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What happens when you’re a dog-loving vegan? Sheila meets Agnes, a vegan dog-owner whose own Labrador has also been on a plant-based diet for nearly a decade. Agnes talks through one of Teo’s vegan meals: rice, red lentils, spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, wild rice, flax oil, and vitamin B12.

According to Agnes, dogs will happily go without meat: “It’s not only that they survive,” says the animal practitioner, “they actually thrive.”

She is also “puzzled” as to why we would allow our dogs to sit on our sofas and join us on holiday, but feed them a rudimentary, “stone-age” diet.

“If you look at a dog as a companion,” Agnes says, “then the diet goes along with that.”

in the heart of London are famous for being extremely dog friendly. In fact, one branch offers a “six-legged menu” for £35, which includes two courses for the human and two for their dog.

Dog lover and executive chef Michael Reid says “it was all about having a bit of fun with the menu obviously, but giving the dog something nutritious, and then tying that into the human’s menu as well.”

The playful items included peanut butter cookies, bacon crumble, and dehydrated chicken livers for the dog – to accompany a chicken liver salad for their owner.

As the human enjoys a bone marrow mash, their furry friend gets to tuck into a bone marrow risotto! (And if you can’t finish it all, they’re certain to offer doggy bags.)

M even offer a “cook for your dog masterclass” so attendees can have a crack at whipping up their own doggy dishes at home.

Which leads us on nicely to the people who are prepping their pet food in their own kitchens…. “” by Cathy Alinovi and Susan Thixton is a cookbook with 50 nutritious, homemade recipes for cats and dogs including numerous cat treats, from stuffed celery to pumpkin biscuits.

One simple recipe is for yoghurt drops. Fancy having a go?

Simply line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Spoon some plain yogurt onto the paper, leaving a gap between each dollop so they don’t run together. Place a blueberry in the centre of each dollop of yogurt and freeze.

Voila! Cat ice-pops.

American comedian and actress Amy Sedaris is also a house rabbit advocate (and an honorary rabbit educator for the ). Along with rabbit expert Mary Cotter she has created a series of video guides on how to take care of bunnies and has even included recipes for organic bunny treats in her books, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence and Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.

For one such recipe you will need finely ground rolled oats, rabbit pellets, a bunch of fresh parsley, half a carrot, half a banana and water.

The dried ingredients are ground to a powder and mixed with the wet ingredients, which have been pureed in advance. When kneaded together they form a sticky dough which is then rolled flat and cut into small squares before baking for half an hour. (They then need to be kept in the warm oven to dry out.) The result? A delicious treat that any long-eared pet will go hopping mad for.

is described by owner Gail Hambrey as a sweet shop for pets. The business sells natural dog and cat foods that are all created on site. Gail says, “All of our products are handmade and everything is 100 per cent natural. So instead of additives like calcium tablets I use crushed eggshells.”

The deli, which is named after Gail's own pet dog Pippa, is laid out like a traditional sweet shop with the animal treats displayed in large glass jars. The “sweets” include sprats, lambs lung and rabbits ears (fur included)!

And if you can’t get to Kidderminster, Pippa’s deli delivers.

offers a “Bone Dog Birthday Cake” so your dog can celebrate his or her anniversary in style.

The seller Arton & Co says, “This cake is perfect for spoiling your pup on their big day and it’s a great way to celebrate if you are having a puppy party! We use a delicious sugar free & fat free icing on the cake, which makes it the perfect treat for your dog. They can be stored in the fridge so its great for cutting into slices and making it last.”

The cake is decorated with peanut butter bones and comes in two flavours: peanut butter or carob (a doggy-safe alternative to chocolate). Sounds delicious – can we have some?