If you want the quickest way to assess your dog's poop, focus on the four main criteria: 1. Consistency: Soft poop once in a while is common. Stress, a new treat, or a little table scrap can do it.

Q: My neighbor down the block walks their dogs up and down the street. The dogs often relieve themselves on my lawn, and the neighbor doesn’t pick it up.

The ingredient — a staple of cuisines around the world — is increasingly showing up on restaurant menus and in cookbooks in the U.S.