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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]California natural is pretty high in fat. Try acana or wellness reduced fat core. Some dogs just don't tolerate the grains, and the varied poop kind of sounds like it. More fiber isn't necessarily a good idea. A lot of terriers don't do well with fiber.....and dogs in general don't need it.  If that doesn't work, try raw prey model.

If he was caged, he's lost a lot of the not soiling ones den thing, and terriers and small dogs have problems with it anyway. Crating isn't the answer.

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I agree with the idea of switching food.  Our rescue terrier mix did so-so on CA Natural, and then we did a rotation of various foods (with terrible poop problems) before landing on Acana (Grasslands).  We did the switch very very slowly, adding a little bit of Acana the first day to the CA Natural and then upping the amount a tiny bit each day over a period of about two weeks.  She's done very well on it for some years now.

If poops seem too soft, add a tablespoon of pumpkin (canned - but not pumpkin pie filling, just pumpkin) to the dog's food at each meal.  That helps solidify things.

Last thought, OP - visit dogfoodchat.com.  There are forums there populated by people who know a lot about every dog issue under the sun.  I bet you'll get some great advice there.

I admire and applaud you for the work you are doing with this pup and feel confident you can fix this.[/quote]

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