Thanksgiving Dinner Goes to the Dogs

Chef Penny slices some turkey, places it on a fancy plate, adds some trimmings and serves it to Henry and Eloise, two of her eager holiday guests. Henry’s ears promptly fall into his plate while Eloise dives face first into her meal.

Not your usual Thanksgiving vignette, but this is no ordinary Thanksgiving dinner: Henry is a Basset Hound, Eloise is an Old English Sheepdog and this feast was specially prepared for four-legged guests boarding at Best Friends Pet Care.

For the fifth year, Best Friends Pet Care centers across the United States, including in , will host a special feast on Thanksgiving Day for family pets boarding over the holiday. The meal will feature freshly roasted slices of turkey atop turkey-and-rice dog food, trimmed with green beans and carrots. There’s a sweet potato biscuit for dessert.

The holiday fun kicks off Wednesday morning, when clients arriving with their pets are greeted by the aroma of turkey slow-roasting in the lobby. A few lucky dogs even get to taste test the meal that will be served on Thursday.

In the holiday spirit of sharing, boarders at Best Friends aren’t the only ones included in the Thanksgiving celebration. Best Friends staff will deliver dry and canned food to the Gwinnett Humane Society and so the homeless pets there get a holiday treat too.