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Back in the day, when there weren鈥檛 so many cars about, people used to let their dogs out to play in the morning and tell them not to come back until teatime. It wasn鈥檛 at all unusual to see packs of dogs hanging around outside each other鈥檚 homes just sniffing the air, and each other, and chewing the fat. Now that鈥檚 all gone and dogs don鈥檛 go out to socialise quite so much. Many spend the whole day alone while their owners are out and some vets are reporting an epidemic of dog depression as a result. It鈥檚 led to a growing number of dog care companies. Simon Hoban went to visit one in Liverpool.

First broadcast on You & Yours, 10 April 2017.