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Bone broth for dogs
Sometimes a small addition is all it takes to make an ordinary meal even more appetising for your dog. Bone broth for dogs is an aromatic stock simmered on bones, which you can add to everyday food or give on its own. It comes in 400 ml bottles and several flavour variants: lamb, beef, goat, horse, deer and rabbit. If you're looking for something gentler, you can also choose the carrot soup.
The broths are a natural source of collagen, chondroitin and glucosamine. They contain no added salt or preservatives. They're perfect as an addition to dry food, especially if your dog likes more aromatic meals. You can also give them separately, as a way to add variety to the daily diet and an extra way of providing fluids.
What does bone broth for dogs add to the everyday bowl?
Bone broth for dogs does two things at once: it boosts the aroma of the portion and provides fluid. Poured over dry food, it turns it into something that smells much stronger, which is usually the first argument for a dog who picks at the bowl and walks away.
The second reason is practical. A dog fed only dry food gets little water from their food and has to drink the rest from the bowl, which not every dog manages. A 400 ml bottle is enough for several portions, so it fits into the daily routine without much cost.
- Lamb and beef: the most widely accepted flavours, good to start with.
- Goat, horse and deer: rarer proteins, useful on a diet with a limited ingredient list.
- Rabbit: the gentlest of the meat broths, often chosen for puppies and sensitive dogs.
- Carrot soup: a vegetable version, with no meat.
Bone broth for dogs vs ordinary kitchen stock
Bone broth for dogs differs from what's left in the pot after making soup mainly in its ingredients. The bone broth for dogs on our shelf contains no salt, onion or spices, exactly the things that are standard in kitchen stock but don't agree with dogs.
Long simmering on bones draws out collagen, and with it chondroitin and glucosamine, which occur naturally in connective tissue. That's why broth is often an addition chosen for older and active dogs. I've written more about the raw material itself in the entry bone broth for dogs.
Broth for dogs: how to serve it
Broth for dogs is served differently from the kind for people, because it isn't a separate meal. Our broth for dogs is most often poured over the top of a portion of food just before serving, when the aroma works best.
It can also be given on its own, in hot weather or after a long walk, as a way of providing extra fluid. A third use is switching between foods: broth masks the difference in taste when you mix old food with new. Keep the bottle in the fridge after opening, and match the amount to your dog's size and how much they usually eat.
Which broth for dogs to start with?
Your first broth for dogs is best chosen by a protein your dog already knows and eats happily. If they eat beef or lamb, start with lamb bone broth, because these are the most widely accepted flavours.
If, on the other hand, you're running a diet with a short ingredient list, reach for goat, horse or deer, proteins that appear less often in a dog's diet. For puppies and dogs with a sensitive stomach, rabbit is the gentlest. The broth also goes well with wet dog food when you want to loosen the texture of the portion, and the carrot soup is an option for a dog whose meat extras you're limiting.