Do you know what my current dogs Betelgeuse and Lulu will do if you offer them a Milk Bone? They either (1) sniff at it and refuse to accept it at all or (2) take it in their mouths and then spit it out -- yes, they will open their mouths and let the Milk Bone fall right off their tongues. And it's always some well-meaning small business owner or family friend offering the Milk Bone, so it's just embarrassing that my spoiled little Brooklyn dogs are so unapologetically, Thanks, but no thanks, we're too good for a Milk Bone.
New York did the same thing to my husband's and my taste buds, but we will graciously accept and eat the bland boxed mashed potatoes you offer us and then complain about them later when we're alone. We don't refuse or spit them out. In any event, we're supposed to have refined tastes because we're human.
So what is the (over)budget pet version of a Milk Bone, then? Easy -- it's Wagatha's Coconut Grove Organic Dog Biscuits ($12.50 for 16 oz.).
These wheat-free bone-shaped biscuits are made with human-grade certified organic ingredients, including coconut and tart cherries. My dogs love these things! Wagatha's biscuits also come in Little Bites ($7.00 for 8 oz.) and in a host of other flavors, big and little, none of which Betel and Lu have tried.
I like to give each pup a biscuit or half a biscuit when I leave for work in the morning. It's a little routine we've developed that seems to make my daily departure easier on all of us. Betel and Lulu used to stand right by the door, holding onto a final hope that I was not in fact going to work but rather was about to grab the leashes so we could all go somewhere awesome together. And then I would close the door in their little doggie faces. Now, they settle down happily on the rug with a biscuit as I leave. Sure, Milk Bones would be cheaper, but these two are worth every penny of that $12.50.
Bon appétit!
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