Knew it was your post when I saw the pic. We lost our male Belgian Tervuren “Larsen” last fall to gastric torsion at only age 6. In December we got a male tri-colored rough collie. He seems really smart and is learning everything much faster than previous dogs. We have spiral stairs to the downstairs which has a doggie door into an external dog house and another doggie door to the fenced area in the back yard (about 1/4 acre fenced). He (Rocky) learned the spiral stairs and the doggie doors in two days at only about 12 weeks old and has been totally house trained since he learned to go outside by himself. I will post pics soon.
Feeding a grain-free diet greatly reduces the risk of torsion or bloat.
My guys all eat grain-free.
A good test is the ‘soak test’.
Take your dry food and add an equal amount of water to it and let it sit for a couple hours.
If the level of food in the bowl does not rise beyond its original level, it is good.
If it puffs up or becomes blobs of mush, toss it out.
Carbs ferment.
Soy and corn are the worst offenders.