoc on the intestines of amphibians, birds, and mammals. Different subspecies of Giardia are called 'assemblages', and many of them exist. Each subspecies likes to target different...
How Does a Dog’s Digestive System Work?
Nutrition Is Key It's no secret that good nutrition is key for our bodies to function at their best and that's the same for your dog too. You pay attention to what goes in, and you obviously pay attention to what comes out (how could you not?), but have you ever...
Probiotics For Dogs With Allergies: Bye-Bye, Itchies and Scratchies!
What Are Common Canine Skin Allergies? Some of the most common dog skin allergies cause inflammation for your dog's skin. That inflammation is often rooted in a histamine reaction to some sort of trigger or allergen--environmental exposure like mold, pollen or grass...
Study Stresses Dog Gut Health Can Change Quickly
Our dogs’ gut health is governed by a community of nutrients, bacteria, microbes and other metabolic byproducts, and of course, that also depends significantly on what they eat. Researchers believe that when dogs start new foods, their gut community changes, as new...
What to Give a Dog With an Upset Stomach?
If you’re feeling queasy, you likely take it easy on eating and look for something that settles your stomach. Sometimes, it’s the same for our best friends, and that may be why you see them not eating their meals or chewing on grass. Here’s some help with how to know...
Too Much of a Good Thing? Can a Dog Overdose on Probiotics?
At Bernie's Best, we believe a better diet leads to a better life. We also believe that starts with the best dog gut health your dog can have and probiotics play a HUGE role in that. But is more of a good thing better? Can a dog overdose on probiotics? What Do...
It’s Potty Time! How Long After a Dog Eats do They Poop?
Is It Potty Time? Dogs are a lot like humans when it comes to digesting and getting rid of the waste after it's passed through. For the most part our digestive system is basically designed to do a bang-up job of moving food through, helping our dogs absorb nutrients...
Dog Diets Around the World: The Proof is in the Poop
A microbiome is the collection of all the microbes that live in one's body, and at Bernie's Best, we focus on good dog gut health because that's the core of good dog health. Research has looked at the poop of dogs pretty extensively to investigate how gut health and...
How Can Bernie’s Perfect Poop Help Stop Dog Diarrhea?
It's almost a given--dogs get the Hershey Squirts from time to time. For some dogs, it seems like a lot of the time. When your dog has diarrhea, that is a sign that his gut is not happy. Whether it's something he ate or a virus or parasite or just nervousness from...
Giardia in Dogs: A Sneaky Parasite Battle for Nutrition
What Is Giardia Anyway? Giardia is a sneaky parasite. It's single-celled and wreaks havoc on the intestines of amphibians, birds, and mammals. Different subspecies of Giardia are called 'assemblages', and many of them exist. Each subspecies likes to target different...
How Does a Dog’s Digestive System Work?
Nutrition Is Key It's no secret that good nutrition is key for our bodies to function at their best and that's the same for your dog too. You pay attention to what goes in, and you obviously pay attention to what comes out (how could you not?), but have you ever...
Probiotics For Dogs With Allergies: Bye-Bye, Itchies and Scratchies!
What Are Common Canine Skin Allergies? Some of the most common dog skin allergies cause inflammation for your dog's skin. That inflammation is often rooted in a histamine reaction to some sort of trigger or allergen--environmental exposure like mold, pollen or grass...
Study Stresses Dog Gut Health Can Change Quickly
Our dogs’ gut health is governed by a community of nutrients, bacteria, microbes and other metabolic byproducts, and of course, that also depends significantly on what they eat. Researchers believe that when dogs start new foods, their gut community changes, as new...
What to Give a Dog With an Upset Stomach?
If you’re feeling queasy, you likely take it easy on eating and look for something that settles your stomach. Sometimes, it’s the same for our best friends, and that may be why you see them not eating their meals or chewing on grass. Here’s some help with how to know...
Too Much of a Good Thing? Can a Dog Overdose on Probiotics?
At Bernie's Best, we believe a better diet leads to a better life. We also believe that starts with the best dog gut health your dog can have and probiotics play a HUGE role in that. But is more of a good thing better? Can a dog overdose on probiotics? What Do...
It’s Potty Time! How Long After a Dog Eats do They Poop?
Is It Potty Time? Dogs are a lot like humans when it comes to digesting and getting rid of the waste after it's passed through. For the most part our digestive system is basically designed to do a bang-up job of moving food through, helping our dogs absorb nutrients...
Dog Diets Around the World: The Proof is in the Poop
A microbiome is the collection of all the microbes that live in one's body, and at Bernie's Best, we focus on good dog gut health because that's the core of good dog health. Research has looked at the poop of dogs pretty extensively to investigate how gut health and...
How Can Bernie’s Perfect Poop Help Stop Dog Diarrhea?
It's almost a given--dogs get the Hershey Squirts from time to time. For some dogs, it seems like a lot of the time. When your dog has diarrhea, that is a sign that his gut is not happy. Whether it's something he ate or a virus or parasite or just nervousness from...
Giardia in Dogs: A Sneaky Parasite Battle for Nutrition
What Is Giardia Anyway? Giardia is a sneaky parasite. It's single-celled and wreaks havoc on the intestines of amphibians, birds, and mammals. Different subspecies of Giardia are called 'assemblages', and many of them exist. Each subspecies likes to target different...
How Does a Dog’s Digestive System Work?
Nutrition Is Key It's no secret that good nutrition is key for our bodies to function at their best and that's the same for your dog too. You pay attention to what goes in, and you obviously pay attention to what comes out (how could you not?), but have you ever...
Probiotics For Dogs With Allergies: Bye-Bye, Itchies and Scratchies!
What Are Common Canine Skin Allergies? Some of the most common dog skin allergies cause inflammation for your dog's skin. That inflammation is often rooted in a histamine reaction to some sort of trigger or allergen--environmental exposure like mold, pollen or grass...
Study Stresses Dog Gut Health Can Change Quickly
Our dogs’ gut health is governed by a community of nutrients, bacteria, microbes and other metabolic byproducts, and of course, that also depends significantly on what they eat. Researchers believe that when dogs start new foods, their gut community changes, as new...
What to Give a Dog With an Upset Stomach?
If you’re feeling queasy, you likely take it easy on eating and look for something that settles your stomach. Sometimes, it’s the same for our best friends, and that may be why you see them not eating their meals or chewing on grass. Here’s some help with how to know...
Too Much of a Good Thing? Can a Dog Overdose on Probiotics?
At Bernie's Best, we believe a better diet leads to a better life. We also believe that starts with the best dog gut health your dog can have and probiotics play a HUGE role in that. But is more of a good thing better? Can a dog overdose on probiotics? What Do...
It’s Potty Time! How Long After a Dog Eats do They Poop?
Is It Potty Time? Dogs are a lot like humans when it comes to digesting and getting rid of the waste after it's passed through. For the most part our digestive system is basically designed to do a bang-up job of moving food through, helping our dogs absorb nutrients...
Dog Diets Around the World: The Proof is in the Poop
A microbiome is the collection of all the microbes that live in one's body, and at Bernie's Best, we focus on good dog gut health because that's the core of good dog health. Research has looked at the poop of dogs pretty extensively to investigate how gut health and...