Best foods for a top dog Have you ever read the ingredients in the teeny, tiny print on a tin of commercial dog food? That quite often around 80 per cent of the content is 'moisture'? A growing awareness of healthier food is now spilling over from the human to the canine food chain, and here are some I recommend.

The Barking Baker
The prettiest of the bunch - a box of mixed biscuits with 'puppy love' written on them in carob. Hand-made from natural ingredients, treat flavours include peanut butter, liver, honey and vanilla and carob. From £2.95. Orders: 020 8997 7783; www.barkingbaker.com

The Dawg's Biscuits
A whole range of biscuits containing no artificial ingredients, ranging from Calm Dawg (useful on firework night) and Flea Away to Fab Fangs (for a good dental workout). From £2.50 per treat pack. 01424 424682; www.dog-treat.co.uk

Lucie's Farm
What can you say about a firm that makes dog birthday cakes featuring a picture of your pooch in icing that you can eat too? Plus it does hand-made dog biscuits and dog food that contains kobe beef, fresh eggs and homegrown vegetables. From £5.63. 01905 830380; www.luciesfarm.com

Dog Dog's Bakery
Cheesy cats, lolli-pups, pretzels and much, much more. They will also make you a dog cake and do invitations, run the games and organise party bags for dog guests. From £5. 01273 275128; www.dogdogs.co.uk

Also recommended with no nasty additives: Burns Organic. This food is brown-rice based and has chicken, lamb or fish as the protein source. Developed by a vet, it had an impressive effect on a dog I know; 01554 890482; www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk;
Yarrah Organic and Vegetarian Petfood.
Other great favourites in our household: www.yarrah.com; mail order 0845 3306451
Pascoe's Natural Complete: www.pascoes.co.uk (07798 534 641) and Pero Organic: www.pero-petfood.co.uk 0800 917 9697.

· Caroline Boucher is away (in kennels)