Comments on: Whatever happened to Ken-L-Ration? http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: slt http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-367717 slt Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:59:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-367717 Just because... http://store.vintagepaperads.com/servlet/-strse-19321/1951-Ken-dsh-L-Biskit-Dog/Detail http://flickr.com/photos/thedamnmushroom/2888826853/ http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/pawprintboxers/oldprints113.html http://graphic-design.tjs-labs.com/show-picture?id=1187455165&size=FULL http://www.tias.com/3943/InventoryPage/1805387/1.html Just because…

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]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-367577 The OTHER Pat Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:12:23 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-367577 Tom - I can do ya' one better! I remember the verse: Ken-L-Ration has lean red beef And lots of other good things! When my Mom goes to the store She buys a million tons or more! (Repeat Chorus) Sorry you lost your puppies to Parvo. :-( Tom - I can do ya’ one better! I remember the verse:

Ken-L-Ration has lean red beef

And lots of other good things!

When my Mom goes to the store

She buys a million tons or more!

(Repeat Chorus)

Sorry you lost your puppies to Parvo. :-(

]]> By: Tom Welch http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-367482 Tom Welch Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:57:55 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-367482 Gina, Just for the record, the song actually went: My dog's bigger than your dog, my dog's faster than yours, my dog's better 'cause he eats Ken-L-Ration, my dog's better than yours. I remember a slaughterhouse down the street from my house growing up where you could still buy inexpensive horsemeat (in California no less!)for your dog. I had a dog named Snoopy (EVERYONE had a dog named Snoopy in the sixties at one time or another!)who was a beautiful black and white bitch German Shepherd-Collie mix. My parents let her have puppies, which we kept two, then in the Seventies we moved to Arkansas. Then a new illness called Parvo swept through the area and killed the two along with just about every dog in the area. Gina,
Just for the record, the song actually went:
My dog’s bigger than your dog,
my dog’s faster than yours,
my dog’s better ‘cause he eats Ken-L-Ration,
my dog’s better than yours.

I remember a slaughterhouse down the street from my house growing up where you could still buy inexpensive horsemeat (in California no less!)for your dog. I had a dog named Snoopy (EVERYONE had a dog named Snoopy in the sixties at one time or another!)who was a beautiful black and white bitch German Shepherd-Collie mix. My parents let her have puppies, which we kept two, then in the Seventies we moved to Arkansas. Then a new illness called Parvo swept through the area and killed the two along with just about every dog in the area.

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-366761 Gina Spadafori Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:41:32 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-366761 I think the brand name just doesn't resonate anymore, and whoever owns it now knows it. Kennel: Kennel? Dogs live in our homes, and sleep on our beds. What's a kennel? Ration: Oohhh, sounds like something you get when there isn't enough to go around. Times change .... I think the brand name just doesn’t resonate anymore, and whoever owns it now knows it.

Kennel: Kennel? Dogs live in our homes, and sleep on our beds. What’s a kennel?

Ration: Oohhh, sounds like something you get when there isn’t enough to go around.

Times change ….

]]> By: Jack Edelman, Ph,D, http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-366667 Jack Edelman, Ph,D, Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:52:58 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-366667 Maybe if enough people write to Heinz or Pepsi(whomever last bought out Ken-L-ration), we can get them to resurrect it--then we can hear that jingle on TV again!(and still buy the product!) Maybe if enough people write to Heinz or Pepsi(whomever last bought out Ken-L-ration), we can get them to resurrect it—then we can hear that jingle on TV again!(and still buy the product!)

]]> By: Mary C. http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-354849 Mary C. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:25:44 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-354849 Oh, how I agree with Mary B.--back in the 50's and 60's most of the dog show breeders relied on Ken-L-Biskit and Hill's Horse Meat. Dogs were ALWAYS in good condition and lived to be ripe old ages. Have been looking for the formula of the old Ken-L-Biskit. Does anyone remember it? If so, please post it. Thanks Mary Marjack Boxers Oh, how I agree with Mary B.—back in the 50’s and 60’s most of the dog show breeders relied on Ken-L-Biskit and Hill’s Horse Meat. Dogs were ALWAYS in good condition and lived to be ripe old ages. Have been looking for the formula of the old Ken-L-Biskit. Does anyone remember it? If so, please post it.
Thanks
Mary
Marjack Boxers

]]> By: Joy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266172 Joy Thu, 15 May 2008 21:18:41 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266172 Yeah Gina, I bet Ken-L-Ration is still around...just under a more modern name. Maybe Gravy Train? ...rollin' rollin' rollin'...keep them doggies rollin.... Yeah Gina, I bet Ken-L-Ration is still around…just under a more modern name. Maybe Gravy Train? …rollin’ rollin’ rollin’…keep them doggies rollin….

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266168 Gina Spadafori Thu, 15 May 2008 21:09:49 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266168 Don't you wonder if the last owner of the brand just decided the name wasn't a match with the move many dogs have made to being family members? Kennel ... not where dogs live anymore. Ration ... lack of abundance, as in "rationing." The new "pet parents" would be choosing brands that suggested high-quality, health and abundance ... whether that was true or not. Don’t you wonder if the last owner of the brand just decided the name wasn’t a match with the move many dogs have made to being family members?

Kennel … not where dogs live anymore.

Ration … lack of abundance, as in “rationing.”

The new “pet parents” would be choosing brands that suggested high-quality, health and abundance … whether that was true or not.

]]> By: Joy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266164 Joy Thu, 15 May 2008 21:04:15 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266164 The H. J. Heinz Company purchased Ken-L-Ration in 1995. Seems the brand just faded into obscurity as Heinz continued its venture into pet food. Today, Heinz owns numerous brands including 9 Lives, Amore, Kozy Kitten, Gravy Train, Jerky treats, Meaty Bone, Skippy Premium, Reward, Nature's Recipe, Tuffy's, Cycle etc….. The H. J. Heinz Company purchased Ken-L-Ration in 1995. Seems the brand just faded into obscurity as Heinz continued its venture into pet food. Today, Heinz owns numerous brands including 9 Lives, Amore, Kozy Kitten, Gravy Train, Jerky treats, Meaty Bone, Skippy Premium, Reward, Nature’s Recipe, Tuffy’s, Cycle etc…..

]]> By: Mary B http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266150 Mary B Thu, 15 May 2008 20:25:33 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/20/whatever-happened-to-ken-l-ration/#comment-266150 I've been thinking about Ken-L-Ration and Ken-L-Biskit (the company's kibble product) a LOT lately, what with all the problems many of us have been having with the new, 'designer' dog foods. If the Ken-L-Biskit were available, all of my show and performance dogs would be ON IT, instead of on several, different 'designer' labels as they are now, in the interest of avoiding various allergies/sensitivities to some of the 'kitchen sink' additions du jour thrown into the newer foods. I had dogs with no such problems on Ken-L-Biskit and the occasional can of Ken-L-Ration for over 25 years. I miss those products! (And yes, Hill's sold frozen horsemeat - which I used to purchase at the Houston SPCA!) I’ve been thinking about Ken-L-Ration and Ken-L-Biskit (the company’s kibble product) a LOT lately, what with all the problems many of us have been having with the new, ‘designer’ dog foods. If the Ken-L-Biskit were available, all of my show and performance dogs would be ON IT, instead of on several, different ‘designer’ labels as they are now, in the interest of avoiding various allergies/sensitivities to some of the ‘kitchen sink’ additions du jour thrown into the newer foods. I had dogs with no such problems on Ken-L-Biskit and the occasional can of Ken-L-Ration for over 25 years. I miss those products! (And yes, Hill’s sold frozen horsemeat - which I used to purchase at the Houston SPCA!)

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