It's not a dog's dinner once you've read this!
For any dog lover who takes seriously the task of ensuring that their pets, as well as us, eat well.
Having realized many years ago that cooking for a human partner reaps dividends in “brownie points”, it does not take a great leap of intuition to wonder if the same may be true for canine companions.
Home cooking for your dog (£11.99 hardback) is a helpful guide to doing this. With interesting and varied recipes, we discover some healthy and cost efficient suggestions to demonstrating to Rover (or in my case, Martha the poodle!) that we have their gastronomic needs in mind. Simple and easy to follow, the recipes are not marked for their “eew” factor-you will not be up to your elbows in gore!
The holistic approach described informs us, for instance, that a good feed especially of turkey based meals may increase production of serotonin, which may calm the more aggressive behaviours in our pets !
Now the festive season is over, it might be a good opportunity to enlist the help of smaller cooks in the family to both treat and look after your doggy pals. (thanks to Tim for this, the dog lover of the team at Beatons).