<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Courtesy of KTVZ (Bend, Oregon) at:</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><a href="http://www.ktvz.com/news/Pooch-hooch-Bend-beer-lover-creates-doggie-brew/-/413192/18030420/-/t9kle1/-/index.html">http://www.ktvz.com/news/Pooch-hooch-Bend-beer-lover-creates-doggie-brew/-/413192/18030420/-/t9kle1/-/index.html</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">-------------------------------------</div><div><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "></p><h1 style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; "><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pooch hooch: Bend beer-lover creates doggie 'brew'</span></font></h1><h2 class="subHeadline" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; "><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Dawg Grog,' booze-free beverage, a big canine hit</span></font></h2><p></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BEND, ORE - Daniel Keeton loves his dog, Lola Jane. The Bend native also loves beer, serving it up daily in Boneyard Brewery's tasting room.</span></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Since Lola shouldn't hop up on a bar stool and share a beer with her owner, Keeton decided to make Lola her own doggie brew.<br><br>"She's never walked away from it," Keeton said Sunday.<br><br>In fact, she usually licks the bowl clean.</span></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After Keeton saw how much Lola liked his concoction, he decided to market it to other dog lovers.</span></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Taking an off-leash route, the entrepreneur launched his company, Dawg Grog ,in July. His first retail customer, Visit Bend, signed on in December.<br><br>"Two things that have become part of the Bend lifestyle are beer and dogs," said Visit Bend CEO, Doug LaPlaca. "So to create something that would take advantage of the two we thought was a brilliant idea."<br><br>The 16 ounce bottles of Dawg Grog sit for sale near 22's of local beers at Visit Bend.</span></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LaPlaca says for many people it's their first time seeing anything like Dawg Grog, which does make for some confusion.<br><br>"Initially, people have to look at the label twice," he said. "Then they ask us, 'Is this really for dogs?'"<br><br>Keeton wants to make it clear there's no alcohol in his organic brew. It's a simple mixture of low-sodium vegetable broth, water, spent grain from Boneyard Brewery and glucosamine.</span></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dawg Grog can be served over dry dog food or by itself as a treat -- but customers are already finding new ways for their pups to lap it up.<br><br>"A couple of my friends who just acquired a puppy are making ice cubes out of it, and it's helping the puppy with teething," said Keeton.<br><br>Lola is proof, you may have to cut your dog off from the Dawg Grog -- as her wagging tail signals Keeton to pour her round after round.<br><br>Dawg Grog is sold at Visit Bend, and Muddy Paw's on Bend's west side. You can also buy it online at <a href="http://www.dawggrog.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; outline: 0px; ">www.dawggrog.com</a>. A pack of six 16-ounce containers will run you $36.</span></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">----------------------------</span></p><p xmlns="http://www.coremedia.com/2003/richtext-1.0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; padding: 0px; "><img src="cid:3C4F15C1-C9A4-4BA0-BDE9-954FD1475193" alt="image.png" id="3C4F15C1-C9A4-4BA0-BDE9-954FD1475193" width="304" height="404"></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">-------------------------------------<br><br><div>Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>"Moscow Cares"</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></div><div> </div><div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div> </div></div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>