Beyond nasolacrimal duct/ear issues, dog tear stains link to diet. Holistic Recipe Solution Oven Baked Duck & Pear Recipe Dog food focuses on 5 tear-stain reducers: fresh deboned duck, seasonal snow pears & 0-oil baking ease excessive tearing from heat/greasiness. 30% less salt (vs standard) cuts intake, reducing lacrimal irritation. Infant-grade lutein, imported turmeric, anthocyanins & carotenoids synergize to fight oxidation, stopping porphyrin—tear stain culprit—from oxidizing red. To solve pickiness, it uses meat-filled sandwich pellets with 0 meat meal; reducing tear stains starts with getting dogs to eat.