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Caledon Farms beef sprinkles for dogs.
I think I’ve seen it all now. Seriously, did you even know products like this existed? I had no idea you could buy beef sprinkles for your dog until I walked past a display in the grocery store the other day.
I wonder what our ancestors would have thought.
Would you shell out $9.99 for this product? I need to know.
~Mavis
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Lynda says
Haha! Just no.
Brianna says
I had to look that product up and they also make pork or chicken. It is just dried beef and rosemary extract. You are only suppose to feed a maximum of 2 teaspoons a day. I wonder how they decided on that limit. You could just by a huge can of freeze dried beef and do the same. Maybe even low sodium jerky and limit the amount. I do not have a dog, but in high school I worked at a vet clinic and people go to all ends to spoil their pets and spend a ridiculous amount on them for all sorts of interesting stuff.
Kath says
Nope.
Tanya says
Nope!
JamieH says
I’m a very indulgent dog mom and I would still take a hard pass at that.
Jennifer says
Absolutely not!! But it reminds me of a Tipton I saw yesterday. A little boy was holding a bag of bacon pieces, you know, the mostly real bacon bits. His mama asked, “what do you call these?” and he delightfully answered, “meat sprinkles!!”. Just had to share. In calling them that forevermore.
Jennifer says
Tik tok
Donna says
I honestly thought a Tipton was some kind of East coast reference
Tracey says
HAH! And I immediately thought it was a Black Country reference – me ma came from Tipton!
Cat says
I will admit to buying this for my dogs. I have two very picky eaters in the sense that they find dry kibble boring and especially now that they have to take supplements I try to keep homemade dog food, wet/freeze dried food, broth, meat scraps or yes meat sprinkles to mix into their food to make it more interesting.
Elise in the SF Bay Area says
In the canning community there are lots of people who can up meat scraps/shavings as dog food toppers for their dogs, but that’s almost the opposite of buying something specifically for that purpose! My dog LOVES cheese, so if I’m sitting another dog with special (yummy-smelling) diet, I put a pinch of shredded cheese on her food!
KC says
… I’ve had friends whose pets have medical issues that mean the pet needs to eat a type of food the pet dislikes; when the pet refuses to eat enough of the less-palatable (but kidney-friendly or whatever) food and is gradually starving, many of my friends have been willing to do some wild, labor-intensive, expensive stuff to get them eating again. I’m pretty sure beef sprinkles for $10 would 100% make the cut if they worked to get the dog to eat the stupid special [usually ludicrously expensive] food.
Lucy is, of course, not in danger of starvation at this time, but if she would die without fancy eats, and would live cheerfully with fancy eats, it seems possible that your household would cave at some point, because she is just too cute. 🙂
I also know pet “parents” who just really like giving their cats/dogs a treat and might in fact get $10 worth of enjoyment out of the meat sprinkles. This is not my jam, but eh, if you’re comparing a $10 non-matinee movie in a theater, or $10 worth of scratch tickets, or $10 worth of downtown parking, or $10 worth of fancy bread and cheese, or $10 worth of used books, or $10 in fabric or yarn or other art/craft supplies, I’d enjoy some things on that list more than others, but I acknowledge that each person has different happy buttons, and if you’ve got $10 that isn’t needed in the budget elsewhere and a pet who is highly entertaining when extra-pleased, beef sprinkles could be worth it. It’s definitely a different situation when you’re aiming for entertainment vs. when you’re aiming to keep a pet alive and healthy longer, but still: different people enjoy different things and this is (mostly) okay. (I have some qualms about discretionary spending while people in other areas are starving, but if one grants it as okay to spend some money for just plain enjoyment/entertainment, then: beef sprinkles: probably a valid option, if that floats someone’s boat.)
That said, I would not have thought of it! And it’s pretty weird. And $10 is over my novelty-purchase-tryout spending line. But. I’m not the target audience. 🙂
Mavis Butterfield says
“Happy buttons” I’m using that. 🙂
A says
I have purchased this for exactly that reason. My cat with kidney issues eventually began to starve. She was also missing out on the meds in the food. At that point, I would have tried anything. It’s extremely hard to watch a loved one who loves food starve.
Susan says
I wouldn’t, but my husband absolutely would. Our dogs now get CostCo chicken breast made just for them. And they get all kinds of expensive leftovers – tri-tip!!!! We have very different ideas on what is dog appropriate.
Patti Vanderbloemen says
My sister and my niece both have dogs with special needs. The food they have to feed the dogs is distasteful at best. I know they have purchased something very similar to this, whereby a small amount is put on top of the food to get them to eat. Without it, these two special needs dogs have gone days without eating.
I myself tear small amounts of boiled chicken breast on my dogs food daily. He does not need it..he simply loves it. I don’t have kids, so, he’s worth it!
Dianne says
Personally, no I would not give that to my dogs. I bet the ingredients are miles long. Can’t be anything healthy in that shaker. Instead, buy a rotisserie chicken, mostly likely the price of Beef Sprinkles in your area, pull it apart and pick the chicken clean. Use that on their food. Or better yet, buy a bag of squash, sweet potatoes or green beans and put that in their dog food bowl. At least, it’s good for them and you know what’s included.
Sue S. says
We have a cat and he needs heart medication. First I have to use a pill cutter to quarter tiny pills. Then I dissolve one in hot water. Next I put cat friskiesgravy over the wet food and finally add the dissolved med. The end result looks like a slurry but he scarfs it down every morning. We pet lovers go to great lengths to care for them. If your nearby church offers a Blessing of the Animals service this weekend you should take your pet. You don’t even have to be a member, just walk in. That’s what we do at mine! ❤️
Annette says
Husband gives *his* dog something similar . . . Stella and Chewy’s Magic Dust. Dog inhales it. It does come in handy when the dog doesn’t want to eat and proceeds to get nausea because of an empty stomach.
K says
Great thread, All!
Thank you, Mavis!
Cynscotland says
This is $30 a pound! How many of you spend $30 a pound on beef for yourselves?
KC says
It’s dehydrated, so a lot of the water that makes meat heavier is eliminated. The more comparable price point, instead of raw beef per pound, would be beef jerky, and $30/lb is mid-range for that (some of the cheaper jerky weighs more due to soy protein and sugar/water/salt addition).
But also I don’t tend to buy beef jerky, because yes, it is too expensive! 🙂