Scooting across the carpet is one of those things owners laugh about in company and then quietly worry about at home, and full anal glands are the most common cause. Fibre is the practical lever most owners actually have: firmer, bulkier stools press on the glands as they pass and help them empty naturally. That mechanism is the whole of what these chews are working with, and nothing in a tub can do the job any other way.

Pumpkin seed supplies the added fibre, and the chews are peanut-butter flavoured and genuinely soft rather than hard-pressed, which matters most for the dogs who need them: older, fussy, or already suspicious of anything offered by hand. They can go straight from your palm or be mixed into a meal. The 200g tub is fed daily according to body weight, so a small terrier and a labrador take very different amounts from the same pot.

• Soft chews rather than hard tablets
• Pumpkin seed for added dietary fibre
• Peanut butter flavour for fussy dogs
• Supports firmer stools and natural gland emptying
• Suitable for dogs of all sizes, fed by weight
• 200g tub

Please do not treat scooting as solved by this alone. Bottom-dragging is also caused by worms, allergies, tapeworm segments, and impacted or infected glands that need a vet to express and sometimes to treat. If your dog is scooting persistently, licking the area raw, or there is any smell or discharge, book the appointment first and use this as support afterwards rather than instead.

Who it's for: Dogs with a history of full glands whose vet has suggested more fibre, and owners hoping to reduce how often they end up back at the practice.