As a Purina spokesman, I am often asked by curious owners, “What’s in this food I’m giving my dog?” Last week however, was a completely different story, when a woman called asking me what poultry by-products included, I expected the typical owner concerned about their dogs diet. However I was in for a surprise, when this woman informed me the reason for her inquiry was because she had been eating dog food. I became very interested in this woman, Ann Hodgmen and had her tell me all about her experience eating dog food.
Ann told me all about her childhood fantasies of eating Gaines-burgers, and how her fantasy was shattered by the Play-Doh like substance the burgers turned out to be. She described the differences in the stages canned food which was very interesting to listen to. Cycle 4 she found to be sweet like baked beans, and she said Cycle two reminded her of canned Swedish meatballs she had once had in college. I was very amused to hear that Ann found the Purina O.N.E. to be quite palatable, and much better than Butcher’s Blend. She believed this was because of the extreme amount of fat that was in O.N.E, or maybe the attractive design on the bag that we at Purina are famous for.
Although Ann’s story fascinated me I was quite worried about the health effects she would have considering poultry by-products which are in a lot of dog foods consist of necks, intestines, poultry heads and feet. However I was glad to hear from her last week, luckily she is healthy, and I was very relieved to hear she is no longer eating dog food. Ann has given me a viewpoint of the food that has never been known until now, how the food tastes. I will always think of Ann whenever someone asks what is in their dog’s food.
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