People eating dog food.

JeromeBarry1
JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
It's long been a political joke in America,
Now it's a marketing blunder in New Zealand.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11876840

I remember in childhood my brother sampled the dog food. He did not become a connoisseur of it.

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  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    I seen that on the news! The box did look like a child's snack haha
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    I saw article. I hope my store never puts preparation H next to toothpaste.
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    I've tasted my cats food before, it's human grade shredded chicken by Tiki cat. 0 kittens given
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,111 Member
    I tasted dog food (hard kibble) as a child with a friend (sort of a mutual dare). It wasn't foul, but if you were expecting hyper-palatable human snack food, you'd be very disappointed.

    I saw some turkey jerky on sale on Amazon the other night and clicked on it to figure out how much jerky was in the package, only to discover it was for pets.
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    way back when I was a kid the beef jerky for humans and jerky for dogs looked the same. I ate the dog one. no big deal
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    The milkbone-like shape and the fact that there is a dog eating them didn't give it away? Hope the kids are smarter than the parents. :laugh:
  • KimmalyS
    KimmalyS Posts: 131 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    It's long been a political joke in America,
    Now it's a marketing blunder in New Zealand.
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11876840

    I remember in childhood my brother sampled the dog food. He did not become a connoisseur of it.



    Whaaaaat? Barf
  • beastier
    beastier Posts: 1,908 Member
    Had some once - afterwards I felt a bit rough
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Gross. This ain't the apocalypse.
  • beastier
    beastier Posts: 1,908 Member
    It tasted pretty paw
  • cperkins18
    cperkins18 Posts: 7 Member
    It's not a big deal. A child of friends was feeding my cats some cat treats. She asked me "Why do the cats like these treats so much?" I replied "I suppose they taste good......why do you ask?" "Well, I tasted them, and I don't think they taste very good at all."

    No harm done, unless you count the cats losing out on a treat.
  • kimothy38
    kimothy38 Posts: 840 Member
    My hubby accidentally put deep heat instead of toothpaste on his toothbrush. You'd think the smell would be a clue, but it wasn't!
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    My husband once brought home some frosted cookies I thought were for me. Nope. I survived.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    One of our boys developed a liking for Charlee Bear dog treats when he was a toddler and would sneak them whenever we weren't looking. We had to put them up out of his reach! He's 11 now and we still sometimes kid him about it.
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