Microbiome, gut flora, good bacteria, bad bugs, intestinal microecology, a whole host of germs, whatever you call it, this incredible collective is one of your dog’s greatest mediators of health. I liken the microbiome to your dog’s Ecosystem, a Physical Environment (GI Tract) that hosts Interacting Organisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists and viruses) to create a Biological Community et voila we have the microbiome! Let’s take a closer look at each component