The American Pet Products Manufacturers' Association projects that spending on pet supplies and over-the-counter medicines will exceed $10.5 billion this year.


Seeing how the economy is tanking, I'd say this product will have a life of about 2 minutes. People aren't going to spend $3.00 (local Wegman's price) on a bottle of water for their dog when they're opening cans of Meow Mix for the kid's lunch.

I'd just like to compliment you on spelling "complement" right.



And....Godwinned

cryinoutloud: I'd just like to compliment you on spelling "complement" right.



And....Godwinned

On a related note - Kräuterbutter will sure as hell make a steak better.

This isn't anything new. I used to work at a vet's office where we sold bottled water and additives for water to keep Fido's breath from knocking you over.

But damn. I don't pay $3/bottle for water for ME, much less for a dog.

I'm gonna start bottling Hot Dog water and make a fortune.

FredaDeStilleto: The American Pet Products Manufacturers' Association projects that spending on pet supplies and over-the-counter medicines will exceed $10.5 billion this year.


Seeing how the economy is tanking, I'd say this product will have a life of about 2 minutes. People aren't going to spend $3.00 (local Wegman's price) on a bottle of water for their dog when they're opening cans of Meow Mix for the kid's lunch.

I don't know--the kind of people a product like this is marketed at probably don't have kids, and consider their pets to be children. And even in rough economic times, there are still well-heeled folks who have money to spend, and less well-off people who will still spend cash on things they shouldn't.

My dog likes water flavored water just fine. I can understand if people want to give them fortified water, even though I wouldn't since it seems like a gimmick, but the flavor is unnecessary.

Meh. My dogs seem perfectly content with tap water.

My cat is crazy for peanut butter, so I love the thought of a less fattening alternative... but there are no Meijers in CA. :\

"We try to humanize our animals," she said. "If we'd like a Popsicle or special water, then they would, too."
Another way of saying "we're stupid this way"
Dogs will eat ritting bread from a garbage dumpster ... These people spent HOW much on R&D to decide what tastes a dog prefers?

Approves.

hukedanfonix
Meh. My dogs seem perfectly content with tap water.

Mine will drink it, but prefer water that has aired out for a while. Must be the local chlorine load.

Catlike Typist
My cat is crazy for peanut butter, so I love the thought of a less fattening alternative... but there are no Meijers in CA. :\

Good thing cats don't like most sweet flavors (they actually don't have the taste receptor in their tongues). They way they control their owners, they would all be tubs of lard otherwise

Driver: I'm gonna start bottling Hot Dog water and make a fortune.


It will be found on the shelf next to my Toilet Water.

SwiftFox:

Good thing cats don't like most sweet flavors (they actually don't have the taste receptor in their tongues). They way they control their owners, they would all be tubs of lard otherwise

Too late. The percentage of diabetic cats is staggering.

phoenixreborn: SwiftFox:

Good thing cats don't like most sweet flavors (they actually don't have the taste receptor in their tongues). They way they control their owners, they would all be tubs of lard otherwise

Too late. The percentage of diabetic cats is staggering.

Yeah, but that's without the natural craving of sugars. If cats really loved sweets the same way dogs did...holy crap, cats would be dying left and right of all sorts of diet-related illnesses.

huszar!:
Yeah, but that's without the natural craving of sugars. If cats really loved sweets the same way dogs did...holy crap, cats would be dying left and right of all sorts of diet-related illnesses.

Too true. Though the corn load in their food might as well be straight sugar for what it does to their bloodwork.

ITS GOT WHAT DOGS CRAVE

Not a chance in hell will I get fortified bottled water for my dogs. The human quality food at $50 a bag for 3 weeks, the joint supplements for the other guy, the tons of treats like chicken jerky for dogs and a rubbermaid container full of toys is more than enough for my guys.

Peanut butter? I know what I'm washing my balls with from now on.

How did this not get an asinine or stupid tag?

error 303: ITS GOT WHAT DOGS CRAVE

It has electrolytes.

Catlike Typist: My cat is crazy for peanut butter, so I love the thought of a less fattening alternative... but there are no Meijers in CA. :\

There's apparently other "nut-butters" like...well, I have no idea, but shiat for people with peanut allergies. I assume some may be less fattening and taste similar.

HoneyDog: Not a chance in hell will I get fortified bottled water for my dogs. The human quality food at $50 a bag for 3 weeks, the joint supplements for the other guy, the tons of treats like chicken jerky for dogs and a rubbermaid container full of toys is more than enough for my guys

I'm with you on this one. My dogs get fresh East Bay Municipal Utility District water daily. It's better than most bottled water and costs pennies (maybe less) a gallon.

cryinoutloud: I'd just like to compliment you on spelling "complement" right correctly.

And....Godwinned

FTFY

Matrix Flavored Wasabi: cryinoutloud: I'd just like to compliment you on spelling "complement" right correctly.

And....Godwinned

FTFY

Wow I farked up the HTML. FTFM

Driver: I'm gonna start bottling Hot Dog water and make a fortune.

I will get started on the flat beer flavored water
/dogs love that shiat

Barakku: Catlike Typist: My cat is crazy for peanut butter, so I love the thought of a less fattening alternative... but there are no Meijers in CA. :\

There's apparently other "nut-butters" like...well, I have no idea, but shiat for people with peanut allergies. I assume some may be less fattening and taste similar.

Ja, there's Soynut Butter. It's got a few less grams of fat per serving, but people with peanut allergies (like me) still have to be very careful. Some companies grind their roasted soybeans with - peanut oil! w00t! Anaphylaxis for fun and ... profit?

/anaphylactic shock survival bonus - 2 or 3 days off work with pay

I can't believe no one has thought of Gatorade for dogs.

I mean, think of all the hipster-doofii that would jog around with their pets carrying a big bottle of water and doggie gatorade.

My dog prefers pool water or puddles over anything

helsdottir: Barakku: Catlike Typist: My cat is crazy for peanut butter, so I love the thought of a less fattening alternative... but there are no Meijers in CA. :\

There's apparently other "nut-butters" like...well, I have no idea, but shiat for people with peanut allergies. I assume some may be less fattening and taste similar.

Ja, there's Soynut Butter. It's got a few less grams of fat per serving, but people with peanut allergies (like me) still have to be very careful. Some companies grind their roasted soybeans with - peanut oil! w00t! Anaphylaxis for fun and ... profit?

/anaphylactic shock survival bonus - 2 or 3 days off work with pay

Eh, that's what you get for buying products with a free epi-pen with every purchase.

dj42: doofii

Its "doofuses", its Greek not Latin...

BartJones: error 303: ITS GOT WHAT DOGS CRAVE

It has electrolytes.

Your dog will win at barking!

18DeadMonkeys Radio: BartJones: error 303: ITS GOT WHAT DOGS CRAVE

It has electrolytes.

Your dog will win at barking!

TOP SCORE!

Barakku: There's apparently other "nut-butters" like...well, I have no idea, but shiat for people with peanut allergies. I assume some may be less fattening and taste similar.

Expensive tree-nut butters are for people treats, not pet treats. ;) She'd settle for dairy butter, if I let her.


/sorry for threadjack

dj42: I can't believe no one has thought of Gatorade for dogs.

I mean, think of all the hipster-doofii that would jog around with their pets carrying a big bottle of water and doggie gatorade.

There IS "Gatorade" for dogs. It may be by prescription, though, since vets sell it from the pharmacy. It's frequently used in parvo treatment.

Just when I thought human stupidity had "peaked" due to the fact that people are happy to pay over $2.00 for 375 ml of water, now you go and tell me that they're doing the same for their dogs?

SwiftFox: Good thing cats don't like most sweet flavors (they actually don't have the taste receptor in their tongues). They way they control their owners, they would all be tubs of lard otherwise.


I had always heard that.... but one of my cats goes nuts when he smells anything chocolate. When he was a kitten, I stupidly set an opened chocolate pudding cup (mmmmm, pudding) on the coffee table and walked away for a minute. He crawled up the couch, jumped over to the table, and had his tiny head stuck halfway in the cup.... all I could hear were happy slurping noises. He fortunately did not get sick from it, but since then, the smell of chocolate makes him turn on the charm.

Je5tEr: dj42: doofii

Its "doofuses", its Greek not Latin...

If that's the case it should be "doofoi"

/Greek minor

Matrix Flavored Wasabi: Je5tEr: dj42: doofii

Its "doofuses", its Greek not Latin...

If that's the case it should be "doofoi"

/Greek minor

You know the quickest way to spot a Hipster-doofus? They complain when you pluralize it as Hipster-doofii.

My dogs' favorite treat.

cthu1hu: My dogs' favorite treat.

BACON ABUSE!
Hey, hold on a second...bacon water? Could it work? Hmmm....

This is where my dog gets his flavored water from...


//Doesn't own a dog
///Dog owners usually have BDSM issues
////You know, Master/Servant etc.

So I bought a bottle of the peanut butter flavored water for my brother-in-law as a gag gift. We all tried it, got a good chuckle out of the idea and all. I thought it tasted like bad peanut butter flavored soft serve yogurt. The dog got the rest, and there's no way that stuff would ever be anything more than a horrible gag gift to me.

phoenixreborn: SwiftFox:

Good thing cats don't like most sweet flavors (they actually don't have the taste receptor in their tongues). They way they control their owners, they would all be tubs of lard otherwise

Too late. The percentage of diabetic cats is staggering.

My cat has diabetes. He doesn't even eat a lot, he's just pretty big. Poor guy :\

Would rather give the $2 or $3 to my local animal shelter! I wouldn't spend that much on a bottle of water for myself, let alone on water for my dogs! They don't care where their water comes from, Christ, they drink out of puddles and toilets given half a chance.

Besides, one of them likes the taste of his own vomit, and the other occasionally enjoys treats from the kitty litter box -- paying for dog water that tastes "good" would be pretty much pointless in our case.

Tap water FTW :)

What a waste.

Even if your dog could taste the difference, he can't thank you much.

Haoie: What a waste.

Even if your dog could taste the difference, he can't thank you much.

Just pour some on your nut sack. 2 birds, 1 stone.