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 ...

So many of you enjoyed my column about pee-mail a couple of weeks ago that I find it fitting to write a follow-up about, well, poop. Let’s start with PooPrints, the leading dog poop DNA testing ...

Have you ever heard of the gut-brain axis in domestic pets? As its name suggests, this two-way network links the gut with the brain, or the enteric nervous system with the central nervous system. The ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We love our dogs, and they can practically do no wrong — that is, until they have an "accident" inside. The sight of dog poop on ...

Source: Image adapted from a Billy Hathorn photo — Creative Commons License. A short time ago, a friend dropped by my house for a visit. We were sitting on my sofa sipping some wine and catching up on ...

Pet waste is a big problem across the country. PooPrints, a Knoxville-based DNA laboratory, addresses this issue and specializes in analyzing dog feces. A Tennessee laboratory is helping communities ...