Give him 3-4 days at the same ratios. The extra days for him with his history will help. Then up it again for 3-4 days. Hopefully . He will stay on track. Then keep him on that for at least several months before you change anything again. He needs to have his gut a chance to fully heal & stabilize.

Supplements are good...but if what he is on now works for him....I wouldn't add any suppliments. I'd just not rock the boat with him by adding anything more New at this time. If he relapses...then you might think about adding a digestive supplement.

Can I get that at a health food store or is it something to get from my vet?

Thanks for your help Anne. I'll keep him on 1/4 and 3/4 for now and if things are good, I'll go to 1/2 and 1/2 on Wednesday.

I'm very lucky that he loves his food so much that we do our marker training using kibble. I'll just mix up a treat bag with those ratios (1/4 and 3/4) for now.

Is there anything else you can suggest to use for training that won't upset his tummy or should I just stick with the kibble?

If he is happy with the kibble as a reward for now I'd use it. Once you see that he is well stablelized then you can introduce something new as a treat. Keep it as pure of a treat as possible...keeping in mind that whenever you add something new use it for a few days to see if it triggers a reaction.

Only introduce a 1 new thing at a time...So if he reacts you know more clearly what the trigger is. Much better to go slower with a dog with his history.

LB has some digestive supplements as well as other vet catalogs if you find that you choose to use them.

Dogs working for their meal food rather than an additional 'treat' is nothing new. Often kibble feeders will feed the dog his meal on the track for a dog that doesn't' have the food drive to track with added food to their diet. So don't feel bad about using his meal portions that way. I feed raw & used to use hot dog pieces on my tracks. But would have put pieces of their meal meat out if they had not had enough food drive for the extra food. A hungry dog will work for their food...So use it for now.

https://b-naturals.com/by-type-c-22/digestion-aids-c-22_15/bertes-digestion-blend-1-lb-p-101.html?cPath=22_15

This is what I use. I don't use it all the time, but I do use it during and after digestive upsets.

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https://b-naturals.com/by-type-c-22/digestion-aids-c-22_15/bertes-digestion-blend-1-lb-p-101.html?cPath=22_15

This is what I use. I don't use it all the time, but I do use it during and after digestive upsets.

I've used this product in the past, also, and had good results with it. It contains probiotics, digestive enzymes, and L-glutamine, an amino acid known to be soothing to the digestive system. Might be something to try if your dog has another relapse.

We had class last night so I measured out his last meal of the day and used it for class. Then at meal time I gave him what was left over from class. We didn't use much in class as it was our last class for this session so we just played games.

Kiss was the champion at "leave it" and our team was the best at carrying a tennis ball in a soup ladle around a course where we had to carry the ladle in our leash hand. I am proud to announce that Kiss passed Puppy Level 1 and will be moving on to Puppy Level 2 for the next session.

Even better announcement is the fact that so far, poops have been good. How sad is it that I'm more excited about that than him passing Level 1?

I'm planning on using freeze dried chicken for treats if/when Kiss doesn't want to work for kibble anymore. I will make sure to start slowly and it will be the only thing to change for at least a week until I can see how he responds.

Melissa and Cheri, I will keep that in mind if things go bad. I've got my fingers crossed. So far it looks like we're on the right track now.

So glad things are finally going well. Keep it up. Good idea on the chicken for treats. Single source food treats are the best for a dog like him...at least for the short haul. Poor pup's GI track has had his share of bad times.

Congrats to you both for your level 1 success! Good job!

Thanks Anne. Quick question; Kiss is getting a little skinny because I'm keep his meals small (1 cup per meal) but I'm feeding him 3 times a day. I'm thinking a dog his size needs more food but should I increase the size of the meal or add another feeding or two?

I'm scared to change anything but I don't want the poor guy to starve. He'll be 10 months in another few days and as of last week he weighed 117 lbs.