It's a topic few people enjoy talking about - but every dog owner knows it: the daily harvest during walks. The quality of what your dog produces each day tells you more about their health than you might think.
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What is actually 'normal' stool for a dog?
A healthy dog on suitable food produces small amounts of compact, barely odorous stools. Large amounts of soft, loose, or musty-smelling poop are not just 'a dog thing' - it's a signal that the digestive system isn't processing the food properly.
Stool is essentially what remains after digestion. The less waste, the better the food has been absorbed. With optimal digestion, that waste is minimal - and that's visible in the scoop.
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Why does your dog digest kibble less efficiently?
Kibble typically contains 30 to 60% carbohydrates - grains, potato, peas - while dogs, as predominantly carnivores, have a relatively short digestive tract optimised for animal proteins and fats (Zoran, 2002). Carbohydrates are not fully digested and end up in the large intestine where they ferment. This fermentation process produces gas and draws in moisture - resulting in more, softer and smellier stools.
Wolfork consists largely of raw animal proteins and fats - exactly what a dog's digestive tract is built to process. It contains no grains, starches, or artificial binders. What goes in is almost fully utilised. What doesn't belong in there, simply isn't in there.
What does the research say?
This is not a marketing claim. The science is consistent: dogs on raw food demonstrably produce less and better-quality stools.
| Bermingham et al., 2017 | Journal of Animal Science — Dogs on raw food produced significantly smaller amounts of stool with a more favourable bacterial composition in the gut compared to dogs on extruded kibble. |
| Schmidt et al., 2018 | Journal of Nutritional Science — Comparative research confirmed higher digestibility of raw diets in dogs, resulting in measurably less faecal mass. |
| Zoran, 2002 | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association — The dog's carnivore digestive tract is fundamentally ill-equipped for processing carbohydrates, promoting fermentation processes in the large intestine. |
What this means in practice
Less poop to scoop. Less smell. And a dog whose stools show you that their digestion is finally working properly. Higher digestibility = less waste = smaller, firmer and less odorous stools. That is the direct, measurable outcome of food that aligns with your dog's biology.
How quickly will you notice a difference?
We recommend a 4-day transition: start with 25% Wolfork alongside your current food and build this up each day to 50%, 75% and eventually 100%. This gives the digestive tract time to adjust to the new composition.
After the full transition, most owners notice a difference in volume and consistency within a few days. The smell typically improves first - and that is exactly the signal that fermentation in the large intestine is decreasing.
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