In keeping with a previous post, Loki's theoretical ancestry is also comparable to nature's urban scavengers. Chances are if there is something remotely edible on the ground, he will find it...... first.
Here are some of the highlights of the five star canine buffet he has managed to snarf (snarf made up Lokian word meaning sniff, grab, gulp in one swift motion... not to be confused with Thundercats Snarf or Trollz Snarf...though the ears are quite uncanny) Pastries, Sandwiches, Muffins, Chicken fingers, Crackers, and Ribs. Let me say that Rib Fest is a risky time of year, so many bones! Bones everywhere! They're like landmines for his snarfitude. One time he found a T-Bone steak right outside of high end downtown restaurant. Happy to report that he is usually willing to give up his found foodstuffs, of course, there have been the "Leaaaave it, leaaaaave its" and the slobbery barehanded retrieval-dive into his dobermouth, Oh, the things we do for love (and prevention of large vet bills...)
Speaking of Restaurant Food, Segway alert: Why the doggie bag you ask? Well, here's a neato explanation:
Around the 6th century BC, they started using napkins to package foodstuffs to take home. The modern doggie bag came about in the 1940s. With the United States engaged in World War II, food shortages were a fact of daily life on the home front—and for the sake of economy, pet owners were encouraged to feed table scraps to their pets. But thousands of Americans also dined out at restaurants where such frugal practices went by the wayside because eateries didn’t offer to wrap up food as a standard convenience. In 1943, San Francisco cafés, in an initiative to prevent animal cruelty, offered patrons Pet Pakits, cartons that patrons could readily request to carry home leftovers to Fido. Around the same time, Hotels in Seattle, Washington provided diners with wax paper bags bearing the label “Bones for Bowser.” Eateries across the nation followed suit and started similar practices. Read more via The Smithsonian
Here are some of the highlights of the five star canine buffet he has managed to snarf (snarf made up Lokian word meaning sniff, grab, gulp in one swift motion... not to be confused with Thundercats Snarf or Trollz Snarf...though the ears are quite uncanny) Pastries, Sandwiches, Muffins, Chicken fingers, Crackers, and Ribs. Let me say that Rib Fest is a risky time of year, so many bones! Bones everywhere! They're like landmines for his snarfitude. One time he found a T-Bone steak right outside of high end downtown restaurant. Happy to report that he is usually willing to give up his found foodstuffs, of course, there have been the "Leaaaave it, leaaaaave its" and the slobbery barehanded retrieval-dive into his dobermouth, Oh, the things we do for love (and prevention of large vet bills...)
Speaking of Restaurant Food, Segway alert: Why the doggie bag you ask? Well, here's a neato explanation:
Around the 6th century BC, they started using napkins to package foodstuffs to take home. The modern doggie bag came about in the 1940s. With the United States engaged in World War II, food shortages were a fact of daily life on the home front—and for the sake of economy, pet owners were encouraged to feed table scraps to their pets. But thousands of Americans also dined out at restaurants where such frugal practices went by the wayside because eateries didn’t offer to wrap up food as a standard convenience. In 1943, San Francisco cafés, in an initiative to prevent animal cruelty, offered patrons Pet Pakits, cartons that patrons could readily request to carry home leftovers to Fido. Around the same time, Hotels in Seattle, Washington provided diners with wax paper bags bearing the label “Bones for Bowser.” Eateries across the nation followed suit and started similar practices. Read more via The Smithsonian
In 1949, Al Meister, the head of a Chicago-based packaging company called Bagcraft Papercon, came up with an iconic American invention. He developed a special coating to make a paper bag grease-resistant. Onto the bag went the drawing of a dog and a poem by his wife beginning, "Oh where have your leftovers gone?" With that, the company laid claim to the world's first dedicated doggie bag.