Until about age 11 i thought that "Hush Puppies" the shoes were made from real puppies!
A childhood belief about cats and dogs

others believed things like this
- My dad told me "Hush Puppie" shoes were made from Basset Hound ears.— William
- When I was six I thought that when all puppies grew up they turned into golden labradors. — Marieka
- My sister was convinced that when she grew up she was going to have puppies instead of babies— leohauoli
- I used to eat doggy chocs until my older brother told me that if I did I would have puppies.— EG
- I used to believe that shoo fly pie was made of old shoes and dead flys, and I wouldn't eat it.— Aubri
- I have a cousin who thought he could run faster when he got new shoes .. Anon