Muggles is going vegan for Christmas – will he reap the benefits?

After putting her golden retriever on a plant-based diet to help with his arthritis, Charlotte Cripps realises her co-dependency has kicked in – it’s time to stop caretaking the dog and have a massage

(Amara May)

Can Muggles survive on a vegan diet? God knows, but I’m giving it my best shot. It all started when I met this yummy mummy in the local vet. I could hardly believe her sleek golden retriever was the same breed as Muggles, who looks like a matted sheep at the best of times.  

“How do you do it?” I asked her in awe. Talk about a glossy coat. It looks like it’s had a blow dry with a conditioning treatment.  

“A raw food diet,” she told me proudly. “All our working gun dogs are on it.”