We’ve got the most finicky dog. When he was a young puppy, The Big Guy (my Father-In-Law) told us that he had been feeding the puppies Nutro-Max puppy food because it was high in protein or fat or nutrition or something you want puppies to have. He’d know because he’s The Big Guy and knows everything. That’s why he’s writing a book called “Things I believe to be true but aren’t”. Ok, so that’s not the title but it has something to do with the fact that he says things he believes are true, knowing full well that they “might” not be. Anyway, so he puts the puppies on this Nutro-Max and at 7 weeks old, low and behold – Hogan wouldn’t touch it. We took him to the Vet in Las Vegas – My Wife calls the guy Thaddeus Drumm because it’s written on his diploma. Oh yeah, why don’t you just leave off Frerking (last name) there because so many Doctors like to be called by their first and middle name, not Dr. Last Name. I’m rambling.
So, Thaddeus Drumm suggests that we serve him a nice helping of Science Diet. That works out because he loved it! Except for the fact that the first time we get Hogan together with his brother Vinnie, Vinnie outweighs him by about 50 pounds. So The Big Guy suggests that we start feeding him this wet food on top of the Science Diet.
That’s all really boring back-story to get you up to the point when I went to buy all this freakin’ food for the little guy. So, I headed over to the local Spokane PetCo and pick up a nice bag of Science Diet and then I hopped over to the wet food isle and look for the food that The Big Guy had been feeding Vinnie. It’s in a purple can labeled Nutro-Max and says something about Chicken & Lamb & Rice. That’s all I remember – rather that’s all I took the time to imprint on my brain because I have so much else going on in my life. I found this purple Chicken & Lamb & Rice Nutro-Max Puppy wet food. PERFECT! Right under it was a full unopened case, so I slid that one out from underneath and headed up to the Check Stand. That’s right folks – that’s One Point for Ash! I’m going to be the hero tonight!
Fast – forward, it’s about 7:00 PM and The Wife has come home from work. I’m preparing this nice gourmet meal for the HogUrt and as I finish opening the lid on the can, I notice something odd – the food The Big Guy fed the pups was chunky…this one is a ground up, masshed up mess! So, I start bitching about it and look at the side of the can:
Nutro-Max Chicken & Lamb & Rice – WEIGHT CONTROL
After dropping a few F-Bombs and then fessing up to my honey that I might have grabbed the wrong food, I proceed to get hazed for being the dog owner that feeds his anorexic dog weight control dog food.
Awesome.
Nutro Max - Chicken, Rice & Lamb - For Adult Dogs (What I Really Wanted)
Nutro-Max Chicken, Lamb & Rice - For Puppies (What I thought I wanted)
Nutro-Max Chicken, Rice & Vegetable - For Fatties (What I got - Dangit)
Tags: Hogan, Nutro-Max, PetCo, Science Diet, South Valley Animal Hospital, Thaddeus Drumm, The Big Guy, The Store, The Wife
Hmmmm. Sounds good. The question we’re dying to know is did you try it?
Aha! Good question. This is a complex answer. I did not try any of the stuff I bought. However, I will say that the original food that The Big Guy brought actually looked pretty appetizing! It looked like a stew! I might have tried that if no one was looking!
Damn! Hogan eats better than i do. well, except for today, because I went to in-n-out. SUCK IT, HOGAN!