stinky doodle

[Bonnie and Kona]

When Owen was a pup... not sure how old but I am thinking around 6 months... he was soo stinky! It was like he had B.O. It wasn't his breath or something he had rolled in. It was persistent and wouldn't wash out. Fast forward 7 years. My vet confirmed that there is some evidence that grain-free food may contribute to some heart conditions. I thought I would add a grain food half time to our doodles' diet. I used the same company, Wellness. In a short time Owen was stinky again. I finally put two and two together. He must have some kind of allergy or sensitivity to grains! I took him off the grain food and no more stinky doodle. I don't remember when we switched to grain-free food, but I am assuming that Owen stopped stinking then and I just didn't figure it out.

I'm mentioning this here in case someone else is having a stinky doodle issue. This has no effect on our other doodle...just Owen. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Witgh all due respect to your vet, the Morris Foundation's study on the relationship between diet and increased incidence of cardiomyopathy in dogs did not point to a grain free diet, despite the many rumors to the contrary. We recently had a discussion here about this: 

http://www.doodlekisses.com/group/thefoodgroup/forum/topics/taurine...

If you think about it logically, the addition of grains to dogs' diets is a relatively recent phenomena; for hundreds (actually thousands) of years, dogs ate grain free diets without developing heart disease. :)

[Bonnie and Kona]

Thanks so much for your input Karen. I will continue using grain-free food because I can't stand that stench Owen was emitting. I think it is odd that the vet was so adamant about the "research" showing a correlation. With the many health issues our daughter endures, I am not one to take everything a medical professional says as irrefutable. I wasn't going to ever go back to a full diet of grain-containing food, I thought it wouldn't hurt to add some back into their diet. I was wrong. 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

That is quite interesting that grained food seemed to make Iwen stinky. But if some grains disagreed with him, it could cause a sour stomach or stinky breath that permeated his whole self. It makes sense. 

[Bonnie and Kona]

Thanks Nancy. Stinkosis! 

[BG and Gavin]

Very interesting. Glad Owen is back to smelling sweet.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Thanks! I LOVE Kona’s smell so when Owen was reeking it was very bad. I’m spoiled with the doodles 

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

I hope Owen & Kona doesn't see this post, they would probably disagree with the "stinky" adjective. In fact Kona probably rather enjoyed Owen's unique smell.

Ha ha.