How not to feed a dog
What we feed our four-legged friends and what it reveals about our relationship with food.
How do you feed a dog? The answer may be more fraught than you had imagined.
Should you give them βdog foodβ? Is it a step too far to feed them at the table? And can manβs best friend thrive on a vegetarian diet?
we bring together three dog-loving experts from the UK, India and the USA to analyse what dog feeding reveals about our relationship with animals and even our own relationship with food.
Be prepared to hear some surprises, some empowering advice and maybe some uncomfortable home truths. And even if you donβt have a dog, you may get some ideas that you can apply to your own life.
If you would like to get in touch with the show please email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
(Picture: dogs licks lips. Credit: Getty/ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ)
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Sarah Stolarz
Contributors:
Shirin Merchant, dog trainer and behaviourist in Mumbai, India
Louise Glazebrook, dog trainer and behaviourist in London, UK
Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA
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