Tug and I opened a bag of Merrick Elements Turducken yesterday.  So far so good, except Tug now has a preference for Grammy’s Homestyle Chicken Gravy. Check out the review, and the Grammy’s Pot Pie review here. We also sampled the 32-inch Mondo Stix, a natural beef tendon treat from Merrick. Tug disappeared into another room in the house for about an hour-and-a-half and didn’t come out until the Mondo Stix was gone. I think he liked it. Be sure to let us know if your dog has tried any of Merrick’s 5-Star Entrees or other produts.

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Tug and I have been watching ESPN and the NFL Network most of the day staying abreast of the news coming from Tampa. We’re gearing up for the big day, though Tug may be disappointed when he discovers the Super Bowl is not his food dish filled with Merrick Elements Cowboy Cookout or Turducken and is instead a football game. I reckon I’ll cross that bridge on Sunday.

Don’t get me wrong. Tug is indeed a football fan. His mouth is too large for a tennis ball–he has been know to hide one in each jowl and a third somewhere in between–so we play fetch with a football.  It’s actually more like Tug plays “Bo Jackson” to my “Brian Bosworth” when he has the ball. When I have it, it’s more or less the same result, except Tug resembles Troy Polamalu of the Steelers. For a big dog he is quick and nimble, though to see him in action is a lot like waiting for an eclipse.

Come Super Bowl Sunday, we’ll fire up the grill, watch the pre-game shows (which if you’ve been watching ESPN, they’ve already started), and settle in to watch the Cardinals take on the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII. No matter the outcome, history will be made Sunday. Pittsburgh will win an unprecedented sixth Lombardi Trophy or Arizona will end the second largest championship drought in professional sports. Sorry Cubs. Neither Tug nor I have a dog in the fight since we both root for teams in the NFC East. Like everyone else though, we hope to enjoy a great game and awesome commercials.  Our pick is Arizona to win the game, 31-17.

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