Taco Tuesday According to a Dog Who Has Learned Things

Hi. It is me. Skye.
I would like to discuss Taco Tuesday.

First, let me say this. Taco Tuesday smells amazing.
It smells like joy. It smells like excitement. It smells like something that should absolutely be shared with the dog who has been sitting patiently in the kitchen for forty five minutes doing absolutely nothing wrong.

However.
I have learned something important.
Taco Tuesday is a trap.

Humans love tacos because they are bold, spicy, and exciting. Dogs get excited because we think excitement means snacks. Sadly, many taco ingredients are not snacks. They are what veterinarians politely call “a bad idea.”

Let us start with onions and garlic. These two are everywhere. In the meat. In the seasoning. In the salsa. Sometimes invisible but always plotting. For dogs, onions and garlic are not flavor. They are danger. They can make us very sick even when cooked and even when powdered. I know this because the word “vet” gets mentioned every time someone drops an onion on the floor and I look at it lovingly.

Then there is the seasoning. Taco seasoning smells heroic. Taco seasoning tastes like regret. Chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and mystery spices do exciting things to human mouths. They do extremely unexciting things to dog stomachs. Mostly at three in the morning.

Cheese deserves its own paragraph because cheese is confusing. Cheese is wonderful. Cheese is suspicious. Some dogs can handle a little. Many cannot. Taco cheese plus sour cream plus queso equals what I like to call an emergency walk situation. No one wants that. Especially not me.

Salsa looks friendly. It is not. Tomatoes, onions, peppers, vinegar, sugar. Salsa is basically a salad of poor life choices for dogs.

So when Taco Tuesday arrives, I sit. I sniff. I tilt my head in a way that has worked in the past. And then I remember that loving me sometimes means not giving me what I want.

Here is the good news. Dogs are reasonable creatures. If you want to include us in Taco Tuesday spirit, you can do it safely. A little plain cooked meat with no seasoning. No onions. No garlic. No spice. Or a treat made just for dogs that does not require a follow up phone call to the vet.

We do not need tacos.
We just need to feel included.

I will happily supervise Taco Tuesday from the floor.
I will accept compliments.
I will also accept a nap afterward.

Happy Taco Tuesday.
Love,
Skye 🐾🌮