Upon reading your book "The Beagle" you know, because we have one and value any information regarding what makes these dogs tick, I came across chapter 2 page 31 regarding the characteristics of a Beagle. Under the Taste category where it states and I quote, "You may notice that your Beagle eats everything rather indiscriminately."
As I read further I learned that dogs have fewer taste buds than people. I also learned that their taste buds are located farther back in the oral cavity along with a few going down the throat.
So all in all what you are trying to say is, the Beagle tastes his food as he swallows it, not before.
Anyway, allow me to quote you again, "Beagles are pretty indiscriminate in their tasting habits. Dog food companies won't even use Beagles in their taste test because these dogs don't care if they are eating gourmet food or garbage."
Well, well, I'm writing this letter informing you I think otherwise, actually I KNOW otherwise. You see our Beagle, whose name won't be mentioned, OK his name is Archie, but that's beside the point.
The point is, it's true Archie will inhale garbage and I believe he enjoys every foul aspect of it, but what's not true is, he is discriminate of what he eats.
Find it hard to believe? You should because you wrote the book with all your knowledge and research but you failed to interview me. Had Archie been considered in you research you would have found there is a food he won't eat. That's right Diane and Dr. Hunthausen, our Beagle will not eat Rhubarb.
Go figure, I bet you never even considered using rhubarb in your taste test.
Wherever his taste buds lie whether they are in the back of his throat or the front, and in his case I think he has a few in the front because the rhubarb won't even make down his throat before he spits it out, the dog has discriminated against the tart stalk.
I'm informing you so you can revise your book with this updated information. Go ahead and thank me.
Sincerely,
Archie's chef and caretaker
16 comments:
Archie - I'm with you on the rhubarb... it's nasty stuff!
Funny post :-)
Ahh.. Archie.. mama needs to sweeten it with sugar. Lots of sugar. ;O)~
Looks like he enjoys cooling himself on the vent. I've been known to do that a time or two lately Archie. Been one hot summer!
You've got a Diva beagle.
That was cute. Some interesting facts about canines.
I guess it's good that they will eat anything.
I don't blame Archie for not eating rhubarb.
Have you tasted that stuff?
I love rhubarb! But I can see why it wouldn't be all that interesting to a cute little beagle.
He won't eat rhubarb? Picky picky. Ha ha.
LOL that is cute..and he is cute..but I would not want to watch him eating the garbage! ;D
Awww, he's so cute lying there on the vent.
LOL I love this post. Silly Archie, who doesn't like rhubarb?
hahaha YEAH! she really REALLY needs to ajust this book of hers!
rhubarb??? really???
Leontien
This was so funny! What a smart dog! Rhubarb. Icky! Those authors should seriously thank you.
oh yes, our beagle discriminates, too.
he will eat his own poop but he doesn't like very many fruits. i think he knows that there are such things as steak and chocolate and he's holding out.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Will be waiting with bated (and fresh rhubarb) breath for their response :)
so that's why they inhale their food, and it always seems like they don't even enjoy it as they gulp it down, because they are so anxious to get the taste of it in their throat. I get it. Rhubarb, funny. Our dog likes celery.
Lol! I don't blame her- not my favorite either
Have you tried giving him rhubarb pie? I was pretty sure I didn't like rhubarb until I tried it in pie!
Yay! Sorry. I keep checking and checking to see if Blogger will let me comment on this post (it wouldn't for over a week) and FINALLY! All I wanted to say was how this post made me laugh and how I always wanted a beagle as a kid.
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