Dog Toy Snoop
Today I did my shopping in the pet isle of the grocery store. A teething infant is practially a puppy and prices for doggie toys beat the pants off the Dr. Spock endorsed teething rings. With such claims on the packages as, "chewing helps remove tartar as part of a good dental hygiene program," and, "hours of entertainment for your furry friend," I knew Cher, my hairy 7 month, old would agree with me.
I ripped the rubber "Tiny Dog H'Chew'O" bone out of its packaging and handed it to my gummy accomplice. She grinned and began gnawing. The "Chew n' Clean" bone and a tennis ball tug toy also made the final cut. At two bucks each, I vowed never to shop the baby isle again.
Cher did her best on the nubbley chew toy but after a few minutes she threw it aside in boredom. Time for another toy - The Chew n' Clean doggie bone. Just as I was about to give it to her, my eyes snagged on the bottom corner of the package, "Country Bacon Flavored." My pathetic conscience protested. Was this a mistake? Should I really give my infant bacon flavored dog toys to gnaw? This seemed so wrong.
Then that smooth voice inside me, 'What could it hurt? Bacon tastes goooood. She'll love it!' Still not convinced, I tentatively raised the bone to my mouth. Curling back my lips, I placed the bone between my teeth and gave it a timid bite. No flavor. Then a really good chew and a lick. Nope. Not a hint of bacon, just cold, hard plastic. Hartz, the manufacturer of the Chew n' Clean didn't count on consumers calling their bluff about the flavor of their dog toy but I just busted them big time. Thousands of dogs are being denied the advertised bacony goodness. I'm appalled.
After dreaming of bacon, I have to admit I was disappointed to find the bone so bland. I gave the toy to Cher, glad she didn't know what she was missing. A chew toy is wonderful for a baby, but a BACON flavored chew toy? Now that's just awesome.
I ripped the rubber "Tiny Dog H'Chew'O" bone out of its packaging and handed it to my gummy accomplice. She grinned and began gnawing. The "Chew n' Clean" bone and a tennis ball tug toy also made the final cut. At two bucks each, I vowed never to shop the baby isle again.
Cher did her best on the nubbley chew toy but after a few minutes she threw it aside in boredom. Time for another toy - The Chew n' Clean doggie bone. Just as I was about to give it to her, my eyes snagged on the bottom corner of the package, "Country Bacon Flavored." My pathetic conscience protested. Was this a mistake? Should I really give my infant bacon flavored dog toys to gnaw? This seemed so wrong.
Then that smooth voice inside me, 'What could it hurt? Bacon tastes goooood. She'll love it!' Still not convinced, I tentatively raised the bone to my mouth. Curling back my lips, I placed the bone between my teeth and gave it a timid bite. No flavor. Then a really good chew and a lick. Nope. Not a hint of bacon, just cold, hard plastic. Hartz, the manufacturer of the Chew n' Clean didn't count on consumers calling their bluff about the flavor of their dog toy but I just busted them big time. Thousands of dogs are being denied the advertised bacony goodness. I'm appalled.
After dreaming of bacon, I have to admit I was disappointed to find the bone so bland. I gave the toy to Cher, glad she didn't know what she was missing. A chew toy is wonderful for a baby, but a BACON flavored chew toy? Now that's just awesome.
Comments
Thanks for the suggestion, oh genius Sarah!
In my Mother's defense, they were way lower in sugar than store bought teething biscuits. The trend seems to have caught on, too. Our local doggie cookie emporium sells their biscuits for that same use.
Kudos to you for bucking the system. Brillian. Hee hee. I would draw the line at the bacon flavor, though. Who knows what chemical is pured all over that thing to make it bacon-y.