Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Beer for your dog

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"After a long day hunting, there's nothing like wrapping your paw around a cold bottle of beer. So Terrie Berenden, a pet shop owner in the southern Dutch town of Zelhem, created a beer for her Weimaraners made from beef extract and malt.

"'Once a year we go to Austria to hunt with our dogs, and at the end of the day we sit on the veranda and drink a beer. So we thought, my dog also has earned it,' she said.

"Berenden consigned a local brewery to make and bottle the nonalcoholic beer, branded as Kwispelbier. It was introduced to the market last week and advertised it as 'a beer for your best friend.'"

Not heading to the Netherlands any time soon? Dogs in the U.S. can get their fix from Happy Tail Ale.