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Thanksgiving and the holiday season brings good tidings and full plates, but think twice before you serve the family dog any leftovers or scraps from the table: you may be doing more harm than good.

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This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. We got our first dog when my oldest son was 10. A friend who was a teacher ...