The Humane Society Soiree

Nelson (my Chesapeake Bay Retriever) and I had a great time at the Montgomery County Humane Society happy hour fundraiser yesterday. He made lots of friends both dog and human. The downside of the event was the rain. We were outside at a Spanish restaurant, and the downpours started. Everything got soaked, human and animal...and there is nothing like the smell of a wet Chespeake Bay Retriever.

Different vendors were giving out samples of their doggie treats and dog food. One lady who either works for, or owns a soon opening high end pet food store was trying to "guilt" me into switching Nelson from Purina One dry food, which is what he eats, to some high end $2.40 per can organic, no animal byproduct food, that she sells. I'm sure it's good food, but my vet told me that there is nothing wrong with Purina One. A former pet store owner told me that the difference between Purina One and Purina Pro Plan is one is sold in grocery stores, and one is sold in pet stores for more money. The formulas are identical. The idea was to "guilt" me into buying high end food. The condescention was dripping from every word she spoke. Well, I've got news for you. I don't care about animal byproducts and neither does Nelson. I happen to like scrapple. You don't want to know what's in scrapple. That's why they call it SCRAPple.

Ah, another example of Montgomery County guilt ridden elitism. I find it amusing and annoying at the same time. I don't worry about organic food, and neither does my dog. I think he's read the same reports that I have, about organic being no better for you than regular. It just costs more, so it makes certain people feel that they are more important than the "little people" like myself. Now I think I'm going to go make myself some bacon and eggs with white bread.