[This article was first published in February 2023]. Our running dogs’ diet And now for something serious but hopefully not contentious. A couple of months ago readers were invited to send in portraits of their vegan running dogs in action – ideally with the dog wearing a VR buff or something similar. A few proud dog owners responded with pictures of non-vegan dogs. Varied understandable explanations for the dog’s omnivore diets included being in an omnivore household; concern for the dog’s welfare; uncertainty on the suitability of vegan dog food and the dog itself refusing to eat vegan food. There are some long-standing strict compassionate vegans who are shy of inflicting their own views on their pets. It would be a wonderful thing if we could all be proudly and confidently running with vegan dogs (wearing their buffs) at parkruns. So, what’s the scientific position on this? Several research reports on the success and benefits of vegan diets for dogs hav...