We Make Lovely Home-Cooked Meals for Ourselves. Why Not Do the Same for Our Dogs?
The trend of owners cooking homemade meals for their dogs is increasing, driven by concerns over pet wellness and nutrition. The author reflects on this shift after their own dog was diagnosed with lymphoma.
Why it matters
This reflects a broader cultural shift in pet humanization and the growing market for specialized pet health and nutrition products.
In 1966, the ur-food writer M.F.K. Fisher reviewed cookbooks for pets in The New Yorker, and in the late ’90s, Jeffrey Steingarten chronicled the act of cooking chef Daniel Boulud’s “French Country Soup for Dogs and their Owners” for his pooch in Vogue.
The article explores a lifestyle trend through personal narrative and industry context without taking a political stance.
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