Independently owned and run, award-winning pub group, Red Mist Leisure has formed a partnership with natural pet food company, Naturo to launch Dogs Eat Free initiative in its pubs across Surrey and Hampshire, which kickstarts in May.
The doggy menu which offers complimentary meals and baked treats for man’s best friend could be served across the two counties if the dining experiment by Naturo proves successful.
Red Mist Leisure is reaching out to four-legged visitors, offering a free doggy menu behind four of its bars across Surrey & Hampshire. Owners wanting to give their pets a treat, can pick from the special Dogs Eat Free menu, where 100 % natural, succulent salmon and rice with vegetables, delicious duck and rice with vegetables or lovely lamb and rice with vegetables will see doggy diners leaving the pub with a wagging tail.
Complimentary Naturo baked dog treats will also be available from the bar, where Fido can enjoy liver brownies and liver and cranberry biscotti.
Red Mist Leisure MD, Mark Robson commented, “We have always prided ourselves on being dog friendly and welcoming well behaved dogs to our pubs. Many of our sites are located near popular walking routes and attract customers looking to enjoy the countryside with their four-legged companions. We are confident our new doggy menu will be a huge hit with our customers and their dogs”.
The canine menus will be on display inside and outside the pub and on printed menus, with the idea that dog walkers will treat their pets at the same time as ordering their own pub meal.
Claire McCann, Naturo brand manager, added, “For dogs around the country, a walk to the pub has long been rewarded with only a dish of water and the odd morsel from owner’s plates, but now they can tuck into a complimentary meal. A family walk is a great way to strengthen that special emotional connection with your dog, and stopping off at a pub to enjoy a drink and bite to eat is a great British institution.”
If the free trial at four of Red Mist Leisure’s pubs (The Cock Inn - Headley Village, The Stag – Eashing, The Duke Of Cambridge – Tilford and The Exchequer – Church Crookham) is successful, the menus could be rolled out across the group’s other dog friendly pubs across Surrey and Hampshire.
Everything in the Naturo range is made with 100% natural ingredients and up to 60% high quality meat using predominantly Irish and British meats which are world-renowned for quality. The range contains no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and is wheat-free and gluten-free.