04th Nov 2007
Spider Sez: WTF?
<———–This is my cat Spider. Spider is (mildly stated) stark raving mad. He has killed twelve birds in the past month. He is currently running around howling and literally climbing the walls–he got about five feet up at one point. He is a wild child, and cannot be caged, and believe me we’ve tried. He is deeply offended by the presence of paper and has eaten most of my mother-in-law’s Maeve Binchy paperback. He has been known to drag entire loaves of bread into a corner to gnaw on. His best friend is a stuffed (and disemboweled) banana slug named Sammy.
And even Spider thinks it is crazy that a company is marketing bottled water for dogs.
Mia the shepherd says that unless it smells in some fashion like trash or excrement, it is not marketed to her.
Down the street from my house there is an all natural pet food store. I know people who feed their dogs an all-raw food diet. Why would you skimp on the water at that point?
p.s. I don’t have pets. I allow animals to find their own food.
The BARF diet (bones and raw food) is actually supposed to be really good. But it’s a bit much for vegetarian owners. I do give her fruits and vegetables though….just not bottled water.
As much as I enjoy other people’s pets (esp. the puppies and kittens), I have to admit that most of the time, I find the concept of pets to be a little bizarre, so bottled water for them doesn’t seem too much of a stretch. Chemotherapy for cats, doggie jewelry, and clipping ears and tails … it’s all the same to me!
The only time I want a pet is when I’m going for a walk, then I think a dog might be fun.
Woof Water … will there be Purr Water next? And why not H2 Oh Oh Oh for all those aquarium fish?
Dog water just has the word “yuppie” written all over it. A servo near our old house served doggie drinks- chicken flavored water? And of course, there are doggie cappucinos at the dog cafes in Sydney. I’ve never been.
Ms. T- we went to check out our new pup the other day (we pick him up in December), and the breeder suggested the raw diet.
I guess Spider could deal with some fish flavored water (but pretty much he just has to step out our front door to get that…)
But no, I make him drink tap water instead. Poor, dear, demented boy.