Human: Smells like the poop of some herbivore, possibly like elephant
dung. Saving grace is that it could smell like the poop of a carnivore.

Dogs: 4 PAWS UP! WAAY UP!

The slightly longer version:

Opened the lid and thought to myself. Hmmm... what's the big deal?
This is not so bad. By then, the icky odor molecules had traveled to my
nose, and boy, was it bad.

I let Pan lick the lid. Much to my amazement, Khan came over, sniffed
her mouth, and licked her flews. Never seen him do that. Never thought
I'd see him do that. Heck, he probably never thought he'd do that. Ever.

Put both dogs in stays as I put the food down, as I had to run up to get
some supplements for them. I've never heard such a ruckus before. I
was *clearly* torturing them. Got a lot of protest about how mean and
nasty I was being, that I wouldn't let them inhale that nasty stuff NOW.

Never seen otherwise polite eaters chow down like this either.

Notes to self:

When the vile and disgusting are on the dinner menu, do not put the dogs
in a stay on slippery surfaces. The puddle o' drool was ankle deep.

When the vile and disgusting are on the menu, do NOT let a happy and
relieved dog give you kisses. No matter how much you love them.

Suja

Suja wrote:

Human: Smells like the poop of some herbivore, possibly like elephant
dung. Saving grace is that it could smell like the poop of a carnivore.

Dogs: 4 PAWS UP! WAAY UP!

My four heard me reading this to Hubster, and now they are demanding
that I hop in the car and drive to Petco IMMEDIATELY! Actually, I don't
know if Petco carries it, and if they do, it's an hour's drive and in't
gonna happen tonight.

But I promised them I'd look for it.

FurPaw
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Suja wrote:

Human: Smells like the poop of some herbivore, possibly like elephant
dung. Saving grace is that it could smell like the poop of a carnivore.

Dogs: 4 PAWS UP! WAAY UP!

My four heard me reading this to Hubster, and now they are demanding
that I hop in the car and drive to Petco IMMEDIATELY! Actually, I don't
know if Petco carries it, and if they do, it's an hour's drive and in't
gonna happen tonight.

But I promised them I'd look for it.

FurPaw
--
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America,
and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.

Feel free to use the above variant pledge in your own postings.

To reply, unleash the dog.

"Suja" wrote in message
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Human: Smells like the poop of some herbivore, possibly like elephant
dung. Saving grace is that it could smell like the poop of a carnivore.

Dogs: 4 PAWS UP! WAAY UP!

Having bought frozen green tripe before, even I wasn't ready for the
"Ripe Dairy" smell the canned stuff reeked of. I think I nearly drove
my husband away right then & there.
The frozen is much easier to deal with, and didn't smell as badly,
and the dogs liked it every bit as much.
I wouldn't buy the canned again.
Shelly & The Boys

"Suja" wrote in message
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Human: Smells like the poop of some herbivore, possibly like elephant
dung. Saving grace is that it could smell like the poop of a carnivore.

Dogs: 4 PAWS UP! WAAY UP!

Having bought frozen green tripe before, even I wasn't ready for the
"Ripe Dairy" smell the canned stuff reeked of. I think I nearly drove
my husband away right then & there.
The frozen is much easier to deal with, and didn't smell as badly,
and the dogs liked it every bit as much.
I wouldn't buy the canned again.
Shelly & The Boys

Suja wrote:

When the vile and disgusting are on the menu, do NOT let a happy and
relieved dog give you kisses. No matter how much you love them.

I learned the hard way not to let a cat-poop eating dog who is running in a
field populated by feral cats give you kisses.

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Suja wrote:

When the vile and disgusting are on the menu, do NOT let a happy and
relieved dog give you kisses. No matter how much you love them.

I learned the hard way not to let a cat-poop eating dog who is running in a
field populated by feral cats give you kisses.

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight
http://www.re-vita.net/dfrntdrums

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The canned bothers me because it still smells like tripe but with
overtones like they tried to make it smell yummy to people (the way most
canned dog food smells like Chunky soup, or something that humans might
actually eat). The combination of "barnyard" and "savory goodness" put
me right off.

I've given frozen ground green tripe and the dogs go wild over it. The
smell doesn't bother me, but I've spent a lot of time around horses.

What bothers me is: why is it *green*? I've eaten tripe before (a
long time ago), and as I recall, it was white or grey.
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

In article ,
says...
The canned bothers me because it still smells like tripe but with
overtones like they tried to make it smell yummy to people (the way most
canned dog food smells like Chunky soup, or something that humans might
actually eat). The combination of "barnyard" and "savory goodness" put
me right off.

I've given frozen ground green tripe and the dogs go wild over it. The
smell doesn't bother me, but I've spent a lot of time around horses.

What bothers me is: why is it *green*? I've eaten tripe before (a
long time ago), and as I recall, it was white or grey.
--
Debbie the Dogged das at spamcop dot net
"Poodles are space aliens who think they've disguised
themselves as dogs." - Paghat the Ratgirl

"Debbie the Dogged" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...
The canned bothers me because it still smells like tripe but with
overtones like they tried to make it smell yummy to people (the way most
canned dog food smells like Chunky soup, or something that humans might
actually eat). The combination of "barnyard" and "savory goodness" put
me right off.

I've given frozen ground green tripe and the dogs go wild over it. The
smell doesn't bother me, but I've spent a lot of time around horses.

What bothers me is: why is it *green*? I've eaten tripe before (a
long time ago), and as I recall, it was white or grey.
--

Tripe that is sold for human use has been processed and bleached - a mere
shadow of it's wholesome goodness ;-). Green Tripe is pretty much taken from
the critter whole. The green part is the fact that there is partially
processed food in the stomach. In the wild, carnivores tend to eat the
stomach and various innards first and the thought is that green tripe is has
a much greater nutritional value than say, muscle meat.

I have a can of green tripe that I got as a give away at a dog show. I never
got around to feeding it to my dogs and that's one of my big regrets about
Zeffie. Knowing her, she would've LOVED it. I don't know if Pablo would like
it since he is such a priss. I can't feed it now since Lucy was diagnosed
with IBD and we're still trying to get a handle on her digestive situation.
I'm not sure if half a can of green tripe would cause a major digestive
crisis. If this was a can of regular dog food, I would feed a teaspoon a day
and see how it goes. But, from what I understand about Green Tripe's power
stink, I'm not about to store an open can in our fridge.

Chris and her smoothies,
Pablo and Lucy