1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogVicki Cosiohttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/vickicosio/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bHBVLw041f"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/my-vegan-dogs/">My Vegan Dogs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/my-vegan-dogs/embed/#?secret=bHBVLw041f" width="600" height="338" title="“My Vegan Dogs” — HappyCow" data-secret="bHBVLw041f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tahoe.jpg1276953I’ve had the pleasure of sharing my adult life with a total of eight fabulous dogs (so far). And seven of them have been vegan. When I first went vegan fifteen years ago, it was really hard for me to feed my best friends animal products. Then a friend gave me a copy of Vegetarian Cats and Dogs by James Peden. When I finished reading the book, I knew that my dogs could be vegan. I initially showed the recipes in Vegetarian Cats and Dogs to my veterinarian. He had no concerns with my dogs being vegan and said, “Soy protein is every bit as comparable as animal protein.” Of course I KNEW that as a human animal, but I guess I just wanted some reassurance before I fed my non-human animals a vegan diet. Well, that was about fourteen years ago, and I can tell you that all of my dogs have lived great lives as vegans. The majority of my dogs have lived a normal life expectancy or a longer than normal life expectancy. But this story is about Buddy, my vegan star! I adopted Buddy from the local county animal shelter when I was in my late twenties. […]