Clare Balding celebrates dogs and the difference that having a canine companion can make to your life. Clare, Alice, Archie and Button the cat adjust to the new restrictions on movement outside the home, due to Covid 19.  Dog expert Jessica Holm answers questions about entertaining, exercising and grooming your dogs, during the outbreak.  At Crufts, the #Dogcast team learns how ‘reading dogs’ are helping children with literacy. 

Plus, the Rev Kate Bottley (Gogglebox) discusses her love of Greyhounds and the difference a dog can make to a child with an autistic spectrum disorder.