Is the actress in the milos dog treats commercial the same actress as the esurance girl?

Answer 1

Answer 1: Yes, her name is Suzi Barrett

Answer 2: Actually, there are two Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats commercial actresses. Barrett is the one in the dog treat commercials who is also the sarcastic/witty actress in the eSurance commercials. So Barrett is the answer to the question.

But Melanie Paxson also does Milos Dog Treats commercials; and she is the one whom the "other insurance company" sales guys keep calling different (and wrong) first names (all beginning with "M") in the Progressive Insurance commercials... the one where Flo, toward the end of the commercial, says to Paxson's character (as she's ringing her up) "they'll figure it out." Paxson also seems to use the names "Melanie Deanne Moore" or "Melanie Paxson Moore."

So, interestingly, both actresses who do the Milos Dog Treats commercials also do commercials for insurance companies: Barrett for eSurance, and Paxson for Progressive.

Suzi Barrett, though, has cut her ties with Milo's. In early 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer alert warning that animal treats made of chicken jerky products imported from China have been known to make animals sick because said products have been injected with melamine... a chemical commonly used in China to make food products appear to have more protien in them than they really do. Tainted food products (as well as children's toys and other items which are coated in leaded paint; and many other product and food manufacturing safety hazards) have been a huge problem with products imported into the US from China for some time, now. Milo's was listed in the FDA alert as one of the companies which imports tainted Chinese chicken jerky products and incorporates them into their packaged animal treats.

Upon learning this (from postings made by fans on her Facebook page) Barrett, in March of 2012, posted the following on her facebook page: "i've been on the phone with my agent, lawyers, and the ad agency for the last few days. the process of breaking my contract with milo's kitchen is going to take a few weeks, but it is in the works. by next month, my ad will no longer be running. thank you for bringing light to all of this so i can do my part. i'll keep you posted."