Doggie treats turn 100
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 by AaronIf you’ve got a dog, then the dog has probably had a Milk-Bone once or twice.
The popular doggie snack is turning 100 years old — that’s 700 in dog years.
To celebrate, the company is looking for its next spokesdog. Dog owners can submit photos of them and their pets at http://www.milkbone.com/ for a chance at doggie stardom and $100,000. Unfortunately, I don’t think that is $700,000 in dog money.
Milk-Bone started in 1908 out of a bakery on the Lower East Side of New York City. The F. H. Bennett Biscuit Company made the original Maltoid, a bone-shaped treat made from minerals, meat products, and milk, according to Wikipedia. The name was later changed to Milk-Bone because of all the milk in the dog biscuit.
As part of the celebration, the company poured $1 million into its Canine Heroes program. The program donates police dogs and fits service dogs with disabled people.
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