Most dogs on PMR have a lot smaller poop, usually about 50% less compared to average commercial kibble fed dogs. The other cool thing about the poop is that it degrades faster, so within a couple days (depending on temp) the poop can turn to white dust and just degrade into the soil or blow away in the wind. I use to have to pick up my backyard every couple of days and in the spring I always had a ton of dog poop from the winter months that got frozen. Since feeding raw I don't have to pick up the poop in the warmer months and there is less in the spring. I love not having poop piles in my yard from weeks prior, and not having to pick up the yard much now.
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| Lola's (puggle) raw poop with a quater to show size. |
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| Raw poop 2 days old, degrading into white dust. |
Raw feeders also use the poop to tell us things about the dogs diet. For example, loose or runny stool means not enough bone is being fed or too much organ is being fed, and crumbly dry stool means too much bone is being fed or not enough organ is being fed.
In the first few months of feeding raw, yellowish stool can indicate chicken or turkey was fed, and when the stool is dark brown almost black it can be an indication that organ is being fed (sometimes too much organ). In the first few months you can also notice more pieces of undigested bone in the poop, as the dog adjusts to the diet, and their stomach acid adjusts, the bone pieces disappear as the dog is processing them better.
Raw feeders often check their dog's stool as a guide to know how they are doing on the diet and if they need to add more or less of something.
