Why Your Dog’s Stomach Still Feels Off (Even After Chicken and Rice)

You followed the advice.

Chicken.
Rice.
Keep it bland.
Keep it simple.

It’s what everyone says to do when your dog’s stomach is upset.

So why does something still feel… off?

For many dog parents, that “safe” diet doesn’t bring the relief they expected. Digestion stays sensitive. Energy feels low. Recovery takes longer than it should. And it’s easy to start second-guessing yourself.

In this episode of The Dog Who Asked for More, Em gently explores why chicken and rice doesn’t work for every dog — not because you did anything wrong, but because every body is different.

Through real-life experience and a whole-dog lens, this conversation looks at how stress, hydration, minerals, and gut support can matter just as much as what’s in the bowl — and why sometimes healing comes from supporting the system, not restricting it.

This episode touches on dog nutrition, digestion, gut health, sensitive stomachs, and the quiet pressure pet parents feel to “do the right thing” when their dog isn’t feeling well.

If you’ve ever wondered why the usual advice didn’t seem to help your dog, you’re not alone.

Press play and listen with a little more trust in what you’re already noticing.

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New episodes of The Dog Who Asked for More release every Monday and Wednesday.

This podcast explores life with dogs and life with pets through dog behavior, reactive dogs, dog anxiety, and real-life dog training challenges. It supports overwhelmed pet parents who want to better understand dog body language, communication, daily routines, and canine enrichment so dog life feels clearer and more manageable. Episodes focus on dog behavior while offering practical help and support, exploring common behavior patterns, and addressing real-life challenges many pet parents face — including experiences like dog barking, habits, obedience, and socialization — while also speaking to the emotional side of living with sensitive dogs and navigating lifestyle with dogs.

Hosted by a canine nutritionist, dog nutrition coach, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show covers canine nutrition, dog nutrition, dog food and behavior, dog gut health, training challenges, training burnout, rescue dogs, dog grief, dog enrichment ideas, dog health, and dog myths — while exploring what it looks like to build a calmer, healthier life with your dog and strengthen the dog–human bond.