The Microbiome Diet: Feeding Your Dog's Gut for Whole-Body Health
Your Dog's Gut Is Running the Show When I fostered a nine year old Pit Bull named Chester who had...
Nutrition & Wellness
What goes in matters. Evidence-based guidance on feeding and supplements.
How Processing Methods Affect Nutrient Availability in Dog Food
What Happens to Nutrients Between the Ingredient List and Your Dog's Bowl The ingredient list on your dog's food tells...
Treats That Support Health: What to Give Your Senior Dog Between Meals
Rethinking the Treat Jar for Your Aging Dog Treats are a language of love between dogs and their people. Bowie...
Omega-3 to Omega-6 Ratios: Why Balance Matters in Your Dog's Diet
The Fatty Acid Balance Most Dog Owners Never Consider If you know anything about fats in your dog's diet, you...
The Elimination Diet for Dogs: Finding Food Sensitivities After Age 7
When Your Senior Dog Develops New Food Problems Here's something that surprised me when I started fostering senior dogs: food...
Grain-Free Diets and Heart Disease: What Dog Owners Need to Know
Separating Established Facts From Ongoing Investigation In 2018, the FDA issued an alert about a potential link between certain grain...
Water Intake and Senior Dogs: How Much Is Enough?
The Most Overlooked Aspect of Senior Dog Health We obsess over what our dogs eat. We debate kibble versus raw,...
Why Your Senior Dog Is Always Hungry (or Never Hungry)
Appetite Changes in Aging Dogs: When to Worry and When to Adapt In clinical practice, appetite concerns are among the...
Homemade Dog Food for Seniors: Safe Recipes That Cover Nutritional Bases
Cooking for Your Senior Dog Without Nutritional Guesswork When my foster dog Maple arrived at eleven years old with a...
The Best Foods to Pair with Your Dog's Supplements for Maximum Absorption
Why What You Serve Alongside a Supplement Matters We spend time researching the right supplements for our dogs, comparing ingredients,...
Protein Needs Change as Dogs Age. Here's How to Adjust.
The Science of Protein Requirements in Aging Dogs If I could correct one nutritional misconception that persists in the dog...
The Raw Diet Debate: What Science Says About Feeding Senior Dogs
A Balanced Look at One of Pet Nutrition's Most Polarizing Topics Nothing divides dog owners faster than the raw diet...