Roodabeguh the pug spent his birthday at a sushi counter, and he made it through all 17 courses.
The chef introduced each course while his owner fed him one bite at a time, according to TAG24's viral video pick for October 23. The clip comes from the pug's own TikTok account, @roodabeguh, where he takes each bite with the focus of a food critic. One viewer joked that he was the first in his bloodline to experience this, and another figured it was a $200 meal.
Every dog wants what you're eating, and this one got the whole tasting menu.
What's on a sushi counter
An omakase is a chef's-choice meal, and most of what the chef sets down is fish.
The fish. Salmon, tuna, yellowtail and mackerel bring protein, fat and omega-3s. This is the part of the meal a dog's body is built for.
The rice. Sushi rice is seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt. It's mostly starch, and a dog gets nothing from it that the fish doesn't do better.
The soy sauce. It's loaded with salt, which a small dog feels fast.
The wasabi and pickled ginger. Wasabi burns, and pickled ginger carries sugar and salt along with the vinegar.
The garnishes. Scallions and other onion-family toppings are toxic to dogs, and rich avocado can upset a dog's stomach.
The rolls built for people pile tempura batter and spicy mayo on top of fried food, and fatty meals are a known pancreatitis risk in dogs. Imitation crab is fish paste bound with starch, sugar and salt, which makes it the most processed thing on the plate.
The raw fish question
Raw fish shows up in plenty of raw diets, and handling it well is mostly about cold and geography.
Freeze it first. Under the FDA Food Code, fish served raw in restaurants is supposed to be frozen to kill parasites, at -4°F or colder for 7 days, or at -31°F for 15 hours. Some tunas and some farmed salmon raised on parasite-free feed are exempt.
Know your home freezer. Most home freezers hold around 0°F, a few degrees warmer than that standard. Buying fish that's already been commercially frozen for raw use takes the guesswork out.
Watch the Pacific Northwest rivers. Wild salmon, trout and steelhead from freshwater streams in that region can carry a fluke infected with Neorickettsia helminthoeca, the cause of salmon poisoning disease. UC Davis vets say it's fatal if left untreated and easy to treat when caught, and they advise against feeding raw freshwater fish for that reason.
The fluke needs a freshwater snail to finish its life cycle, which is why the disease tracks rivers in that part of the country. Small ocean fish such as sardines and mackerel are a common pick for raw feeders. They're rich in omega-3s, and they're small enough to feed whole.
How to throw your dog a sushi night at home
You don't need a reservation to give your dog the best part of Roodabeguh's dinner.
Serve plain fish with nothing on it. Sardines packed in water with no salt added are the easiest place to start.
Pick up a bag of one-ingredient freeze-dried fish treats, like salmon or minnows, for the "courses."
Offer a small strip of plain, unseasoned nori if your dog is curious. It's safe in small amounts.
Leave the rice off the plate. It's filler.
Keep the soy sauce, wasabi, ginger, scallions, avocado, tempura and imitation crab on your side of the table.
Roodabeguh got the internet laughing because a pug at an omakase counter looks ridiculous. The fish in front of him was about as close to a dog's natural menu as restaurant food gets. Pull the sauces and the rice, and the joke turns into a pretty good dinner.
Sources
TAG24, "Viral Video of the Day for October 23, 2026: Pug gets a 17-course sushi dinner for his birthday!" Oct. 23, 2026. https://www.tag24.com/en/topic/viral-video-of-the-day/viral-video-of-the-day-for-october-23-2026-pug-gets-a-17-course-sushi-omakase-for-his-birthday-3536301
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, "Salmon Poisoning Disease in Dogs." https://healthtopics.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/node/1696
South Carolina Department of Public Health, "Food Safety: Freezing for Parasite Destruction" (FDA Food Code parameters). https://scdhec.gov/food-safety-freezing-parasite-destruction
Veterinary Practice News, "Salmon Poisoning Disease Found in Southern California." https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/?p=7414
