I would have thought just adding more moisture to your BARF would solve the problem.

However kibble is much less hassle. Ingredients wise Acana Grasslands is a great food, as long as you don't mind the high protein (which you would be getting from a BARF diet anyway so makes a lot of sense in your situation). I don't have any practical experience with it, but with an ingredients list like that, you should expect only good things. However a word of caution - it is often the healthier, more natural and less grain foods that can cause smellier poop, however in my opinion if you pick the poop up as soon as it is done and flush it... no more smell, no problem . Sadly though, as far as food is concerned, when trying to avoid smelly poop, it is a case of trial and error as each dog reacts differently to every food so it really depends what works for you and your dog.

If you feed your dog the kibble dry and give rawhide (or raw bones seeing as you are already doing so, i assume) there is no need to brush your dogs teeth any more regularly than you would feeding BARF (it is the bone chewing that cleans the teeth which you can continue to give even after switching to kibble). I prefer to let my dogs chew things and clean their teeth very rarely (only if i see areas where their chewing isn't doing enough), not only does it keep their teeth clean but it keeps them quiet for a while and by constantly using interesting shaped and different textured chew things it helps keeps their mind active as well.
If you choose to feed wet/canned food (which i highly don't recommend) you have to clean your dog's teeth a lot more often (even if they chew things) as wet food really really builds up the gunk and causes rotting/black/dead/decayed teeth way way way to early in life otherwise.

Reason yr dog eat's it's  own poo, is because the food it's not really digested fully,therefore it eats it's poo...there are yogurt powder to feed your dog to help them better digest the food to prevent it from eating the poo....or the other reason its coz it's hungry...


I use to train my dog, after each meal i bring him out to the grass and say poo poo....after a while he gets it....Now i ask wanna poo poo?he'll run to the dog....

At age 1 u still can train yr dog...i got mine @ 9 mths learn obedience and tricks just fine....

Patience, love and repeat the commands will do...

Hello xDingx,

my shihtzu used to eat her own stool too! i was quite alarmed and surprised. It's actually a "quite" common condition called coprophagia. It's sorta like your dog's way of telling you they're not getting the full nutrients ingested from the food that they've just consumed or simply a result of them eating way too fast so not fully broken down and traces of it are in the stool.

As you mentioned, because of the switch from BARF to kibbles, perhaps its because she's gobbling it down too fast ( think about it, we do eat our koko krunch faster than biting on nasi lemak's chicken rendang) . What I used to do when I noticed she's gobbling down her food, i threw a small bouncy ball in her bowl. She somehow never figured out to just remove the ball and put up with the difficultly to maneuver around the ball for her food - which helped to slow down her eating.

Also it would take her a long while to get used to going back to kibbles if she was on BARF. I first noticed this when i recently fed her back with emergency kibbles cause I was late with my groceries shopping for their food. Fed her at 5pm, and at 10pm she vomitted it all out, and the kibbles were still round and intact. Just shows how long it actually takes for them to break down kibbles - hence, slower nutrients ingestion. So perhaps give her awhile and her body will get used to the slower absorption rate? The whole eating their own stool ways do go away on its own for some(as shared by friends) but mine was resolved simply by switching diets to a suitable one. You can also buy these tablets called ForBid that u mix with their food. It makes their stool "unappetizing". Adding to that, perhaps read more on Wellness as well. Wasn't very good for mine

As for yogurt, there are also capsules that you can buy which contains the same kinda stuffs. But Marigold Natural Low Fat is good too - most supermakrets have them, even petrol stations. I share a small tub every few days with my two dogs and myself. Just make sure it says contains live cultures or that probatics stuffs. ideally though, would be to just make em yourself. Very easy, just get the kit from one of those organic shops.

Hope that helps! 

You can give yogurt or yakult or vitagen....like RA54 said as long as it contains live cultures or that probatics stuffs....but it's pricy...

so cheaper alternative u can just get those yogurt powder @ pet shop...last time i bought 1 bottle it's bout RM10-12....

Sorry, perhaps I phrased it wrongly. I think it's a good brand for most especially on the grain free diet thing that's popular now(correct me if I'm wrong).

However my shihtzu dislike its smell. It does smells terrible and quite off putting ( I also bought the ocean formula ones). Her stool was also alot darker in colour, almost black and didn't look erm..normal to me? Seems abit dry too. Also she started to smell abit sourish on this diet - she sleeps with me, so I do notice if there's a change in smell. For some reason as well, her rashes came back and ear infections started again too --> these are mostly caused by PH imbalance sometimes which makes their skin/ear canal an awesome breeding ground for bacteria. and Food largely affects their skin PH balance directly - again, correct me if I'm wrong but this is just my understanding from research and constant hounding on my vet's door. The problem went away as soon as I switch her out of it - so i deduced it to that there is something in the Wellness kibbles that's an allergen to her. I have also read on a few forums and reviews where other owners had almost similar problems. Hence, my initial advise for u to read up as your pet seems to be having problem related to eating her stools. Wellness is abit high on protein as well, which was another reason I went off it, I know my fat girl won't exercise it out 

That being said, IMHO any food can be given a 6 stars premium rating or so(alot of these are marketing ploys) the most important thing is to actually understand your pet's needs and find the suitable diet for them. My current rule of thumb had always been, if even I don't want to put it in my mouth, i won't feed it to them. I have in fact, taken a bite out of most kibbles that I've purchased. But that's just me. and just FYI, there are difference in taste between the RM30 and RM80 per bag ones. Hahaha.

Also, don't give them vitagen! additives, flavoring and sugar - even the white "original" flavour ones! Yakult is fine, recommended before by my vet. There's another korean brand too, also one of these cultured drinks which is supposedly natural, no sugar and all that jazz. Comes in a small lil bottle like yakult but its in blue - most korean groceries shop has them. Taste terrible though, coz got no sugar.

You should also consider cottage cheese! Almost the same kinda nutrients by lower lactose content compared to yogurt.

Innova being rated 5 star kibbles so i guess it's good. Poop doesnt smell strong but i am only feeding half cup proplan and half cup innova. Will comment once i feed him 100% Innova. Orijen is much more expensive. I think it's somewhere around Rm70+

Th standard cup which is 1 cup = US 8oz.
Bro, i am feeding Innova for Puppy which has only 26% crude protein only. The one you mention should be Innova Evo.
For Kepong area, you may try petsmore at metro Prima but not really a big variety. But most brand can be preorder from there.

The std cup being 8oz is usually fluid oz, which is a measure of volume not weight. Easy way for you to establish the weight is take your cup and fill it with kibbles and measure the weight. I think it would be around 110-120g only.

What kind of dog do you have and how old is it?

I heard that it's better to feed kibble until at least 1 year old. This is to prevent him from only eating BARF and not kibble. When you dun have the time to prepare BARF, you can always substitute it with kibbles.

Canine Caviar as in Venison meal? The grainless kibbles right? It's rated 5 star. Very good.

oo...ok, think i'll get that for my old gal then.
thanks

Wow, 3kg cost RM98?? Expensive betul..  Seems like being rated 5 star in Dogfoodanalysis but couldnt find any info on Dogfoodadvisor. 
Closes i could find in Dogfoodadvisor is Go Natural Salmon and Oatmeal which rate it as 4 star.
Why would you want to mix with Orijen? I will rather stick in one brand.

Acana Grassland the grainless kibbles right? How much does it cost? I think should be expensive right?

Try calling the distributor and ask: http://www.cpsmalaysia.com/

Perhaps u can find it at petslover at kepong metro prima jusco. They have quite a lot of selection on their Acana brand.

Ohhh, seems like rare item ya. If big petstore didn't carry this type I believe chances are low in small pet shop. Netherless, I will keep an eye n let u knOw if i sees it.

Have you try Seapark Pet Supplies? They supplied mostly from grooming accessories, food and many more. You can try Seapark if you havent