Free Clinic Aims To Keep Pets From The Dog Pounds

Your dog may be overweight - and you may not even realize it.

And that lack of awareness could jeopardize the health of your favorite four-legged friend.

To help combat canine obesity, Pfizer Animal Health has joined forces with the American Kennel Club Humane Fund and veterinarians across the country to launch The National Canine Weight Check, a free way to find out whether your dog is overweight.

To get a realistic picture of your dog's health, you can take your dog to participating veterinary clinics throughout February for a free weight check. Numerous local veterinarians are participating, so go to www.stopcanineobesity.com to find the one nearest to you.

The Van Dyke Animal Clinic at 6066 Van Dyke Road is among those taking part.

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Dog-show coverage a reminder of how we love our pets

USA cable is putting on the dogs tonight but will defer to the grunt-and-groaners for most of the evening.

For the 25th year in a row, USA will telecast the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at 8 p.m. But this year the cable channel will toss coverage of the 9-11 p.m. segment of the three-hour event to CNBC. USA will then fulfill its weekly commitment to Monday night wrestling at 9. Tomorrow night USA will air all three hours of the dog show beginning at 8 including the crowning of the best in show. Westminster is probably the best-known dog show and the second-oldest continuously held sporting event in the country, second only to the Kentucky Derby. Of course, most of the dogs you see on these shows lead pampered lives with the best of everything their owners and backers can give them.

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