Every dog owner has done it. You pick it up. You squint at it. You think, "Is that… normal?" And then you immediately wish you had never looked that closely in the first place. But here's the truth.

Nobody looks forward to scooping poop, but your dog’s daily deposit holds more information than you might think. That humble pile in the grass holds clues about digestion, diet, hydration, and even ...

Maybe I’m overly enamored with my dog, but I think everything he does is cute—even the way he poops. Tux, an 8-pound Yorkshire terrier mix, determinedly hunches and twirls in a circle or two before ...

Recently, on a hike with a friend, among towering Douglas fir and western hemlock trees, by a glassy, pebble-rich creek, we saw giant plops of black-bear scat every few hundred yards. We were miles ...

It’s not uncommon for a dog to sniff around a yard, come across a pile of poop, and gobble it up. Or even to eat its own poop. It might sound quite disgusting, but lots of dogs will eat poop at some ...

Dr. Michael “Dr. T” Tokiwa is a practicing small-animal veterinarian, hospital owner, mentor, and advisor who believes great medicine starts with trust—and grows through collaboration. Dr. Michael “Dr ...