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I raised my last dog on a raw meat, bones, and organs diet. His poops were much smaller, less smelly, and broke down much faster (compared to spells where I had

I raised my last dog on a raw meat, bones, and organs diet. His poops were much smaller, less smelly, and broke down much faster (compared to spells where I had him on regular dog food). In fact, I could tell what he'd eaten by smelling his poop, not that I did that intentionally... "Yep, that's chicken all right!" Ironically, it wasn't smellier when the food was "spoiled" (by my standards, "greatly improved with aging" was his take). My point is only: we've accidentally engineered their food for maximum disgustingness on egress.

hilbert42 1y ago
Right, but dogs are nevertheless somewhat discriminating. When a kid, I fed my dog on butcher's off-cuts which I'd get for free. Usually they'd be meaty and fresh enough for us humans to eat (but we never had need and ate better). Occasionally, the butcher gave me meat that whilst not 'off' was a little stale and had a trace of smell about it and my dogs noticed the fact. They'd eat it with reluctance and or only when very hungry. A quick and almost miraculous solution was to pour boiling water over the meat which would turn its outside grey or brownish (it being still raw in the middle). The dogs would then instantly eat it, in fact I had to be careful to let it cool down so they wouldn't scold themselves.