For the first time ever, Dozer has agreed to sit down with me for a candid interview to share an insight into his life.
In this explosive interview that took place in his very own home, he spills the beans on what it’s really like to live the Life of Dozer!
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Dozer, it’s been a tumultuous year. What’s your take on COVID and how it’s affected your life in 2020?
COVID? What is that, a new snack? I don’t recall getting any.
Errr, no. It’s that world-devastating-virus, the reason your mum has been at home with you 99% of this year. You didn’t notice?
Oh. I thought that was just because she wanted to hang with me. I really was not complaining that she didn’t travel overseas this year.
Though having said that, I do miss my own vacations at the golden retriever boarders’ place…
OK. Well, let’s move onto a topic you are more knowledgable about. I’m fascinated by this job you do – Official Taste Tester. What are your key responsibilities?
My job is to taste food made by my mum that she is considering sharing on this website, and to give honest, objective feedback.
What an interesting job! Do you have any formal qualifications?
No, it’s something I have a natural talent for, and a field that I have always been very interested in.
I do work hard on self education every day, seeking every opportunity to hone my skills and expand my palette, from breakfast, lunch to dinner, from anyone, anywhere. See?
And do you consider yourself a high performer employee?
[Chest puffs with pride] I’ve been told by my mum that my eagerness is commendable and that my passion for food is unrivalled.
She has also praised me for the speed at which I do my job ie. eating the food I am sampling. I am fast!
Your mum cooks a LOT. Do you get to taste test a lot?
Not as much as I am willing to do, that’s for sure. I feel like my mum is suppressing my ability to do my job to the fullest of my abilities.
I’m not sure what you mean. Can you expand on this?
For example, she makes a roast beef. I am the RecipeTin Eats Official Taste Tester. My job is to TASTE IT. Yet, I get nothing more than a tiny sliver. How am I to determine if it is a good recipe or not without a sufficient quantity to sample??
Well Dozer, word on the grapevine is that you think EVERYTHING tastes good…
Tabloid lies! I have a very sophisticated palette. Like – kale. YUCK! Pork crackling. YUM! See?
Err, yes. Excellent examples. So – moving on.
Low point of 2020?
The Mystery Tummy Pain of 2020. Ooooh, that was so painful, I was hiding in far corners of the house curled up in pain. I’m so lucky my mum got me to the emergency hospital so quickly. They thought it was something scary when they started doing tests on me. It turned out to be….well, just gastro.
Wait – so everyone was super stressed about you being seriously sick and it was just gastro? Sounds like a case of Tummy Man Flu, if you ask me…..
[Sulking tone] It was BAD, I’m telling you. Even the vet thought I was like DYING of something nasty! I even turned down roast chicken. Everybody knows that’s my all time favourite food!
Plus, they shaved me to do scans. My privates were exposed for all the world to see. My mum had to use the Modesty Flowers on my photos for weeks!!
High point of 2020?
That Perfect Day, when I bounded out of bed at 6 am, my mum prepared my home cooked meal straight away, then we went off to the dog beach to play with my friends. Came home to a warm shower, snoozed in the sun to dry off.
Chased birds in the backyard, chatted to my neighbours’ dog through a hole in the fence, rolled around on the grass, played with my toys.
Finished off the day with a swim in the pool followed by a big juicy bone, homemade dinner then off to bed.
Sounds delightful Dozer. And when was this Perfect Day?
Yesterday! And the day before. Wait, and the day before that, and the day before that….. 😇
So basically you mean every day is a Perfect Day. That is Life of Dozer!!
What would you say your greatest asset is?
My looks. I’ve been known to make grown men give up an entire drumstick using just my looks.
And finally, I think it’s fitting to finish with this question: Best food memory of 2020?
That time mum was teasing me, showing me a Custard Tart she made with no intention of sharing it with me. Then she dropped it. #Karma
Ha ha! You certainly seem to live a charmed life Dozer!
Thank you for taking the time to chat to me. We look forward to seeing what 2021 holds for Life of Dozer!
Happy New Year everyone! Usually, I’d see out a year with a post filled with party foods to celebrate New Years’ Eve. But given this year will be (very!) quiet for many of us, I thought I’d do something a little different.
Hopefully it gave you a bit of a laugh!
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that I won’t miss 2020. We’ve got more challenges ahead in 2021, but surely things can only go one way – UP!
Here’s to better times ahead! Keep smiling, stay safe, and sending big (virtual) hugs to you all!
– Nagi & Dozer xx
Fabulous! Fabulous! Absolutely loved this! You are quite a team! Thank you Dozer and Nagi!!
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Fantastic interview. Dozer is a true celebrity and his mom sure knows how to spoil him. I laughed over Dozer’s perfect day, and perfect day, and perfect day, and…
Hi Nagi and Dozer,
Thanks for the report. I have a 12.5 year old golden and I don’t dare share Dozer’s life with her. She does get LOTS of human food, but no sunning at the beach. She does get to run along the river and enjoys the water, but comes home filthy and muddy. Diminishes my fun a bit.
That said, she’s in great health and spirits.
Here’s to more fun for us and our dogs this year!
Happy New Year to you and Dozer – and, of course, your lovely Mom!
I just wanted to thank you for bringing rays of sunshine into our lives (especially during this incredibly difficult year). I always look forward to seeing a “Nagi from RecipeTin” email in my inbox.
The food, the funny and inviting patter, the terrific dog . . . it’s these things in life that make a difference 😊
Best wishes for 2021!
Bess from the West Coast of Canada
Dozer, Thank you for a job well done. Your approved recipes are the ones most pinned from my saved recipes. If it’s Dozer approved it has to be top shelf!
Thanks for the insights Nagi. Dozer is one lucky puppy 😄🐾.
Happy New Year and let’s hope it’s a VAST improvement on 2020 x
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND DOZER…..your careing thoughts for those of us on lock down here in Victoria will not be forgotten…..Keep safe the both of you.
Thanks for making my day. You guys sure can make me smile.
Great interview Nagi and after all the time it took did you both receive a treat??
Happy new year to you guys hope you have a wonderful year and thank you for all your wonderful recipes and life of Dozer of course 😘❤️
There’s no better gift that laughter – thank you! You and Dozer are a wonderful team. Like you, I am so looking forward to 2021 with my fingers crossed. Happy New Year!!!
P.S. – Dozer is an extremely handsome boy.
Nagi and Dozer. Loved the interview, and not only is Dozer handsome, he is clearly an eloquent speaker as well:) Continued success in 2021, and to you and all the people who follow your website, may you be blessed with good health, peace and happiness.
Marianna xx
Sorry!
Darn technology Gremlins! LOL!
Spelling and grammar corrections…that should be ‘DOGUE’, ‘there’, and ‘can you two not do’!
Now…that is a wrap! ;0)
Love it! Thank you Dozer (&Nagi). Happy New 2021 y’all! Aloha from Hawaii.
What a ball of talent you two are! I loved the Dogue cover and interview!
Recipe development, cooking, baking, taste-testing, an amazing way with words, and beauty inside and out; the most amazing partnership! What cannot you two do?
“Thank You” Nagi and Dozer…you have shone a brilliant light into an often dark 2020!
Looking forward to your offerings in 2021! If only their was a way for us to reciprocate.
“Cheers” Nagi and Dozer to a New Year filled with Much Happiness, continued Good Health, and lots of Love.
From a prairie girl in Canada…
I loved Dozer’s interview, especially the reference to Karma. Thanks for the wonderful recipes, Nagi. Wishing you and Dozer a very Happy New Year!
That was great and funny also. Really like your recipes I love Thai food as I really like hot and spicy,you are great keep the recipes coming ,also your moms . Have a happy new year with dozer, we are also on lockdown here in Kingston Ontario Canada until 25th. Of January
Hi Nagi, that was hilarious and thoroughly enjoyable getting some insights on real life from Dozer 🤣😂👏👏. Hope you have a wonderful and blessed New Year and a successful 2021👍.
Allen Cape Town South Africa
A question for D0zer…. With all that food how do you keep your physique in such great shape? Happy New Year to you and Nagi.
I had no idea Dozer was so talented. Always lovely to meet the dog that stands behind his mum!
Thank you very much for all your recipes over this challenging year. All the ones I’ve tried have been delicious and easy to make.
Wishing you and Dozer a very Happy New Year.
Cheers
Barb