Buffalove
Both Kevin and I were born and raised outside of Buffalo, NY.
Buffalo (Chicken) Wings put us on the map, but natives of Buffalo know that this is only the tip of the culinary iceberg!
As one of Buffalo’s oldest culinary establishments and the birthplace of so many of the area’s best loved foods, the Broadway Market is staple in the community. Easter is one of the busiest times of year at the market and my Mom, Great Aunts, and Great Grandmother always made the trip and purchased a butter lamb along with pierogi and fresh polish sausage. You don’t have to be Polish (we aren’t) to love this amazing food. As silly as it may sound, fresh polish sausage and pierogi smothered in caramelized onions represents one of my favorite childhood memories. After losing my Great Grandmother in February, I knew we had to keep the tradition going.
To Market to Market
Carrying on the family tradition, my Mom headed to the Market and surprised us with all the fixings needed to create our very own Easter celebration.
Oh no! Poor doggies!
It is awfully difficult to say no to those faces, after all they are family and share in all of our traditions. As much as I love those faces, I know that part of being a responsible pet owner (and selfish, food hog) means saying no…what we eat is not always the best choice for our dogs.
Leave it to Merrick to make sure the dogs aren’t left out of the holiday fun!
Merrick understands that our dogs are an integral part of our families and as pet parents, we want them to be a part of any celebration. For this reason, they have created a whole line of treats reminiscent of those special home cooked meals that make the holidays so special. Best of all, these treats are natural, wholesome, and specially formulated for a dogs diet!
Introducing Merrick Kitchen Bites Brauts-n-Tots
While not exactly the Polish meal we were having, we thought the boys would enjoy some sausage and potatoes just the same! These treats are inspired by the traditional German meal of Bratwurst and Potatoes. We knew the boys would be excited to bring a little culture into their lives and learn all about the culinary traditions of Germany!
True to form, Merrick has no poor quality or questionable ingredients in these (or any of their other treats). Merrick’s Brauts-n-Tots are made with real beef, potatoes, peas and carrots. The crunchy, Bratwurst shaped biscuits are unlike many of their peers in that they are both grain free and gluten free. You also won’t find any corn or soy!
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Brauts-n-Tots are just one of Merrick’s Kitchen Bite line of wholesome “family dinner” inspired dog treats. Other variations include: Cowboy Cookout, Grammy Pot Pie, Turducken, and Wingalings! YUM!
Time for a Taste Test
With their mouths already salivating from the smells of sausage permeating our house it was not difficult to grab the boys attention. When we pulled out the bag of Merrick treats, they gathered around right away.
And when we opened the bag to give them a whiff….
…they may have even helped themselves!
So how good were these treats?
Well, apparently good enough for Harley to reach deep into his bag of tricks to perform an old classic – BANG-BANG!
Charlie tried his best…We’ve got work to do Chuckie Duck!
Why MyDogLikes Merrick Brauts-n-Tots
Our dogs are a part of our family. As a pet parent, you understand when we say that it feels wrong to partake in holiday feasting without our dogs! I’m sure that you have also seen what can happen when we actually allow our dogs to try some of the holiday food off of our plates. That is why we are so glad that Merrick developed this line of Kitchen Bites complete with the flavors of some family inspired favorites!
Whether the boys realize it or not, it feels awesome to be able to feed them a special treat similar to what we are eating! As an added benefit, it’s nice to know that we can feed them something fun without having to worry about the potential digestive fallout of serving table scraps.
We love this crunchy, bratwurst shaped biscuit because its fun but in all fairness that is only half of it. Merrick does not ignore nutrition and quality for the sake of a holiday treat and these treats are top notch. Rarely do we find a treat that comes in a biscuit form and is also grain free, gluten free, and contains no fillers like corn or soy! We are happy to keep these biscuits around the house! Whether for a special family meal or a daily treat, Merrick’s Kitchen Bites are healthy and fun!
Interested in giving these tasty treats a try?
Merrick is giving away a bag of Brauts n Tots to 10 lucky MyDogLikes readers! Enter below!
Unfortunately this giveaway has now ended!
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Those look and sound awesome, we are a brat state so my gang would love those. Have a great day.
Yes, I think they would love them!! Brauts are good….the dogs certainly approve!
Schooner and Skipper loves Merrick’s!
Then I think they would love these!
Oh My Doodle – Harley would love those. I’m a NY City girl (well Queens to be exact) so I was definitely getting hungry reading this post! Thanks – will have to put those treats on my purchase list for May!
Yes for sure! Jax needs to be cultured in the culinary arts!
Those treats look awesome! The girls love Merrick!
Its one of those silly novelty things for humans, but they love it too so its a win!
Pawsome review! We are all for grain-free, gluten-free, & certainly don’t want to see any fillers in our pups’ treats!! I enjoyed reading about the Boston Market…now I’m hungry 😉
Yes the Broadway market is amazing! If you are ever in Buffalo, call us us first, then go!
Yum. Looks delightful.
Yes its all 8 paws up in this house!
SUGAR LOVEs all Merrick treats. DELISH! n Tasty. For sure you guys enjoyed it. Golden Woofs
Yes, so yummy! Love Merrick!
I would say the Grammy’s Pot Pie.
My pug baby loves Merrick.
My dog would love the Old Mother Hubbard treats.
my dog would devour these
The MERRICK KITCHEN BITES Grammy’s Pot Pie reminds me of my own family traditions.
The variety would Definately be Grammys pot pie!
My Bailey would like the Grammys Pot Pie he would love them
The cowboy cookout sounds good!
Grammy’s Pot Pie – they sound pretty awesome! Thanks!
Grammy’s Pot Pie definitely reminds me of my family. I actually sincerely miss my grandma’s pot pies! She was the best cook ever!
Some of our best memories are with Grandma. They really are so special <3
Grammy’s Pot Pie, because my wife is gluten free and that’s kind of our new family tradition.
Excellent! New traditions take time to get used to, but are worth it, don’t you think?
my dog would like grammys pot pie
The Cowboy Cookout looks awesome!
Grammy’s Pot Pie reminds me of my childhood. My canine would love them too.
Definitely Grammy’s pot pie! My grandma makes amazing homemade chicken pot pie from scratch. To this day it is one of my favorite foods!
Grammy’s Pot Pie reminds me of our own family traditions.
It would be Graamys Pot Pie
Hands down, The MERRICK KITCHEN BITES Grammy’s Pot Pie reminds me of my family traditions. Pot pie in our household meant comfort food.
Layla woofs yummmmmm
I think my pooch would enjoy the Cowboy Cookout bites
Grammy’s Pot Pie Natural Recipe
Biscuit Treats for Dogs
My Sheltie has eaten Merrick food since I got him. He eats the grain free buffalo and sweet potato, and has also tried Brauts ‘n Tots and Power Bites. He gives 4 paws up!
Their Grammy’s Pot Pie product reminds me of our family traditions!
The kitchen bites remind me of the treats I make for my dogs during the Christmas holidays, They would enjoy all the flavors and I can trust the safety of the treats including the Chicken Bites.
I would say the jerky treats, we try to make them every year from venison, for humans & the doggies.
I would have to say the Brauts and Tots are more like oyr family traditions. But we love all of Merrick’s products.
I would have to say the power bites.thanks so very much for sharing.I enjoy your videos alot.
The Jerky Chip Treats look like chocolate chip cookies which was a favorite any time at our house.
It would be the power bites because we are all natural, gluten and grain free right now.
I think the MERRICK KITCHEN BITES Grammy’s Pot Pie Natural Recipe Biscuit Treats for Dogs, in fact in my kitchen Mike often gets these various ingredients as tidbits.
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That is the best when they get the cut-offs of the veggies! Favorite time to be in the kitchen for our boys!
I’m mostly German and my father was born there and raised in Austria, so the Brats and Tots makes me think of how we ate at our home.
I love that! Harley and Charlie certainly approve! 🙂
Cowboy cookouts is the most to remind me fondly of what our family loves. We campout and ride horses and mules so what better way to remind us of good times.
This sounds like the best family time!! So much fun!
Merrick Kitchen Bites Grammy’s Pot Pie reminds me most of my own family dinner traditions. It looks wonderful and I’m sure Mickey would love them!
I love hearing all the comfort food stories! Good luck Mickey!
Rocky loves to try new treats.
blue buffalo health bars make me think of making pumpkin bread!
These would be great training treats for our new puppy!
The Pot Pie would definitely make our dog part of the family tradition.
Our dogs have to have something to eat when we do. I think the MERRICK JERKY CHIP TREATS would most remind them of Easter dinner.
Excellent! Love family dinners!
Grammy’s Pot Pie reminds me of our family traditions.
I think Grammy’s Pot Pie would be a winner in our house!
The Cowboy Cookout would be fabulous treats during our family camping trips! The fur babies always come with us!
It would have to be the Grammy’s Pot Pie which reminds me of our sit down dinners!
Turkey always makes me think of family holidays.
Grammy’s Pot Pie.most defintely!
Grammys pot Pie for sure ! 🙂
I would have to say Hearty Beef Stew
The Grammy’s Pot Pie reminds me of my childhood as it was a tradition of my grandmother’s to always make a pot pie on Sunday.
Laurie Emerson
The Hearty Beef Stew is like the kinds of foods that we make.