Issue Number 176December 27, 2003
This Week in
The Straight Poop:

1. Featured Web Site: Nature - Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic


2. Dog Health & Nutrition: Recipes for Dog Treats


3. Dog Activities and Training: The first six months


4. Dogs in the News: Rescue Group Gets Ready to Send Sniffer Dog Team to Iran


5. Featured Dog Humor: Comics: Get Fuzzy


6. Featured Dog Book: Mine! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs


7. Featured Rescue Site: BREW


8. Little Poops: From Trusted Sponsors


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This is the last issue of the year 2003. We've seen better, we've seen worse. But that's life, I guess. With this issue we finish three whole years of publishing The Straight Poop... we started way back in the last century. Actually, that's taking a bit of a liberty... Issue No. 1 went out on December 31, 1999, so we can honestly but a little sneakily say we span two centuries, even two millenia. Aren't we important?

Frank Fleischer
Nonna, Katie (our Siberian Husky) and I (plus Tiger, the cat, with whom both Katie and I have a love-hate relationship) are having a pleasant holiday season. And we're planning the best kind of New Year's eve... at home with a good meal, a nice, long walk and then a good rented movie. Hard to beat.

From all of us to all of you, a healthy, prosperous, productive, dog-filled happy new year.


See you next year. Wishing you a warm puppy 'til then.
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Featured Website: Nature - Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/

From the Nature series on PBS, this web site has some entertaining and informative articles based on the TV show, all about sled dogs, sledding into the wilderness and Balto, the husky who starred in the 1925 original Iditerod that saved hundreds of lives by bringing a diptheria serum to isolated Nome. A great read for a snowy winter's day.

Dog Health & Nutrition: Recipes for Dog Treats

http://www.fuzzyfaces.com/lrecipe2.html

Did you make it through the holiday "eat it all before you burst" period? Time to back off a little on feeding your own face and making something special for Max. Here, courtesy of the Fuzzy Faces web site, are some caninisious recipes for dog treats created by Border Collie afficianado Ann Shaw.

Dog Activities and Training: The first six months: You're never too young to learn

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/firstsix.html

Introduction: Sassy and Michelle play tug-of-war with Michelle's socks, Sassy growling her puppy growls and Michelle yelling at the puppy for tearing the cotton with her needle-sharp teeth. Sassy is a three-month-old Airedale Terrier.

Tiger is still peeing in the corner, even after he's been outside to relieve himself. Tiger is a five- month-old Chow Chow mix.

Misty chases Sean and Traci and grabs their pant legs. Last week Traci fell and banged up her knee and Sean smacked the puppy for chasing his sister. Misty is a four-month-old Shetland Sheepdog.

Dixie takes her owner for a drag every morning and sometimes darts out the door for a romp on her own. Dixie is a six-month-old Labrador Retriever.

Sassy, Tiger, Misty, and Dixie are prime candidates for surrender to an animal shelter. The first six months after puppy comes home are critical in shaping the relationship between puppy and family. Let this article from Dog Owner's Guide help you through this critical period.

Dogs in the News: Rescue Group Gets Ready to Send Sniffer Dog Team to Iran

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=930AC729-877C-473B-86D39728406126BF

From the Voice of America, an international rescue dog organization is gearing up to fly specially trained sniffer dogs to Iran to help search for survivors in the earthquake zone. Read all about it.

Featured Dog Humor: Comic Strip

  Get Fuzzy   http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/getfuzzy/

 
Featured Dog Book: Mine! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs, by Jean Donaldson

A practical how-to guide on resource guarding/aggression - food bowl, object, bed, crate, owner, etc. - in dogs. From the popular author of Culture Clash, Dogs Are From Neptune.

Get it at Dogwise.com, home of the largest and best selection of dog books on the internet.

Featured Rescue Site: BREW

http://http://www.brewbeagles.org

BREW, which stands for Beagle Rescue, Education and Welfare, serves the Washington/Baltimore (northern Virginia) area plus the mid-west through an affiliate. It handles many out-of-state adoptions. Devoted to finding homes for Snoopy dogs who need adoption, they've put together a terrific web site to help you decide if a Beagle is for you, tell all about the process, with many links to make your relationship with your new Beagle a joy.

 
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