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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 148 March 1, 2003 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 Rescue Site of the Week A Word from Frank: For all you stickler's for details, yes, last week's issue (147) had the wrong date at the top. Said January 18, 2003; should have said February 22, 2003. And I try so hard not to live in the past! 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE Leilah's Laughs gives us a great collection of links to a variety of web sites dealing with the subject, "Choosing a Dog". 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