They told me they don't like the brine they use, and the rotisserie itself leaves a burnt taste.

[Stinky The Clown]

I'm being silly, of course. What dog would be so discerning that these flavors matter? And are the precious little garnishes actually noted by discerning dogs?

Our dogs eat kibble indoors. Two of them eat poop outdoors. Does filet mignon flavor matter to the dogs? I really doubt it.

[murielm99]

1. My dog eats Kibbles and Bits.

It took us awhile to find the right food for her. Currently, they are marketing several varieties of Kibbles and Bits. If I get the wrong one by mistake, she will not eat it. I have to be very careful.

She is a poop connoisseur, too. I hate it when she eats poop outside, but I am not usually quick enough to get her away from it.

[hobbit709]

2. Mine normally eat Pedigree.

But they will eat just about anything except the discount offbrand stuff.
And if it's people food they don't hesitate a nanosecond. They love chicken in any form-fried, baked, roasted, etc.

[get the red out]

3. Kibble with canned

I mix Wellness kibble with Wellness canned for Layla, she likes it best that way. Before I started mixing in the canned she would eat her kibble only as a last resort and was driving us nuts wanting our food. She's better about that now, she does seem to want the extra smell and soft texture of the canned. She doesn't need people-sounding food though. I tried to do some internet research and talk to people who had dogs to come up with what would be good to feed her when we adopted her, we're after health here not gourmet.

We are talking about a being that regards the greatest flavor on earth to be cat poop. If they made cat poop flavored dog food she would beg for it all day. She has figured out which townhouses in our complex own cats and will search extra hard in their front grassy areas, so much so that I have had to change our running route in the morning to avoid the house of an indoor-outdoor cat that poops right along our path.

[haele]

4. Shari actually dislikes this -

We had a couple coupons for $3.00 off so we tried both types out. She turned her nose up, didn't visit her bowl other than to sniff at the stuff for three days. And she eats cat poop and ...err...bathroom trashcan trash regularly.
The crows enjoyed it, though.
As soon as we got rid of the stuff and switched over to Beneful, a brand she eats but isn't necessarily fond of, she started cleaning out her bowl again.

Haele

[Curmudgeoness]

5. I'm with you on this, it is totally ridiculous what they are selling

us for pet foods. I have been told that they are actually advertising to us, not the animals, and that is the truth. The animals usually like the grossest looking and sounding foods, not the ones that we think might be good enough for us to eat.

And you made me laugh about the two dogs eating poop. Oh well, I guess that your animals just don't have class. We will never accuse your pups of being elitists.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. The sales pitches are aimed at the owners, not the pups....so they use "hooman" appeals.

As you said, the dogs ....mine for the most part...eat whatever I put in front of them. I do always make sure it is high quality and nutritious. The "taste" is usually irrevelant to them. As you said, they even eat poop sometimes.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

12. Bingo! It's all done to hide the fact that the main ingredient is

CORN !!!!

[Coyote_Bandit]

7. On the other hand

my pup is going through obedience training - and I have learned that some treats are far more effective in motivating new behaviors than others.

These duck tenders are a particular favorite:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4048707

FWIW, raw carrot, chopped apple and assorted other veggies also work well.

But nothing seems to work as good as the duck. Who knew?

[kas125]

9. When one of mine was going through training it was this

stuff - http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3678515 The dog trainer called it "crack for dogs."

[Coyote_Bandit]

10. Several years ago

I had another dog who was partial to those liver treats. He later shared our home with a dog with renal problems - and a prescription k/d diet. My understanding is that k/d is a particularl;y bland diet. It often requires some added enticements for the dog that is required to eat it. The other dog LOVED it. He'd do almost anything for a bite. This young pup? He's not so fond of the liver treats. Or the other dog's k/d.

There's no accounting for dog taste and preferences - but my experience is that they can be acquired at least to some extent.

[Contrary1]

8. Here is what the comedian Gallagher had to say regarding this subject:

"This is no gourmet; look where he licks. What gourmet licks his own butt? That's what makes you mad! They won't eat the food you've got for 'em, but then he goes over there and licks his butt. They ought to make butt-flavored cat food."

[Warpy]

11. People who buy that have too much money and too few brain cells

and prove the adage "Money is the way untalented people keep score."

Given the state of the economy, I predict a flop that will sell only on the dog's birthday, maybe, or be used as experiments in cheapening the family's dinner (and fail, Alpo is better).

A dog is a very nice animal who prefers to dine on garbage and drink out of the toilet bowl. Gourmet dog food has always rather amused me and not in the way the manufacturers intended.