It’s been a week since we opened the bag of Grammy’s Pot Pie. Tug is still a fan, but we tried a different twist during the weekend. Tug has a tendency to grow tired of the same food day in and day. I guess we all do. On Saturday, when I put the bowl of food down for him, he attacked the bowl with the same excitement he had all week, but for the first time, instead of burying his head in the bowl, he sniffed the food and then looked up at me with an expression of, “Pot pie again?” I think he has been checking out the bag of Merrick Elements Turducken. In an effort to stay a couple steps of Tug, I mixed some warm water with the Grammy’s to form a gravy. Tug is in love and even licked the bowl for a good five minutes after emptying it. The gravy seems to enhance the flavor, and my dog is even more excited to see what’s in his bowl.

Also, Tug seems to be more playful. Usually he sleeps the day away either in the bath tub or next to my desk while I work.  During the course of the last week, though, he has an extra pep in his step and is engaging the other dogs in the house to games of tug-o-war.  The puppy-like behavior is fun to see. I haven’t noticed an improvement in his breath yet.  I test that every morning when he politely rests his head on my bed next to mine and pants politely until I get up to let him out. Ever wake up to St. Bernard breath?