My news feeds have been full of influencers telling me what I should and shouldn't put into my own body. Most of the time I can shrug it off as marketing. What worries me more is seeing the same trend creeping into the dog world. I've seen people post photos of dogs with open wounds on social media asking strangers what they should do instead of taking the dog to a vet. That's the point where online advice stops being entertaining and starts becoming genuinely dangerous. If w

This might upset a few people, but here goes… Your dog does not need two walks a day simply because someone on Facebook said so. Before anyone reaches for their pitchfork, I'm not saying dogs should never be walked. Walks can be fantastic. New places, opportunities to sniff, explore and spend time together all have value. What I'm saying is that walking isn't the be-all and end-all of dog ownership, and for some dogs, more walks aren't necessarily the answer. Somewhere along