Last week's question: A report from a national veterinary chain revealed that one in three American house pets is obese because of lack of exercise, overfeeding, and owners who "use treats as a form of communication." If an entrepreneur were to launch a Weight Watchers-style program for pets, what could it be called?
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THE WINNER: "See Spot Shrink"
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
SECOND PLACE: "Rovereaters Anonymous"
Joel Shapiro, San Francisco
THIRD PLACE: "Puss in Boot Camp"
Nicole Barens, San Francisco
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Wait... Wait... Watchers"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
"Rescue Pets from Pounds"
Bob Schall, Holly Springs, N.C.
"Colliesthenics"
Lynne Samuels, Deerfield, Ill.
"Animal Fat Farm"
Carol Lethaby, San Francisco
"The Catkins Diet"
Jerry Lott, Ellijay, Ga.
"Call of the Wide"
Howard Browning, St. Simons Island, Ga.
"Run Tin Thin"
Jane Garland, Tampa, Fla.
"Escape From the Puppy Pounds"
Jack Dietz, Germantown, Tenn.
"Body Pawsitivity"
Stephen Soncin, Mississauga, Ontario
"Pounds or the Pound"
Karen Diamond, Chattanooga, Tenn.
"It's Weighing Cats & Dogs"
Bob Pinkner, Baltimore
"Kitty Littler"
Dick LaVine, New York City
"Kitty Fitter"
Ruth Nicholson, West Columbia, S.C.
"The Rin Tin Thin Diet"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, S.C.
"Weight Woofers"
Carl Anderson, Goldendale, Wash.
"Haute Dog Diet"
Elfriede Messeret, San Rafael, Calif.
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One great cookbook: Joshua McFadden’s ‘Six Seasons of Pasta’the week recommends The pasta you know and love. But ever so much better.
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Scientists are worried about amoebasUnder the radar Small and very mighty
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Buddhist monks’ US walk for peaceUnder the Radar Crowds have turned out on the roads from California to Washington and ‘millions are finding hope in their journey’
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Epstein files topple law CEO, roil UK governmentSpeed Read Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal
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Iran and US prepare to meet after skirmishesSpeed Read The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
