Nutrition
Home-Cooked Dog Food: What It Takes to Do It Safely
Most published home-cooked recipes are nutritionally incomplete, including many written by vets. Here is what is actually required to do this properly.
Category: Nutrition
Food, treats, portion sizes and the things dogs should never eat.
Nutrition
Fish Oil for Dogs: Dose, Evidence and What to Buy
The best-evidenced supplement in canine medicine — for joints, skin, kidneys and cognition. But the dose that works is higher than most products provide. Includes affiliate links.
Nutrition
Do Dental Chews Actually Work?
Some do, with published evidence. Most of the market does not. Here is the seal to look for and what a chew can and cannot replace. Includes affiliate links.
Nutrition
Training Treats: What to Use, When, and How Much
The right treat for a job is defined by value, size and speed of eating — not by what the packet says. Here is how to build a reward ladder.…
Nutrition
Feeding a Dog with a Sensitive Stomach
Chronic soft stool usually has a findable cause. Here is the order to work through it, and what to feed while you do. Includes affiliate links.
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Probiotics for Dogs: When They Help and When They Do Not
Specific strains have real evidence for specific situations. Most of the market does not. Here is how to tell the difference. Includes affiliate links.
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How to Work Out How Many Calories Your Dog Needs
The formula vets use, why the guide on the bag overestimates for most pet dogs, and why measuring cups are the biggest source of error.
Nutrition
The Fussy Eater: Medical Causes First, Then Habit
Most fussy eating is created by owners, but some of it is a symptom. Here is how to tell, and the two-week reset that fixes the learned version.
Nutrition
Food Allergy or Food Intolerance? How to Tell, and How to Test
They are different mechanisms with different signs, and only one test actually works. Here is how an elimination diet is done properly. Includes affiliate links.
Nutrition
Feeding a Senior Dog
Old dogs need more protein than people think, not less. What changes with age, what to watch for, and how to keep weight on a dog who is losing it.…