{"id":7154,"date":"2026-07-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/?p=7154"},"modified":"2026-07-23T21:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:06:29","slug":"dog-poop-quality-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/dog-poop-quality-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Poop Quality Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p><strong>In this article:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#stool-quality-chart\">Dog stool quality chart<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#stool-color-chart\">Dog stool color chart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p><em>This article was originally published in April of 2022, and has been updated<\/em>.<\/p><p>Your dog&rsquo;s poop can contain important clues to their health. These can include changes in consistency (like a bout of diarrhea), size, shape, or color.<\/p><p>It helps to have an idea of what&rsquo;s &ldquo;normal.&rdquo; As a rule, it&rsquo;s a good sign if your dog&rsquo;s stools are firm, log-shaped, easy to scoop, and a chocolate-brown color.<\/p><p>You can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/decoding-your-dogs-poop\/\">decoding your dog&rsquo;s poop<\/a> in our full guide to the topic. In the meantime, find a handy visual guide to identifying different kinds of poop and understanding what they mean below.<br>And remember: if you have any questions or concerns about your dog&rsquo;s poop, the best thing to do is call your vet.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stool-quality-chart\">Stool quality chart<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Quality-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Stool quality chart\" class=\"wp-image-41921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Quality-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Quality-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Quality-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Quality-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Quality-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Quality-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stool-color-chart\">Stool color chart<\/h4><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Color-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Stool color chart\" class=\"wp-image-41923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Color-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Color-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Color-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Color-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Color-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CX-Stool-Color-Chart-With-Logo_Copy-Update-April2025.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A handy visual guide to what different colors, consistencies, and volumes of dog poop mean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[416],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-wellness"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46944,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7154\/revisions\/46944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}