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Why does my dog keep eating grass? What finally helped was in his bowl.

If you've watched him graze the yard like a goat — or cleaned up something you didn't want to this week — and you're hoping the next bowl of kibble will settle him down, this page is written for you. What actually helped in our house wasn't a new food. It was what we added to the food he already eats.

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The lawn as self-medication

Your dog isn't being weird — his gut is asking for something the bowl doesn't have.

It's the backyard again. Head down, pulling up grass, chewing. You've googled "is it bad if my dog eats grass" more times than you want to admit. You've seen him sniff the bowl and walk away. You've cleaned up something you didn't want to clean up this month. None of it feels urgent, but nothing feels right either.

Here's what most owners never hear: dogs who eat grass, who have loose or variable stool, who seem hungry-but-reluctant, are often self-medicating for something their food can't carry. Kibble is cooked at very high heat so it survives on a shelf — but live probiotics and digestive enzymes don't survive that process. The food goes in. The tools the body needs to break it down don't.

Your instinct that something was off was right. It just wasn't what you were being told. It wasn't anything you did — the bowl was missing what the body needed to run on.

The fix is live nutrition

Put the probiotics and enzymes kibble can't carry back in the bowl.

VitaSmart is the live, whole-food nutrition kibble can't deliver. 15+ probiotic strains for the gut microbiome. 20+ digestive enzymes that help him break down his food and actually use the nutrients. Whole-food vitamins from spinach, sweet potato, and blackberries — not synthetic isolates.

It isn't a replacement for his food, and it isn't a medication. It's the live layer his bowl has been missing — the probiotics and enzymes high-heat processing doesn't leave behind.

What's in every scoop

The live nutrition kibble cooks out.

Real food. Human-grade. Made in an FDA-registered USA facility.

20+ Digestive Enzymes

They help him break down his food and actually use the nutrients — the live catalysts that high-heat processing strips out of kibble.

15+ Live Probiotic Strains

The good bacteria for his gut. They support healthy digestion from the microbiome up.

Whole-Food Antioxidants

Real food like spinach, sweet potato, and blackberries — not synthetic vitamins. Helps the body manage gut-wall inflammation.

Omega 3, 6 & 9

The healthy fats that support a healthy inflammatory response across the GI tract.

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When the right nutrition goes in, the stomach usually settles.

You're not going to flip a switch tomorrow — the gut takes time to re-balance. But because the probiotics and enzymes work on the food he's already eating, most owners see something shift in days, not weeks.

  • 20+ digestive enzymes help him break down his food
  • 15+ live probiotic strains support gut health
  • Whole-food antioxidants help the body manage gut inflammation
  • Real-food vitamins from spinach, sweet potato, and blackberries — not synthetic isolates

What to expect

Most owners notice a calmer stomach within 5–14 days of daily use. The deeper gut-microbiome rebuild takes 90 days.

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200,000+ dogs. Fewer upset-stomach days.

I heard about Ruff Greens by listening to Glenn Beck. I was hopeful it would help my little Gilbert with allergies. He's still a little itchy, but not as much. He used to eat grass a lot and that concerned me about how his tummy felt...

Vanessa
Verified Buyer • 20 weeks in

Odin is a 1 yr old black lab. He has a sensitive stomach. Ruff Greens has tremendously helped

Karen Bass
Verified Buyer • 20 weeks in

Before Ruff Greens Tana's Poop was highly variable, sometimes hard, sometimes very wet and runny. We tried various supplements which were less expensive. We finally decided to go the extra mile and buy a sample pack of Ruff Greens and...

Dave
Verified Buyer • 20 weeks in

Why owners switch

Kibble alone vs. kibble with the live layer added back.

Kibble alone
  • Cooked at 400°F — live probiotics and digestive enzymes don't survive
  • Synthetic vitamin spray added back so the label reads 'complete'
  • No enzymes for breaking down food — the body works harder, gets less
  • The same dead bowl, meal after meal, year after year
Dr. Dennis Black, founder and formulator of VitaSmart

Meet the formulator

Dr. Dennis Black, ND

Dr. Black is a Naturopathic Doctor who spent decades studying how processed pet food fails the dogs it feeds. VitaSmart is the formula he built to fix it — whole-food nutrition designed to ride alongside whatever's already in your dog's bowl.

"A bag of kibble can hit every number on the chart and still be missing what a body actually lives on. The live cultures, the omega oils, the antioxidants — none of it survives the extruder. VitaSmart is what live nutrition looks like, added right back on top."

Dr. Dennis Black is a Naturopathic Doctor and not licensed to practice human or veterinary medicine in any state.

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Give him 14 days of live nutrition.

If his stomach doesn't settle, cancel the subscription inside the 14-day window and you're done. Every order is backed by our 90-day money-back guarantee.

  • $14 for 14 days of VitaSmart
  • FREE shipping on your trial
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  • Cancel anytime in your account or by phone

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$14 at signup covers the 14-day trial bag with free shipping. After 14 days, your Loyalty Club subscription begins at $59.95 + $8.95 shipping every 4 weeks unless cancelled. Cancel anytime in your account or by phone at 214.783.3364.

Common questions.

How much does the Jumpstart Trial cost?

$14 flat at signup, with free shipping, backed by a 90-day money-back guarantee. That's it at signup. You get a 14-day supply of VitaSmart to try on your dog's food. Then 14 days after you receive the trial bag, your Loyalty Club subscription begins and your card is charged $59.95 + $8.95 shipping for a full 28-day supply. You can cancel anytime in those 14 days, no questions asked.

Will my dog actually eat it?

Most dogs do — VitaSmart is a whole-food topper, not a pill, and it goes right on the food they already eat. Some dogs with sensitive stomachs do best when we introduce it gradually: start with half a scoop for the first few days, then full scoop by day four or five. That gives the gut time to welcome the new probiotics and enzymes without a change-of-food reaction.

Is it normal for my dog to eat grass?

Occasional grass-eating is normal — most dogs do it at some point. But if your dog is grazing like a goat, walking away from his bowl, or hitting the lawn every time he's out, it often means his body is asking for something his food isn't giving him. Live probiotics and digestive enzymes get cooked out of kibble at the heat kibble needs to be processed at. VitaSmart puts them back. Most owners see the grass-eating taper in the first couple of weeks. If it continues or comes with other symptoms, talk to your vet.

What if it doesn't help?

Cancel within the 14-day window and no subscription charge ever hits your card. Everything you buy from us — the $14 trial and every subsequent subscription order — is also backed by our 90-day money-back guarantee.

If your pet has a medical condition, consult your Veterinarian before use. Use only as directed. Dr. Dennis Black is a Naturopathic Doctor and not licensed to practice human or veterinary medicine in any state. *28-Day Supply for a dog up to 40 pounds. Above or below these weights, you may have to modify the amount you feed your dog.