IN THIS ISSUE       Number 42      October 27, 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

Katie is a Siberian Husky--need I say more about her inbred ability and desire to pull something across the snow? Nonna is the best darned cross-country skier I ever met. And they love each other! All I have to do is get Nonna to take a look at this web site, and I may see a lot less of both of them this winter. "Skijoring - Cross Country Skiing with Your Dog".

http://www.ptialaska.net/~skijor/index.html
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The Straight Poop about DOG HEALTH AND NUTRITION

I've been asked several times to write here about pet health insurance. I've searched for a site that compares the many plans available, but I couldn't find one. (If you want to learn about the many plans, just do a search on any major search engine or directory for "pet health insurance".) Then I ran across this article by our old friend Dr. Roen of the Clarkston Veterinary Clinic, in Clarkston, Washington (just across the river from Lewiston, Idaho), who says, "Better to Play Poker Pooch than Buy Pet Insurance". It seems this might save us the trouble of comparing all the plans, and save us some money, too!

http://www.roen.com/970714.html
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The Straight Poop guide to DOGS IN THE NEWS

"Emergency food rushed to save sled dogs in Alaska". Thanks to Sen. Ted Stevens, Ralston Purina Co., FEMA and the Alaska Federation of Natives-- a cooperative effort of politicians, industry, government and a civic organization, to save Alaska's sled dogs faced with starvation due to low salmon runs. From CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/10/13/dog.food.ap/
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The Straight Poop featured DOG COMICS

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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Dokie the Dog
http://www.dokiethedog.com/
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The Straight Poop featured DOG BOOK

Reviewer Jussi Bjorling writes: "Stephen Budiansky has written the smartest book about dogs to come out in years. Rather than simply make observations about the relationships he has witnessed between people and their pets, he assembles decades of scientific research and archaeological evidence to explain how the deep bond between people and animals came about, how dogs and their owners have helped each other for tens of thousands of years. Although the story is not always warm and fuzzy (people have put dogs to many unsavory uses over the millennia), Budiansky still makes the strongest case I've seen for the unique nature of the human-dog bond. A terrific read, and incredibly informative. A fascinating mix of science and insight." Published October 2000. "Truth About Dogs: An Inquiry into the Ancestry, Social Proclivities, Mental Habits, and Moral Fiber of Canis Familiaris", by Stephen Budiansky.

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The Straight Poop BEST OF THE BEST

From Issue 13, March 24, 2000
The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE

I look at a lot of web sites while preparing this guide, and once in a while I say "Wow, this is really a good one." Be prepared for a treat for your eyes while you view an interesting and useful collection of facts and fun about dogs. "The Dog Hause - A playground for pets and pet lovers" by Holly Burns.

http://www.doghause.com/
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