Andréa: I remember this, AND I remember speculating on what would happen if a dog caught it . . . now I know. I can start thinking about other things now:
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Comics I Don't Understand 
As mentioned in their comments, it was Chuck Wagon dog food, not Gravy Train (which would’ve had a train rather than a wagon, I assume).
Someone posted this comic in another thread here recently.
In fact, the someone might have been me. I don’t remember which one though.
That is some of the ugliest cartooning I’ve ever seen. Is “gilligan” trying for cubism?
“As mentioned in their comments, it was Chuck Wagon dog food, not Gravy Train” This is the type of thing I get accused of nit-picking for. Except… yes, if the name is “Gravy Train” it wouldn’t have a Stage Coach, would it?[1][1]
[1] Well, a stagecoach and a covered wagon are two different things as well but I can understand that mistake.
[2] Then again as Herb Caen used to point out, what was with that TV commercial for “Philadelphia Cream Cheese” showing street shots of San Francisco while playing the music “New York, New York”.
Oh, seriously, I posted two repeats in one day,
Here’s the Gravy Train commercial. Animation fans can probably name all the voice actors.
@ Woozy- Philadelphia Cream Cheese originated in Philadelphia, New York.
@ Woozy- Whoops, looks like I fell for an urban legend!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_New_York
The dogs look like they were carved from wood so they could be sold as souvenirs. I know most comic strips want to strive for a common “look” but this really seems unnatural.
The “Philadelphia” cream cheese sold (by Kraft) in Germany is similar to, but definitely not the same as the cream cheese sold under the same brand name in the US. The American version is slightly more pliable than the German product.
Off Topic but about Geezer tags:
Question 1: Is the concept of “Jewish Mother” still known?
I went to a party and brought peanut butter cookies that were not a hit. I came by the next day to pick up the bowl and I said “I guess no-one liked my cookies. That’s okay. Hmm, I’m channeling my inner Jewish Mother”. The guy I was talking to said in all earnesty “Oh, how did your mother feel about the synagogue shootings” and didn’t get the reference.
Question 2: Are we allowed to talk about Jewish Mothers any more?
As far as I know Jewish mothers are still known and we can talk about them. I have a Jewish mother – oyyyyy she is 89 oyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, luckily my sister is her favorite – mom did not know that we had a nor’easter come through that flooded the general area south of her house – “Did it rain?” when I called to ask her if she was okay.
Seriously though, I have never been sure if the Jewish mother as a joke existed everywhere (in the US) or in the pockets of same that know about Jewish mothers.
“Seriously though, I have never been sure if the Jewish mother as a joke existed everywhere (in the US) or in the pockets of same that know about Jewish mothers.”
You know. I’m not sure. I grew up assuming it was a well known trope and that everyone was either jewish, married into a Jewish family, or wanted to be jewish. But I discovered that wasn’t the case everywhere. (Although the guy I was talking to was a New Yorker so that can’t explain it.)
You have examples like Mrs. Wolowitz on Big Bang Theory.
This is the era of Chuck Wagon commercial I am familiar with:
This one is clever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Powm-1c8g
It turns out the wagon and horses were stop-motion animated:
http://www.vfxmasters.com/scrapbook/Stop_Motion_page3A.htm