Ever since Paddington was about six months old, I have given her a little spoonful of yogurt every morning. I started this because I read on a forum that it could be a way to cut down on her tear staining. Obviously I can’t seem to find this information anymore, but I found that it did help. It doesn’t eliminate the problem completely, but it definitely helps.

After Paddington’s Luxating Patella surgery (I will expand more on this in a future post), I was asked by the specialist to give her a bit of liquid glucosamine every day and I have found that mixing it into the yogurt is an excellent way to get her to take it.

I found an article today that also suggests that giving your dog a bit of yogurt every day helps cut down on flatulence (which if you are a dog owner, you know smells pretty bad) as well as may help to ward off illness. It does this by the active cultures in the yogurt boosting the dog’s natural immune system.

I thought I would pass along this tip because it seems to be quite good!

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