IN THIS ISSUE       Number 38      September 29, 2000

1. The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE
2. The Straight Poop about DOG HEALTH AND NUTRITION
3. The Straight Poop guide to DOGS IN THE NEWS
4. The Straight Poop featured DOG COMICS
5. The Straight Poop featured DOG BOOK
6. The Straight Poop BEST OF THE BEST
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The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE

Here's a great collection of articles at the Pet Information Center, on pet care, pet behavior, pet adoptions and shelters and pet cruelty and other issues. A sampling: "What to Do When You Find a Stray Dog or Cat", "Choosing a Boarding Kennel", "Rent With Pets", "Facts About Spaying and Neutering", "Wanted: One Good Dog - Tips on How to Find the Right Dog for You", "Mending a Pet's Wild Ways", Bringing Your New Pet Home", "Puppy Mill Facts", and LOTS, LOTS, MORE! From the Humane Society of the United States.

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The Straight Poop about DOG HEALTH AND NUTRITION

"Katie want a treat?" Boy, you should see her ears go up and her mouth water. I can't wait to finish writing this issue of The Straight Poop so I can go make her some Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits!

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The Straight Poop guide to DOGS IN THE NEWS

J'ever hear of a 'chic' dog? I guess only in New York. "Best Paws Forward", by Julia Szabo, in the New York Post.

http://www.nypost.com/09242000/news/11379.htm
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The Straight Poop featured DOG COMICS

NEW! Dokie the Dog
http://www.dokiethedog.com/
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Citizen Dog:
http://www.uexpress.com/ups/comics/cd/
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Marmaduke:
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/marmaduke/ab.html
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Mutts:
http://www.kingfeatures.com/comics/mutts/
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Not in My Backyard:
http://www.notinmybackyard.com/strips/?day=4&size=6
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Peanuts:
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/#thestrip
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The Straight Poop featured DOG BOOK

One happy reader wrote: "This book was the most delightful story I've read in years ... I read it on the bus to work every morning and laughed all the way to work. This has got to be one of my two all time favorites. My best friend, after reading it, said she immediately went outside to hitch her cat to a wagon! A quick, delightful read."

What is it? Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod ... the 1150-mile winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome ... in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. Winterdance is his account of this seventeen-day battle against Nature's worst elements and his own frailty.

In the tradition of Jack London, Paulsen's prose is spare and physical; at its best, it has the fluid simplicity of Hemingway. He also has a sense of farce. What's most moving is his behavior at the end of the race: "I didn't want to go in," he says. Armchair travelers will understand.

Winterdance: The Fine Madness of the Running the Iditarod, by Gary Paulsen

Get it at Amazon.com

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The Straight Poop BEST OF THE BEST

From Issue 8, February 18, 2000
The Straight Poop about DOG HEALTH
Years ago when my first Siberian Husky, Nikita, was about nine or ten years old, I took him on an extra long hike, and after a while he just stopped and refused to continue. I found out later that arthritis was the culprit, and as sled dogs were bred to do, he refused to follow an ill-advised command (in the north, a command to mush onto thin ice could kill both dog and master). Here's some recent expert advice: "Arthritis in Dogs" from Kansas State University.

http://www.mediarelations.ksu.edu/WEB/News/NewsReleases/listdogarthritis.html
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