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Dog-inspired cocktails for Memorial Day

It’s a big holiday weekend in the United States since Monday is Memorial Day.

As spring turns into summer, more people are outside entertaining and using the barbeque.  Here are some dog-inspired cocktails that you might like to make for your next party…

Bloodhound Cocktail 1/3 cup Gin 1/3 cup French Vermouth 1/3 cup Italian Vermouth 2 or 3 Strawberries

Bloodhound Cocktail
1/3 cup Gin
1/3 cup French Vermouth
1/3 cup Italian Vermouth
2 or 3 Strawberries

Salty Chihuahua Coarse salt, (optional) - wet rim of 4 glasses and dip in salt 4 ounces tequila, divided  2 ounces orange-flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau, divided  3 cups grapefruit juice, divided  Mix the tequila, liqueur and grapefruit choose in each glass and then add a grapefruit slice for garnish

Salty Chihuahua
Coarse salt, (optional) – wet rim of 4 glasses and dip in salt
4 ounces tequila, divided
2 ounces orange-flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau, divided
3 cups grapefruit juice, divided
Mix the tequila, liqueur and grapefruit choose in each glass and then add a grapefruit slice for garnish

The Greyhound     2 oz vodka     4 oz grapefruit juice     Mix and then add a lemon or lime wedge for garnish

The Greyhound
2 oz vodka
4 oz grapefruit juice
Mix and then add a lemon or lime wedge for garnish

The Great Dane 2 oz. gin 1 oz. cherry brandy 1/2 oz. dry vermouth 1 tsp. kirsch Mix and garnish with a lemon peel

The Great Dane
2 oz. gin
1 oz. cherry brandy
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
1 tsp. kirsch
Mix and garnish with a lemon peel

The Regal Beagle 1/3 shot Canadian whiskey 1/3 shot peach schnapps 1/3 shot sweet and sour mix Mix over ice and pour into a shot glass

The Regal Beagle
1/3 shot Canadian whiskey
1/3 shot peach schnapps
1/3 shot sweet and sour mix
Mix over ice and pour into a shot glass

There are probably other cocktail recipes with dog-inspired themes.  If you know of others, why not add a comment with your favourite?

Top 5 detection jobs for dogs

The American Kennel Club has marked the importance of working dogs by naming the top 5 detection jobs which are performed by dogs.  These jobs are:

  1. Bed bug sniffing  (best performed by breeds such as Beagles, Labrador Retrievers and Belgian Malinois)
  2. Search and rescue  – tracking missing persons, disaster rescue, etc.  (many mixed breeds perform well in this category – just ask the NZ USAR team!)  Also performed by Bloodhounds, Labrador and Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds
  3. Explosives detection (the AKC says that Belgian Malinois, German Shepherds and Vizsla do well in this category)
  4. Cancer detection (Labrador Retrievers – again!)
  5. Allergy alert dogs (Poodles, Portuguese Water Dog and Golden Retrievers seem suited to this work)

Wouldn’t it be nice to see more of these working dogs in use in New Zealand?  (See my previous article on Deak Helton’s research – September 2011)