'Spoiled' dog's diet - what do you think?

Meet the pampered pooch who only eats food from Marks and Spencer, has his paws washed with designer soap – and costs his owners nearly £5,000 a year.

Louis, a 10-year-old lhasa apso, detests dog food and will only eat organic scrambled eggs for breakfast, smoked salmon for lunch and Marks and Spencer egg fried rice for dinner.

He regularly enjoys being pampered and having his long fur washed with salon bought shampoo – and always enjoys a proper blow dry.

He lives his life of luxury in Loughborough with owners Jo Jose, 60, and her husband Graham, 72.


Jo said: “Lou Lou is utterly spoiled. He eats better than most people do and is very demanding.”

If he goes outside Jo will make sure Louis’ paws are hand washed with designer soap costing £10 a bar as “it makes Louis fur come out the cleanest”.

After being taken for a long walk at 7am with Graham, Louis will demand breakfast for 9.30am.

Jo said: “He won’t eat his food unless someone sits with him in the room, and I often end up hand feeding him.

“At dinner time I will cook up a portion of Marks and Spencer egg friend rice served with freshly cooked and sliced meat. He loves it but can sometimes be a little fussy.”

Louis hates to be left alone and when travelling in the car he demands to be in the front seat next to Jo.

He also likes to wear clips in his hair to keep it out of his eyes and has a selection of £30 dog jackets which he likes to wear.

At night, he sleeps in a £75 fur lined basket, although he will sneak into the couple’s bed if he can.

After a day of doing whatever he pleases, which includes sleeping and playing the garden, Louis then waits for dinner to be cooked for him at 6.30pm sharp.

Every birthday the couple will buy a card for Louis with his age on, and he will receive a Marks and Spencer Victoria Sponge cake with candles on it.

Jo said: “We like Lou Lou to feel special and he enjoys a slice of the cake. We always treat him around Christmas and birthdays – he is like our child.

“Lou Lou loves Christmas because it means he can tuck into Christmas dinner – a fine filet steak – which is something he loves.

“We like him to feel like one of the family.”

Louis has a list of other demands which he likes Jo and Graham to meet, including having his face washed, being talked to at all times, being massaged and brushed before bed.

Jo said: “He is hard work sometimes, but we love him and wouldn’t be without him.

“Lou Lou is such a character.”

Eleanor wrote:
Also... I didn't realise I'd put the wrong link up!

Shisa wrote:All I'm seeing in that article is behavior issue on behavior issue.

Poor dog, that's not being spoiled, that's being forced to be some kind of animal that it's not.