An excellent source of calcium is to add yogurt. I use organic with 6 live, active cultures. This helps keep the level of probiotics in their GI tracts good and helps with calcium intake! Yogurt is not produced in the same manner as milk and cheese and doesn't get digested the same way, so many with lactose tolerance issues can successfully use yogurt.
I would also add that white rice is not the best for your pup. Traditional white rice (even the old-fashioned stove cooked kind) is processed to the hilt so that what is left is basically just starch -no real good ingredients. Brown rice is much better, but make sure it is the kind you really have to cook - not the instant or boil-in-bag. To ensure the rice kernel opens up to reveal the good stuff, it is best to soak the rice for at least 3 hours before you cook it.
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