Dine With Your Dog Day

Declared by the governors of California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nebraska and West Virginia, today is officially "Dine With Your Dog Day." Events are planned to celebrate the day, including dog-food eating contests featuring celebrities. Yes, they found some idiot celebrities willing to eat dog-food.

The idea man behind Dine With Your Dog Day is Dick Van Patten of TV's "Eight Is Enough" fame. Van Patten owns a dog-food company and he started the event to sell his products. He's been able to get some of his Hollywood buddies to support the effort.

Bon appetit!

I understand that eating dog-food will make one's fur lush and shiny. However, adverse reactions, such as sniffing a neighbor's behind and licking oneself, have been noted. Also worth mentioning is that people in the Far East don't celebrate dining with dogs but they do dine with dogs. Fried, baked, and stewed.