The real scoop on poop!   The real scoop on poop! After writing a lot of articles giving you the lowdown on commercial dog food, and doing the raw, raw, raw of raw pet food, I decided that this one should give you the real scoop on poop! Although this article is mainly directed at dog owners or those people who are dog providers, cat owners will also want to hear the good news. One of the benefits of feeding bones and raw food, b.a.r.f. comes from the bones. Whether you feed your dog whole raw meaty bones or meats with the bones ground in, the bones will provide fiber in your dog’s diet, which he will digest into almost odorless, hard, bony poop. This poop is a healthy poop for your dog and because he has to work hard at getting rid of it, he will express his anal glands in the process. Although dogs do not get parasites from their raw pet food, an added benefit that eating bones provides them is that any existing parasites are moved along in the intestine and excreted. When you clean up after your dog you will appreciate how easy it is; no more smelly mush in your doggy bag! Some people have said that they would continue feeding raw dog food if this was the only benefit! We are fortunate that the poop is only one of the benefits. One more important thing about bones in raw pet food; it is possible for your dog to consume too many bones and have so much bone in his diet that he becomes constipated. That is why it is important to give your dog all of the different components of a bones and raw food diet. Along with those bones include muscle meat, organs, stomach (tripe) and simulated stomach contents in the form of pureed veggies. If you suspect that your dog has eaten too much bone, offer him organ meat (especially liver and tripe) and purred veggie or canned pumpkin. All of these foods will help loosen hard stools. Now you have the real scoop on poop!