Drive Thru Heaven

Sometimes it pays to bring your dog along for the ride. At least it pays for your dog. Berry, Wanda, and Robin have caught on to a growing trend: doggie treats at drive thru windows. We first noticed the trend when we lived in Ohio. Our bank kept a container of dog biscuits at the drive thru for doggie “customers.” I don’t know how Berry and Wanda (this was before Robin’s time) could have known about the treats behind the window, but somehow they sniffed them out, because as soon as we drove up to the window their noses were out the window. It did not take them long to learn the routine, pull up to a drive thru window; get a treat. The woman working at the bank window learned their names before she learned mine. Berry and Wanda were always greeted first with a warm smile and a biscuit, while mom was sometimes barely acknowledged, even though I was the actual customer.

I have since learned that my bank is not alone in passing out treats to pets. Many fast food restaurants keep a stash of dog treats around. I asked a girl at one of these restaurants why they started giving treats for pets, and she replied that they did not want the dogs to feel left out, and it was just fun to pet and talk to the different dogs. Dogs have it so "ruff". They come along for the ride and get free food while we drive and we pay for food. But that is one of the perks of being a dog.

Copyright 2000-2007 Margaret Svete