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Beer for dogs

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:35 am
by Beer-lord
Bowser Beer of course.
Bowser Beer is a non-alcoholic beer for dogs.
Make your dog’s day more festive and his football more exciting – a perfect thirst quencher, kibble topper, or gift.
Beef or chicken – no salt added!

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:41 am
by RickBeer
This is the kind of stuff that makes me laugh - marketing to people who think dogs need beer. As every dog owner knows, they will eat almost anything and enjoy it - including their own waste. :laugh

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:35 pm
by Inkleg
Yes, but think of how really happy Fido would be with a turd in his beer bowl. :rofl:

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:47 pm
by RedBEERd
Now some cat lovers are going to want beer for cats, right ink?

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:25 pm
by FedoraDave
I read the Subject Line and thought, "Why would I trade a beer for a dog? If I want a dog, I'll adopt one from the local rescue shelter, and keep the beer for myself."

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:32 pm
by Chuck N
FedoraDave wrote:I read the Subject Line and thought, "Why would I trade a beer for a dog? If I want a dog, I'll adopt one from the local rescue shelter, and keep the beer for myself."
I thought it was going to be some kind of civil rights for dogs thing. You know. MLK Day and all.

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:13 pm
by DaYooper
When "my" dog at the fraternity house was small, he would hop up on the couch, jump on the table, and knock a glass of beer down so he could lap it up. The girls thought this was so cute. As he got older and started drinking more and more, we soon realized that it probably was not good for him especially during parties when it seemed everyone was letting him lap up a glass. So, it was time to do what we had to do to our other dogs - let him get drunk, throw up, and never drink again.

Unfortunately, that strategy did not work. Max did just that, but afterwards he was one changed puppy. He would lap up beers and hit a point, cock his head, and go lay under the desk for a few hours until he got up and did the same thing. We - unfortunately - did not teach him that drinking was bad. We simply taught him his limit....

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:57 pm
by Brewbirds
We tried to give our dogs beer but they turned their noses up and sneered at us...

All they will drink is Beefeaters Gin. :whistle:

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:34 pm
by DaYooper
Brewbirds wrote:We tried to give our dogs beer but they turned their noses up and sneered at us...

All they will drink is Beefeaters Gin. :whistle:
Oh, ooohh la la. I'm Mr. Howell, I am big and important drinking my Beefeaters my butler gave me on my yacht. :D

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:36 pm
by FedoraDave
Duncan is always curious about my beer, but he recoils when I give him a smell. He'll also wander into the kitchen when I'm brewing and sniff at the first runnings, which are in a pot on the floor. I think, in that case, he doesn't care for how hot it is.

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:53 am
by zorak1066
aren't hops harmful to dogs?

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:23 am
by FedoraDave
zorak1066 wrote:aren't hops harmful to dogs?
They are, from what I understand.

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:05 am
by Tabasco
zorak1066 wrote:aren't hops harmful to dogs?
If a dog eats hops, it will likely be fatal.
I guess beer is ok, because the hops are at low concentration ... still, if I had a dog that I cared about ... I would not give it beer. No good could come of it.

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:14 pm
by duff
I kind of wonder about all these things they say are bad for dogs.

Growing up we had a dog that was not trained properly. He also was a walking garbage disposal that would eat anything he could reach. He ate 10 lbs of M&Ms in one sitting. He didn't eat for 2 or 3 days afterwards but other than that no problem. He ate grapes by the bunches. He ate a 5 lb bag of onions on a couple of occasions. He was a GSD/Chow Chow mix and lived to be 17 years old which is above the average life span of either breed.

But back to bowser beer. I am offended they call it beer. It's barley soup. No fermentation + no hops does not equal beer.

Re: Beer for dogs

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:40 pm
by BlackDuck
duff wrote:He ate 10 lbs of M&Ms in one sitting.
I can't help but ask....why in the world did you have 10 pounds of M&M's laying around?