Dog Refuses to Eat Non-Kosher While Wearing Kippah

Back in 2012 we posted a video of a "Bark Mitzvah" for a dog named Nicky in Stanhope, New Jersey. Nicky had just turned 2, or 13 in dog years, as reported in a TV newscast.

We have since discovered other similar celebrations, and are always surprised when people attending our lectures say they have attended such events.

Reactions to the posting have ranged from revulsion at the sacrilegious ceremony to praise for celebrating the coming of age of a beloved pet.

In the New Jersey video, the narrator offers a tongue-in-cheek observation that the dog's sister is also in line for a bark mitzvah if she keeps her studies up.

Apparently a dog owner in Israel decided to train it to keep kosher. In this funny video, a dog wearing a kippah is offered a non-kosher combination of salami and cheese. Its reaction is a lack of interest, bordering on disdain. As soon as the kippah is removed, the dog eagerly devours the snack. 

Enjoy!

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Bark Mitzvah Update: Nicky the Pomeranian's Sister Sophia Gets Her Own Special Day

In January 2012 we ran an Associated Press story and local TV video about a Pomeranian dog named Nicky who turned 2, or 13 in dog years, and celebrated his "Bark Mitzvah" in Stanhope, New Jersey. This was a doggy version of a Bar Mitzvah with all the trimmings. 

Predictably, it drew negative comments, including criticism of the event by a rabbi who called it degrading and the TV reporter who referred to the "wacky chutzpah" of the dog owners who organized the event. But some of our readers praised the owners for throwing a party for their beloved pet.

At the end of the celebration, the TV reporter noted that Nicky's sister Sophia was four now, and if she keeps up with her studies, they plan on continuing the new tradition. Well, fast forward to April, and that's exactly what they did.

But Sophia's Bark Mitzvah became the subject of the National Geographic show, Nat Geo Wild: Spoiled Rotten Pets, as one of the more outrageous examples of overly spoiled and pampered pets.

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