Move Over Yummy Mummies

Yes, it's game over for the yummy mummies. You knew it would be when there are books on sale about how to be one, how not to be one, where to spot one (easy - West London!), what they wear, what they definitely don't wear, blah blah blah.

Who cares whether you've got a muffin roll (synonymous with trying to be a yummy mummy) or a mum-tum as the Mistress's best friend likes to call it? Who cares if they try to outdo each other with competitive mothering - bugaboo versus cheaper alternative? Disposable versus sackcloth and ashes? Yummy mummy just equals plain old keeping up with the Joneses!

Anyway, that’s all old hat now because what I am interested in is...yummy chummies.

Now, don't worry, this isn't some sort of euphemism for a glamorous friend (ie more glamorous than oneself). Oh no.

Yummy chummies (www.yummychummies.com) are...tasty snacks for dogs! And credit where credit's due because they're produced by a company called Arctic Paws. And no, this isn't shameless publicity because I'm on a retainer - far from it! I just really like the sound of them and hope the Mistress will find a way to get them shipped straight to ME!

I don't know whether all this fish production is ethical right now - aren't all the fish stocks shrinking?

But I do know that Mr Arctic Paws ploughs some of his profits back into animal welfare; they recently donated serious amounts (ie thousands of dollars) to Polaris Rescue, which finds homes and foster care for huskies and Alaska malamutes. Some of the Polaris Siberian Husky Rescue team were used in Disney's film, Eight Below, which has been a huge success in America.

So, here's hoping that some tasty gourmet snacks make it across the big pond...

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