Famous Chef Dog Names

Dogs and food have long been associated ever since we put two and two together and brought them into our homes as companions. Goodness knows that unless you have a dog that is marvelously well-behaved, they’ve been stealing our food ever since. 

But their inherent food drive hasn’t been the only thing to help us take notice. Hollywood has done a fantastic job reinforcing this one-way dog-to-food love story as well. The most famous scene in the Lady and the Tramp just happens to be the spaghetti scene. Beethoven the Saint Bernard was a notorious and casual food thief, as were the Bumpus Hounds of A Christmas Story. 

But it doesn’t stop there either. They’ve been used in advertising for years. Chip the Dog turned millions onto the breakfast cereal Cookie Crisp (although let’s be honest, in the eyes of children, a cereal made out of cookies sold itself). Gidget the Dog turned Americans into taco and burrito hounds after admitting time and time again how much she loved Taco Bell in Spanish and may have even changed the general public’s association of the Chihuahua for at least a decade. 

But quite possibly the greatest association for anyone who was a child in 1969 or after, was the unquestionable food drive of the most famous Great Dane in history: Scooby Doo. While his closest partner in crime-solving, Shaggy, may have shared the same drive, food was often the defining factor of whether or not the gang could get Scooby Doo to do what they needed him to, which mostly entailed exploring patently frightening locations or luring a villain into their traps. It also doesn’t hurt that Scooby’s relationship with Scooby snacks is easily one of the most relatable out there: most dogs will do almost anything for their favorite treat, overcoming fears, enduring training, socialization and all. 

Of course, that responsiveness and appreciation for food has also long been exploited by advertising. Dog food brands have played on our love for good food and spoiling our dogs for decades now. They’ve capitalized on the idea by developing deluxe flavors like Filet Mignon, Glazed Ham and even Braised Ribs, failing to mention that dogs largely love their food based on smell rather than taste — comparatively, they only have around 1,700 taste buds to our 9,000. 

But as long as it’s good for them, in both nutrition and amount, there’s generally no reason not to spoil them. We love to do the same for ourselves and each other, so why not include some of our best companions by supplying them with food they love too?