Pet Shop Owner Creates Beer for Dogs

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{"commentId":488016,"authorDomain":"JeezyChreezy"}

Good god almighty. The world does NOT need another non-alcoholic beer, no matter who the target consumer is. :)

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  • 4 votes
Reply#1 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:17 AM EST
{"commentId":488020,"authorDomain":"elvo86"}

O man...

Why would you ever pay four times as much as a Heineken to give beer to your dogs?!?

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Reply#2 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:20 AM EST
{"commentId":488034,"authorDomain":"vikibabbles"}

You'd probably only give your dog one, as a treat, versus giving yourself 12, to get your drunk on.

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#2.1 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:29 AM EST
{"commentId":488138,"authorDomain":"mdipi"}

Many people would ask why people dress their dogs and carry them everywhere...not saying its right but people are weird about dogs.

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#2.2 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:28 AM EST
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{"commentId":488057,"authorDomain":"thevineofhob"}

Now this is the kind of story I like to wake up to.

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  • 6 votes
Reply#3 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:40 AM EST
{"commentId":488092,"authorDomain":"leftist"}

we're fighting two wars, and this is what's on the front page?

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  • 3 votes
Reply#4 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:00 AM EST
{"commentId":488150,"authorDomain":"noah"}

But which one is more interesting?

That's right: doggy-beer.

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#4.1 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:34 AM EST
{"commentId":488206,"authorDomain":"elvo86"}

Hey, who said all the media ever reported was bad news?

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#4.2 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:01 AM EST
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{"commentId":488102,"authorDomain":"deatienza"}

I dunno, a couple of my friends have had no problem giving their dogs regular beer. Turning their pets into quite the boozehounds.

*ducks and hides*

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  • 5 votes
Reply#5 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:07 AM EST
{"commentId":488449,"authorDomain":"agio"}

Yeah most dogs I've known like real beer.

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  • 2 votes
#5.1 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:51 PM EST
{"commentId":488630,"authorDomain":"merrydeath"}

we also have doggie anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs. There are even pet counselors for dogs that are one the aforementioned drugs.

*rolls eyes*

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  • 1 vote
#5.2 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:26 PM EST
{"commentId":488749,"authorDomain":"vikibabbles"}

I have to give my dog xanax on the 4th of July. He turns into a shaking, drooling mess during fireworks. And where we usually celebrate the 4th, the fireworks go all night long. It works!

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#5.3 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:27 PM EST
{"commentId":488907,"authorDomain":"agio"}

Poor pooch. That might work for thunderstorms, too.

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#5.4 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:42 PM EST
{"commentId":489073,"authorDomain":"vikibabbles"}

We've thought of that, but usually they roll through so quickly that the medication either doesn't have time to work, or starts working and continues to work long after the thunderstorm is over.

The annoying thing about it is that he is a hunting dog. He gets shot over on a regular basis, and has absolutely no problem with that whatsoever. I think it's possible he thinks it's weird that there is booming, and he isn't smelling any pheasant and my husband isn't standing near him with a shotgun. He can't find any logical reason for the booming, so he freaks.

Either that, or he's just a loon.

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#5.5 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:20 PM EST
{"commentId":498319,"authorDomain":"davidmcgirr"}

1.65 is what heiniken costs here!

in a bar it's 4 euros!

5 euros in the big cities.

-Dave

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    #5.6 - Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:21 PM EST
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    {"commentId":488326,"authorDomain":"paulinebrock"}

    First diet pills, now beer, for dogs. Could we be carrying anthropomorphization a tad too far?

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      Reply#6 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:56 AM EST
      {"commentId":491254,"authorDomain":"webweasel"}

      I don't know. I've met a lot of people and a lot of dogs. So far I like most of the dogs better.

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      #6.1 - Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:47 PM EST
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      {"commentId":488388,"authorDomain":"ScarlerTermite"}

      When I was a kid, we had a pony that drank Rolling Rock beer and chewed Red Man.

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        Reply#7 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:21 PM EST
        {"commentId":488515,"authorDomain":"MRZK"}

        Died of cancer and a bad liver?

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          Reply#8 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:27 PM EST
          {"commentId":488590,"authorDomain":"wbrianwhite"}

          That second photo is hilarious :)

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            Reply#9 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:09 PM EST
            {"commentId":488636,"authorDomain":"thevineofhob"}

            Very much so!

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              #9.1 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:28 PM EST
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              {"commentId":488676,"authorDomain":"stolte-sawa"}
              At euro1.65 ($2.14) a bottle, it's about four times more expensive than a Heineken.

              Can someone please tell me where I can get a 54ยข Heineken?

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              Reply#10 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:46 PM EST
              {"commentId":488713,"authorDomain":"thevineofhob"}

              You're right. Even by the case, Heineken isn't much less that a dollar per bottle, at least retail.

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              #10.1 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:06 PM EST
              {"commentId":488752,"authorDomain":"vikibabbles"}

              I was thinking the same thing, but maybe Heineken is cheaper in Amsterdam? Isn't it brewed there? Wouldn't it be a little like buying Old Milwaukee up in Wisconsin?

              Just a theory.

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              #10.2 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:28 PM EST
              {"commentId":488875,"authorDomain":"djd"}

              Beer is nearly as cheap as bottled water in UK supermarkets. The French supermarkets are even cheaper. I haven't been to the Netherlands for a while, but the price sounds about right.

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              #10.3 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:28 PM EST
              {"commentId":488925,"authorDomain":"thevineofhob"}
              but maybe Heineken is cheaper in Amsterdam? Isn't it brewed there?

              Point. The beer from the local brewery by my college was far cheaper at my college than it is now that I live farther away.

              Beer is nearly as cheap as bottled water in UK supermarkets

              I don't buy bottled water often, and never from a supermarket in bulk, but when I buy one from a stand or vending machine they are often $1 to $2, which is about the price per bottle of beer when you buy a six pack. So beer is nearly as cheap as bottled water in the US as well.

              Even cheaper if Keystone Light is your thing, though I hesitate to call that beer.

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              #10.4 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:50 PM EST
              {"commentId":489021,"authorDomain":"deatienza"}
              The beer from the local brewery by my college was far cheaper at my college than it is now that I live farther away.

              Yeah, if you go to the Brooklyn Brewery here you can get 24 bottles for $12. And that's in New York where six bottles of freaking Rolling Rock will go for $7-$8

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              • 2 votes
              #10.5 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:50 PM EST
              {"commentId":489356,"authorDomain":"stolte-sawa"}

              You can still get a pounder of PBR for a buck in some restaurants, but I am officially moving to the UK.

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              • 2 votes
              #10.6 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:30 PM EST
              {"commentId":498327,"authorDomain":"davidmcgirr"}

              More to ireland.

              most beers are about 1-2 euros a piece in a liquor store or supermarket.

              and copious alcohol consumption is manditory.

              -Dave

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                #10.7 - Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:26 PM EST
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                {"commentId":488694,"authorDomain":"JoulesBeef"}

                yeah right, like i am going to fight my dog for the dwindling supply of beer in the fridge. nor do i want to have to guard my bottle
                and I dont need her sitting there begging when i am enjoying a brew
                and last my dog is annoying enough when i have a hangover i cant imagine her with one.

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                Reply#11 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:54 PM EST
                {"commentId":488757,"authorDomain":"vikibabbles"}

                I think it's non-alcoholic beer.

                And I agree...human hangovers and annoying dogs do not mix. I need to train mine to open the back door and let themselves out.

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                #11.1 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:30 PM EST
                {"commentId":489057,"authorDomain":"witchofthenorth"}

                There is a much better reason not to feed this to your dogs = dog farts

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                #11.2 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:13 PM EST
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                {"commentId":488880,"authorDomain":"webweasel"}

                The Chihuahua makes the bottle look bigger.

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                  Reply#12 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:29 PM EST
                  {"commentId":488932,"authorDomain":"kvantvlie"}

                  The Brits are always trying to one up in Europe. Thus, they are creating an alcoholc bee /bait for roaches and rodents. I guess the theory is that they'll linger around all schweiled, and thats when one can swat 'em. who knows? perhaps they'll end up as new pub friends.

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                  • 1 vote
                  Reply#13 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:53 PM EST
                  {"commentId":489050,"authorDomain":"cjlewis"}

                  Hey, we should try Red Bull to keep guard dogs awake at night. :)

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                  Reply#14 - Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:09 PM EST
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