Guilty Pleasure: Hot Dogs

Through out my life I've spent happy time as a carnivore, vegetarian, and flexitarian.  Pretty much in that order.  Where I stand these days is without any food restrictions.  I tend to shy away from red meat and things with legs for the most part.  I thoroughly enjoy all fish and seafood I've tried and eat some sort of fish a few times a week.  Although meat isn't a huge part of my diet there are a few things I love that are big, bad, meaty, and delicious. 
The humble hot dog gets a really bad rap, as an unhealthy food for kids.  Yes they are simple, fatty and a favorite in the under 12 demographic, but the right type cooked well can be just as grown up as you pretend to be. 

I want to be forward with you: I freaking love a good hot dog.  

That being said not just any dog will do.  From personal experience I can say the best hot dogs are most often the worst for you.  I am a fat man and I've tried the low fat/reduced fat/yadda yadda and while they might be okay for microwaving or heating up on the stove in water these are not acceptable.  (Neither is cooking hot dogs in water if you ask me, but that is just preference.)  The reason the healthy ones are not suitable for grilling is their low fat content, the fat is going to keep them from drying out and adding lovely flavor.  As for casing options I like both but for the juiciest I recommend an old fashioned animal casing.  But that being said there are some extremely good non casing options.
My favorite Non-casing dogs are Hebrew National and Vienna Beef.
As for casing hotdogs Ambassador Old Fashioned Hot Dogs are the worlds best.
The Ambassador is the perfect grilling dog for its natural casing holds in every bit of of moisture inside.  I love to cook them until the casing starts to crack in perfection.  These are also great for camping because they have the structural integrity to withstand a stick shoved up them from cooking over and open flame.  This is how I was first introduced to them at a college cookout.  Simply divine.
Vienna Beef and Hebrew National are great all beef hot dogs and if I had my way they would always be served on a warm poppy seed bun with a dash of celery salt and ketchup.  The beef hot dog and celery salt are the key to making a Chicago style hotdog (which should not be grilled), which are near and dear to my heart from visiting my Chicago relatives as a child.
Well, there you have it my not so secret love of the hot dog and since this is the end I'm off to run my left over hot dogs into hot dogs and beans another childhood favorite.