Desperate Housewives’ star Nicollette Sheridan will be dining on dog food this weekend to launch `Dine With Your Dog Day’. Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is behind the state incentive, and has teamed up with actor Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance dog food company in the hope of showing dog lovers how delicious pet chow can be. Nicollette will launch the bizarre statewide day on Thursday at the Hyatt Regency hotel by dining with her dog oliver at a celebrity event. A spokesperson says, “It’s a fun initiative aimed at raising funds and awareness for state animal charities. The stars won’t actually be eating dog food. Natural Balance’s meals are like stew.” [19 october 2006]