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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: How not to feed a dog

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How not to feed a dog

20/01/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, How not to feed a dog

What we feed our four-legged friends and what it reveals about our relationship with food

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 ‘dog food’? Is it a step too far to feed them at the table? And can man’s 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 don’t 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/BBC)

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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