I’m as confused as the next guy about the organic vs. local debate. First struck me when I saw the Time magazine cover story a couple of weeks ago. I can definitely tell the difference between one kind of dog food and another, although I’m not sure I would describe any of it as having a “delicate leguminous flavor.”  

Since then, I’ve been trying to figure this out. I see the bag my food comes from and from what I can tell, it’s not organic or local. And I’m not sure about those Trader Joe’s dog treats they give me. Thank goodness they never give me that brand of dog food that contains potassium chloride and tricalcium phosphate. I don’t even know what those are but I can tell you I have never had a craving for either one of them.

I’m hoping my people saw the article in the SJ Merc yesterday about making your own pet food. I admit it. I read the Merc. And even the Chronicle. If there’s one thing that’s overyhyped it’s that print journalism is going away. I mean who ever heard of doing your business on a flat panel?

But I digress. Making your own pet food is not the same thing as “eating your own dog food,” an expression I hear all the time in the Valley, and which has always puzzled me. Any way, the cottage cheese and brown rice sounds nasty but the gingerbread dog treats sound yummy.

For my money, though, it’s hard to beat a good lamb bone, but I’m trying to keep an open mind.

Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.

Dexter

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Well, here it is, my first post. Everyone at Eastwick is blogging and I was starting to feel left out. Basically, I got the idea from my friend Giovanni, who wondered, whimsically I am sure, “will the pooches (at Eastwick) get their own blogs?”

Eastwick is all about inclusion and diversity, so I had no hesitation about raising my paw when the agency called for new bloggers.

I’m not sure what I’m going to blog about. Being a dog is fairly straightforward. Marissa’s blogging on agency life from the perspective of someone who’s new to PR. I’ll tell you about perspective, Marissa. Try being less than a foot off the ground! That’s perspective! Hey, throw me a bone! (That’s a dog joke.)

Everybody at the agency told me it’s tough to click the “publish” button on your first post. Once it’s out there, there’s no taking it back. So here it goes.

Seriously, though, we had some concerns about launching my blog. We knew there were risks here, and bigger agencies than ours have failed the authenticity test. But there’s no turning back now.

Thanks for reading my blog.

Peace out,

Dexter

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