No Lassie, Put Down that Beer!

I have a dog who loves beer. My wife and I joke that she was a beer slugger in a former life because any time I put a beer down within her range, she tries to drink it. I've always taken it away from her on the general principle that my dog doesn't need to get drunk, but I've never really worried about it. It became a joke.

Then one day I was trying to learn about substances that can be dangerous to dogs. To my surprise, I saw hops included in the list. It turns out that ingesting even a small amount of hops can cause a serious reaction in dogs, called malignant hyperthermia. It can cause serious internal discomfort and even death in dogs.

For those of you who want to cater to your dog's beer-drinking needs, The Dog Star Brewing Company has developed a non-alcoholic, non-lethal brew that Lassie can drink in leisure.