The Week contest: Eat kibble
This week's question: Mitch Felderhoff, co-owner of a Texas dog-food distributor, has eaten nothing but his company's own products for the past month — and has lost 20 pounds since starting the challenge. If Felderhoff were to write a diet book based on the virtues of eating dog food, what should it be titled?
Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Dethroned
RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "French Bulldogs Don't Get Fat"
Sarah M. Vatterott, St. Louis, Missouri
SECOND PLACE: "The Paw Man's Diet"
Dave DiGregorio, West Hollywood, California
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THIRD PLACE: "Rescue Yourself from the Pounds"
Timothy Heer, Dubuque, Iowa
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"Pooch Not Paunch"
Nancy Laughrey, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
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John P. Kelly, Waelder, Texas
"The South Bitch Diet"
Jason Feltner, Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Gary Barnes, Gulf Breeze, Florida
"When Man Bites Dog Food"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Lose Weight and Keep it Arf"
George Graybill, Aptos, California
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