Recently while I was standing at the counter of my favorite coffee joint (Infusion in Mt. Airy, PA for those of you in the area), when I noticed a plate of cookies on the counter. They looked good, sort of natural and whole grain-y and I leaned in for a closer look. That was when I spotted the sign pasted just above them, stating that they were gourmet dog snacks. I shifted away from them, looking to either side in the hopes that I no one else had seen me checking out the dog biscuits with such hungry interest. Not long after that experience, BlogSoop put up a Canine Tasting Menu, a sort of roundup of food designed for the pooches that looks (for the most part) very much like people food. I think my favorite has to be the Redbarn Roofle Waffles that appear just like human waffles and claims to have the scent of real maple syrup baked right in. Seeing this made me realize that I was probably not the first person to check out those dog cookies at Infusion with interest and I probably won't be the last.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:41PM
Jacob Grier said...
I saw a similar incident at one of my favorite coffee shops in Nashville... except that the guy actually ate the dog biscuit and bought one for his date as well. I wrote about it here:
http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/102.html
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10-16-2007 @ 5:41PM
BillR said...
In Boulder, Colorado they have a bakery /deli just for
pets.
http://www.pcs-pantry.com/
They even make birthday cakes for pets too...
Go figure!
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10-16-2007 @ 7:22PM
alosha7777 said...
I've actually done that at petco, the damn cookies there smell good! it's kind of creepy hahaha.
aloshaskitchen.blogspot.com
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10-16-2007 @ 7:32PM
Lydia said...
I must admit, I've done that myself as well;)
http://mybrainspillethover.squarespace.com/
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10-16-2007 @ 9:45PM
Ryan said...
I've done it...on purpose :-/
I'll tell you something - dogs don't know beggin strips are not bacon because they're effin stupid.
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10-16-2007 @ 10:16PM
thekevinmonster said...
Great, now we can feed our dogs junk food and make them fat just like us!
Wow, that was a pessimistic thought. Hopefully these things are formulated to be at least remotely good for a dog? You wouldn't think feeding grains to a carnivore would be such a good thing.
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10-17-2007 @ 7:59AM
mellisnj said...
I can remember one evening in a friend's kitchen, when sipping on a beer and munching pork rinds I happenened to glance at the package and note that they were dog snacks. They didn''t taste quite as good from then on...
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10-17-2007 @ 9:53AM
wintem01 said...
Not only is the line between dog food and people food becoming blurry, but the line between pets and children is becoming even more so.
Anyone see where Leona Helmsley left her dog 12 million and nothing to some of her children/grandchildren? Pathetic. Get a grip people.
Even if you have no relatives, have the damn thing buried next to you if you want, but there's plenty of charities that could use it more than an animal.
I now (feeling much better) step down off my soap box.
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10-17-2007 @ 10:29AM
Mike said...
Not exactly sure why looking dog food has such stigma. From what I understand it's simply food that doesn't contain ingredients that are harmful to them.
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10-17-2007 @ 10:39AM
jsmylie said...
Every time I visited my last girlfriend, there was a bag of "gourmet" doggie treats on her kitchen counter. Every time, I thought they were cookies and reached for one. And she didn't have any actual cookies! It drove me nuts.
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10-17-2007 @ 2:03PM
Adriane said...
Seems crazily anthropomorphized to me. Doggie doughnuts? Who's REALLY craving the treat- the dog, or the human?
Let us remember, dogs eat their own poop, people.
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10-17-2007 @ 4:24PM
Wendy Buckley said...
Pedigree just came out with Ice Cream Sandwhiches for dogs. My pug & boston terrier go nuts for them!
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10-17-2007 @ 6:07PM
wm. said...
Claims to have the scent of real waffles??!! Damn, the moment I smelled one of these I wanted to eat one... Woof!
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