Dog mealtime joy: Toby Littlewood on why mealtimes and what we feed our dogs matters.

Quick question: would you eat the same dinner every night for the rest of your life? No? Then why does your dog?

In episode one of For Pet's Sake: The Joy of Real Food, host Charlotte Hawkins sits down with Great British Bake Off's Toby Littlewood — self-described "unapologetically obsessed with food" — and his very food-driven rescue dog, Bex. Joined by Dr Brendan Clarke (Clinical Director, Towerwood Vets & Chief Veterinary Advisor at Bella+Duke), they unpack why feeding time deserves way more thought than a quick tip into a bowl. Toby shares Bex's rescue story, the "fussy eater" reputation she came with, and how discovering raw feeding — even mixed in with her usual dry food — completely changed mealtimes for the better. Because here's the myth we're busting: you don't need to go all-or-nothing with raw food. Even adding some can bring real variety, flavour, and joy (plus the health benefits) to your dog's day.