Nestlé Purina PetCare is the pet food division of Swiss based Nestlé, following a merger in 2002 between the Nestlé's Friskies PetCare Company and the American Ralston Purina Company.Purina traces its roots back to 1894, when founder William H. Danforth began producing feed for various farm animals under the name Purina Mills. Later, in 1902, he merged with health guru and visionary Webster Edgerly, founder of Ralstonism, who was at the time producing breakfast cereals, to form the "Ralston-Purina Company".

Chef Anthony Bourdain may live on the culinary edge – but there’s one gutsy gourmet that surpasses the Food Network Star: your dog. Yes, your pooch is one fearless food adventurer – but just because he'll eat street garbage - doesn’t mean that he should. Instead get these favorite treats for your furry four-legged foodie.

SAN FRANCISCO -- From the state that popularized purse puppies, drive-thru dog washes, and gourmet dog food delivery comes the latest in canine convenience: a company that contracts out dogs by the day to urbanites without the time or space to care for a pet full time.

SAN FRANCISCO -- From the state that popularized purse puppies, drive-thru dog washes, and gourmet dog food delivery comes the latest in canine convenience: a company that contracts out dogs by the day to urbanites without the time or space to care for a pet full time.

About the show…MUNCHCAST is a celebration of all the foods that we love but aren’t supposed to have. Forbidden pleasures like Eskimo Pies, corn dogs, and anything covered in cheese. If it’s fried, frosted or on a stick, you’ll hear about it on MUNCHCAST.

From the state that popularized purse puppies, drive-thru dog washes and gourmet dog food delivery comes the latest in canine convenience — a company that contracts out dogs by the day to urbanites without the time or space to care for a pet full-time.