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Going Mutts Pet Services and Nutrition

Certified in advanced canine nutrition with a terrain-based approach to skin, gut, and behaviour.

Helping dogs feel better from the inside out — one meal, one protocol, one transformation at a time!

10/08/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 🛋️🐾😂

This is Chief. This looks like his couch? What do you think?

I thought we bought a very expensive leather couch for us, but Rhythm seems to have understood the arrangement differently!

If I sit in her spot, she’ll mope, sometimes whine, and occasionally bark at me to make sure my seating error has been brought to my attention 😂

So most of the time, you’ll find me sitting in my office or bedroom while she enjoys her couch to herself…

We pay the bills. She manages the seating chart!

Anyone else have a dog who owns the furniture? 🐶

10/07/2026

𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀… 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 🐾💜

Beets can add some variety to a dog’s diet, but their oxalate content deserves attention before you start adding them to the bowl!

🧬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲?

• Fibre: Beetroot contains roughly 2.8 grams per 100 grams raw. A small topper contributes a little fibre, although too much may cause gas or loose stools.

• Vitamins and minerals: Beets provide folate and potassium, alongside smaller amounts of magnesium and other nutrients. A spoonful adds modest amounts—it doesn’t balance an otherwise incomplete diet.

• Betaine, also called TMG: This naturally occurring compound acts as a methyl donor, participating in the pathway that converts homocysteine back into methionine. An interesting nutritional connection, but we shouldn’t assume that feeding beets will treat a dog’s methylation issues or lower homocysteine.

• Betalain pigments: These give beets their striking colour and are studied for antioxidant activity. Betalains and betaine are different compounds, despite their similar names! Research on these pigments doesn’t establish a specific therapeutic benefit from a small beet topper for dogs.

⚠️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘅𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

Beet greens are high in oxalate, and the root contains meaningful amounts too.

Oxalate can combine with calcium in urine to form calcium oxalate crystals and stones. That doesn’t mean a little beetroot automatically causes stones in a healthy dog, but it matters for dogs already prone to them.

Dogs with current or previous calcium oxalate stones, or calcium oxalate crystals being managed by their veterinarian, should generally avoid beets unless their veterinary team specifically approves them.

For dogs on a prescribed urinary diet, check before adding beets or other toppers. Urinary conditions differ, and additions can interfere with the goals of the diet. Dogs with kidney disease also need individual guidance based on their condition and dietary restrictions.

Boiling and discarding the water can reduce some soluble oxalate, but it doesn’t make beets oxalate-free or automatically suitable for a stone-prone dog.

🥣 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺

For a healthy dog who tolerates them, offer a small amount of plain, cooked beetroot, finely chopped or mashed. Introduce it gradually, especially if your dog has a sensitive gut. Small amounts of raw beets are okay too, but cooking helps with digestion!

Set their portion aside before adding seasonings or pickling ingredients, particularly onion or excessive garlic. Plain cooked portions can also be frozen for later!

And a colourful heads-up: beet pigments may turn stool or urine pinkish-red! Unexplained or persistent discolouration shouldn’t automatically be dismissed as beet pigment.

10/06/2026

🗓️ 𝗨𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙

Please note that I will be unavailable on the following dates:

• October 9–12
• November 19–22
• December 24–January 3, 2027

For clients located south of the bridge, I will only be unavailable from December 24–26.

📌 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦

I have already been working Monday through Friday for most clients, while continuing to accommodate a select few on weekends.

Beginning in mid-November, my regular hours will return to Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. for everyone. I will not be offering regular weekend services again until April, unless you already have me booked for an overnight stay.

Thank you for keeping these dates and seasonal hours in mind when booking! 🐾

10/04/2026

𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 🍳🐾

Treble used to enjoy raw eggs when he was younger, but these days he prefers them cooked! I scramble his because he’ll eat both the white and the yolk that way. Hard-boiled? He picks out the yolk and leaves the white behind 😂

Cooking also reduces the activity of avidin, a protein in raw egg whites that binds biotin (vitamin B7) and makes it less available for absorption.

You can scramble, hard-boil or poach them—just keep them plain!

Many of us here feed raw, but one consideration is your dog’s age and health. For puppies, seniors—especially those with underlying health issues—and dogs with weakened immune systems, thoroughly cooked foods can be a safer choice because of their greater vulnerability to foodborne illness. Ultimately, feeding decisions are yours to make with your dog’s individual needs in mind!

Do you feed eggs to your dogs? How do they like theirs? 🥚👇

10/04/2026

🐱🍬 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁?

Your dog may hear a candy wrapper from three rooms away…

Meanwhile, your cat is wondering why anyone would ruin perfectly good food with sugar 😂

Cats are often described as being “sweet-blind”. This doesn’t mean that they have no sense of taste—it means they lack a functional receptor for detecting sweetness.

In most mammals, the sweet-taste receptor is formed from two protein pieces called T1R2 and T1R3. Cats have the gene for T1R3, but their Tas1r2 gene contains changes that prevent it from producing a functional T1R2 protein.

Without both pieces, the complete sweet receptor cannot form properly. Sugar may be present in the food, but the cat’s tongue doesn’t translate it into the sweet sensation that humans and dogs experience.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆?

Cats are obligate carnivores. Throughout their evolution, sweetness wasn’t particularly helpful for finding the animal-based foods their bodies require. When a gene is no longer important for survival, mutations can accumulate without creating much of a disadvantage.

Over time, the feline sweet-receptor gene essentially became a non-working genetic instruction.

Cats are much more interested in chemical signals associated with meat. Their savoury—or umami—taste system responds to particular combinations of compounds found in animal tissues, including certain nucleotides and amino acids.

In other words, their taste system is less interested in cupcakes and much more interested in detecting dinner 🧬🥩

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺!

A cat showing interest in a sweet food doesn’t necessarily mean they can taste its sweetness. They may be attracted to:

🐾 Fat

🐾 Protein

🐾 Dairy aromas

🐾 Texture or temperature

🐾 Curiosity or a learned association

🚫 Ironically, people often claim cats are attracted to antifreeze because it tastes sweet, and some cruel individuals have reportedly used it to poison them. But cats cannot detect sweetness the way we do. They may still ingest antifreeze for other reasons—and even a very small amount can be fatal—but it isn’t evidence that cats have a hidden sweet tooth.

Smell is also extremely important to a cat’s experience of food. What they find appealing involves much more than taste alone.

This doesn’t mean sugary foods are harmless simply because cats cannot taste the sugar. Cats still ingest and metabolize the ingredients, and many human desserts contain substances that may be unsafe for pets.

So no—your cat isn’t necessarily resisting dessert through remarkable self-control.

Their sweet receptor simply never received the correct genetic assembly instructions 😂🧬

Does your cat ignore sweet foods completely—or do they still attempt to steal ice cream, whipped cream or baked goods?

10/03/2026

We’ve had some frosty mornings, but it looks like we will be having some decent October weather during the afternoons 🥳

10/02/2026

One of my clients just brought home a baby wiener 😍

Sooooo cute 🌭

10/02/2026

Happy Friday!

Check, check and check! Currently, none of my dogs have anxiety… but I have definitely owned anxious dogs 🙂‍↕️

10/01/2026

Anyone else narrate your dogs thoughts? LOL!

Do you ever wonder what your dogs voice would be like, if they could talk? 🧐

10/01/2026

🐺🧬 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗨

I was listening to something about genetics when an interesting thought occurred to me…

Humans share approximately 99.9% of our DNA with one another—yet nobody expects every human on Earth to thrive on exactly the same diet.

Traditional human diets varied enormously depending on geography, climate, season and available food. Some cultures relied heavily on seafood and marine mammals. Others ate considerably more grains, legumes, fruit, coconut, dairy or fermented foods.

Even today, two people can respond very differently to the same diet. Age, genetics, digestion, health conditions, microbiome, lifestyle and previous exposures can all influence what someone tolerates.

So why do we sometimes abandon this logic when feeding dogs?

🐕 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗚𝗦 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗥 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗪𝗢𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗦!

Dogs and wolves are extremely closely related—but genetic similarity tells us about biological relatedness. It doesn’t automatically prescribe one universal diet.

Dogs were domesticated alongside humans for thousands of years. During that time, many dog populations developed adaptations that helped them digest starch more efficiently—including additional copies of the AMY2B gene involved in pancreatic amylase production.

Interestingly, AMY2B copy numbers can also vary between individual dogs and different populations. Even dogs aren’t nutritionally identical to one another.

And wolves don’t all eat one standardized “wolf diet” either! Their food depends on:

* Geography
* Available prey
* Season
* Hunting success
* Which parts of the animal are accessible
* Age, health and social position

So when someone says we should feed dogs exactly like wolves, I always wonder:

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀? 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻?

🧬 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘

A dog’s ideal diet can also be influenced by:

* Breed and individual genetics
* Age and activity level
* Digestive capacity
* Food intolerances and allergies
* Pancreatic, liver or kidney disease
* Microbiome composition
* Previous diet and food exposure
* Individual preference and quality of life

One dog may do beautifully with raw food, while another thrives on gently cooked food, canned food or a properly formulated kibble. Some tolerate considerable dietary fat; others absolutely do not. Some digest certain fibres wonderfully, while others become bloated or develop loose stools.

This isn’t an argument against raw feeding—or for one particular type of food.

It’s an argument against using genetic similarity as proof that every dog should eat the same diet.

Ancestral diets can teach us valuable things about canine biology, but ancestry is a starting point—not a complete feeding prescription.

🐕💚 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨

Not an internet ideology.

Not an idealized wolf.

Not simply a percentage of shared DNA.

The best diet is nutritionally complete, appropriate for that individual dog’s physiology and health—and something the dog can actually digest and thrive on!

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