Dog Welfare: Are We Giving Dogs the Lives They Actually Want?

Your dog can be loved, well-fed, and perfectly “trained” and still be living a life that doesn’t feel good to them. That’s the uncomfortable heart of animal welfare, and it’s why I sat down with Kim Brophey and veterinary behaviorist Dr. Carlo Siracusa for a wide-ranging, nuanced conversation about what quality of life really means for dogs. For the season finale of The Bitey End of the Dog, we dig into a definition of animal welfare that’s easy to say but hard to live by: the dog’s quality ...