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THE STRAIGHT POOP® Your Free Weekly Guide to the Best of the Web about Dogs ISSN 1527-9766 ©2002 Dog Breeders Online Directory, Inc. http://www.straight-poop.com/ IN THIS ISSUE Number 139 Noivember 22, 2002 1. The Straight Poop Featured Web Site 2. The Straight Poop about Dog Health & Nutrition 3. The Straight Poop about Dog Activities and Training 4. The Straight Poop guide to Dogs in the News 5. The Straight Poop Featured Dog Humor 6. The Straight Poop Featured Dog Book 7. The Straight Poop Featured Rescue or Assistance Site 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE The site of the organization dedicated to the creation a War Dog Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Maybe you'd like to help. http://www.wardogsmemorial.org/ Fetch Link _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a trusted sponsor Dogs love our patented chewproof Kuranda beds. The off-the-ground design gives firm, even support, making them ideal for keeping a dog healthy as well as a bringing one back to good health. One customer calls our beds the "best idea we have seen in many years of showing and breeding dogs." Kuranda announces a Christmas offer! From now through December 31st, 2002 we will offer a 10% discount exclusively to Straight Poop readers who purchase their dog beds on-line. To receive your discount, place your order on the Kuranda web site, copy and paste in Voucher number 112298338 and click on "RECALCULATE." You will see the discount calculated into your price. To find out more visit our website at: http://www.kuranda.com Fetch Link 22222222222222222222222222222222222222 The Straight Poop about DOG HEALTH & NUTRITION How to care for your sick or injured dog, from The Christchurch (New Zealand) City Council. Lots of great info for if and when. Worth saving. http://www.ccc.govt.nz/animals/CaringForYourDog.asp Fetch Link 33333333333333333333333333333333333333 The Straight Poop about DOG ACTIVITIES and TRAINING For the whole range of dog activities, sports and work, there's no better guide than the one at WorkingDogWeb -- from Agility to Work Competition and everything in between. Lots of useful, interesting links. May just get you and your pup off the sofa! http://www.workingdogweb.com/wdcompet.htm Fetch Link _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a trusted sponsor It's calendar season! Calendars.com is the world's most complete supplier of calendars, and all the 2003 dog breed calendars are now in stock and shipping. Many are 16 month calendars, so you can start using them right away. And they don't stop at just dogs. How about shoes, monkeys, duct tape (yes, I said duct tape!), old maps, World Trade Center, cars, trains, planes, cats, fine art, tennis players, whatever your fancy. See the left column to search, the right column for best sellers. http://www.doggies.com/cgi-bin/links/pl.cgi?cal Fetch Link 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444 The Straight Poop Guide To DOGS IN THE NEWS Recent scientific studies have shown that humans had domesticated gray wolves by the time they crossed The Bering Strait to settle the New World some 12,000 to 14,000 years ago. Talk about old friends! The article goes on to tell how researchers were able to communicate with dogs at a level even higher than with chimpanzees. But we knew that all along, didn't we? From CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/11/21/coolsc.dogorigin/index.html Fetch Link 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555 The Straight Poop FEATURED DOG HUMOUR PetPeeved http://www.doggies.com/cgi-bin/links/pl.cgi?petpeeved Fetch Link _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a trusted sponsor If your best friend were seriously ill or injured and needed thousands of dollars of veterinary care, would you really want to have to make a choice in that situation? I've searched for months for the ideal pet health insurance plan. I found it in Veterinary Pet Insurance, so I've affiliated with them and highly recommend it to you. The primary goals at Veterinary Pet Insurance are your pet's health and your peace of mind. Veterinary Pet Insurance can protect your pet when accident or illness strikes, and protect you from the high cost of quality veterinary care. Protect your best friend today. 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Visit SKYLIST. http://www.doggies.com/cgi-bin/links/pl.cgi?skysp Fetch Link 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777 The Straight Poop FEATURED RESCUE or ASSISTANCE SITE Summit Assistance Dogs is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing highly skilled assistance dogs to people with disabilities or institutions that can benefit from their use. Summit's mission is to empower people and animals to greater heights. Near the bottom of the page is a paragraph named "Site Index" with many links to help you understand this wonderful, growing phenomenon of assistance dogs. http://www.pack-leader.com/index.htm Fetch Link _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a trusted sponsor If your dog is like my Katie, s/he thinks s/he has just as much right to be on the furniture as you do. You have two possible solutions: training or slipcovers! If you go the training route, see our weekly Straight Poop feature, Dog Activities and Training. For slipcovers, there's no better place to go than Sure Fit Slipcovers. http://http://www.qksrv.net/click-419035-9487448 Fetch Link THE STRAIGHT POOP® Your Free Weekly Guide to the Best of the Web about Dogs ISSN 1527-9766 ©2002 Dog Breeders Online Directory, Inc. You have received THE STRAIGHT POOP, your free weekly guide to the Best of the Web about Dogs, either because you subscribed to it (probably when you searched for a dog breeder in our directory at www.breeders.NET), or because of your free listing in the directory. We will guard your email address; our privacy policy is MAY THE FLEAS OF A THOUSAND CAMELS INVADE MY MATTRESS IF WE LET ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! FORWARD: People who care about their dog as much as you do will appreciate The Straight Poop. Do them a favor by forwarding this issue: Click the Forward button in your email program and enter their email address. 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