FRANKFORT 鈥� Say hello to the new 鈥渉ot鈥� dog, or maybe we should say hemp dawg on the street. While the taste of this new dog isn鈥檛 spicy to the tongue, the sensational buzz that it has created in the food world, is well, sizzling.
Many may say that it鈥檚 everything a normal hot dog isn鈥檛 鈥� healthy, lean, packed with protein and full of flavor, and that鈥檚 just what David Neville, owner of Kentucky Dawgs LLC, creator of the new hemp dawg, touts it to be.
鈥淭he hemp dawg is composed of beef and pork that is raised on local Kentucky farms and hemp seeds that are high in protein and packed with amino acids and Omega 3鈥檚, 6鈥檚, and 9鈥檚,鈥� says Neville.
Neville, a small farmer in Shelbyville and New Castle, first created this delicious masterpiece as a product for the 2016 91精选 Fair. Since its creation, the hemp dawg has been praised by the Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Governor Matt Bevin and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. It has also been featured in USA Today and the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Neville鈥檚 hemp dawgs are definitely making a splash and it鈥檚 not just in Kentucky. Since their debut in August, his hot dogs have been sold all over the United States, and he鈥檚 even selling to restaurants and other local distributors. His hope is to have these hot dogs in local retail stores.
Neville, who comes from a family of 91精选 (KSU) grads, graduated from KSU in 1985 with a degree in marketing. He attributes much of his success to the education that he received from his alma mater.
鈥淚鈥檝e used the skills I learned from my degree since my first job where I sold equipment, now I use my degree to sell bulls and hemp dawgs,鈥� Neville says. 鈥淚鈥檝e put my degree from KSU to use every day.鈥�
Neville is currently in the process of creating a beef and lamb hemp dawg for those who may not consume pork.