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Question
my mini schnauzer puppy is 20weeks old. she eats dry food so im just wondering if there is any reason why her poo is soft and sometimes can be runny. she also has alot of wind and it can really smell bad.

Answer
Your puppy could have internal parasites; take a stool sample in to your vet for examination.

This could also be due to what you are feeding. The first ingredient should be a specified meat meal (ie. chicken meal), there should be a minimum of grains, and NO by-products, NO ethoxyquin, and NO menadione sodium bisulfate (source of vitamin K). I like to see digestible enzymes and probiotics in the food (ie. microbacteria, acidopholus).