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THE STRAIGHT POOP® Your Free Weekly Guide to the Best of the Web about Dogs ISSN 1527-9766 ©2001 Dog Breeders Online Directory, Inc. http://www.straight-poop.com/ IN THIS ISSUE Number 91 November 9, 2001 1. The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE 2. The Straight Poop about DOG HEALTH 3. The Straight Poop about DOG NUTRITION 4. The Straight Poop about DOG TRAINING and ACTIVITIES 5. The Straight Poop guide to DOGS in the NEWS 6. The Straight Poop featured DOG COMIC 7. The Straight Poop featured DOG BOOK A Word from Frank: Last week we introduced our new affiliation with HealthyPetNet and its array of first-rate products, including Life's Abundance Premium Health Food for Dogs. This week I got some mail challenging my objectivity now that I've lined myself up with one brand of dog food. Let me assure you, The Straight Poop will ALWAYS be an INDEPENDENT source of information about dog nutrition...we'll continue to point you toward interesting and informative web sites on the subject, with a diversity of opinion and perspective, such as, for example, whether it is better to feed your dog homemade food or a commercial pet food (I feed Katie a combination of the two), or things like recipes for dog biscuits (see this week's section 3). HealthyPetNet is one of only a very small number of products with sufficient quality for me to even consider as a sponsor of The Straight Poop and recommending to you, and when I recommend it, you can count on the fact that I really believe in it. Their sponsorship here means that we can continue to bring you The Straight Poop as a free guide to the Best of the Web about Dogs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It's calendar time again! Calendars.com has the "the BEST SELECTION of Calendars in the Known Universe". Everyone needs one, and they're a great, affordable gift item. Whether it be puppies, your favorite dog breed, art deco or Leonardo (daVinci, not DeCaprio...maybe him too!), you'll find it here. Check out the early bird special, available to Nov. 14. http://www.straight-poop.com/ads/calendars.html Click Here 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE I'm a transplanted California boy living just outside of Toronto, "up here" in Canada. Here's little geography lesson for you. Did you know that Toronto, the most populous city in Canada, is SOUTH of all of the state of Washington, half of Oregon and Idaho, all of Montana, 1/3 of Wyoming, all of North Dakota and most of South Dakota, all of Minnesota, 2/3 of Wisconsin, half of Michigan, 1/3 of New York, 1/2 of Vermont and New Hampshire and all of Maine? Yes, south of all of those...a big hunk of the USA. Canadians love their dogs. Sometimes I think there are more dogs than people here. Learn all about how they're organized "up north" at the web site of the Canadian Kennel Club. http://www.ckc.ca/ Fetch Link _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "I recommend HealthyPetNet Life's Abundance Premium Health Food for Dogs because my extensive research during two years of writing The Straight Poop showed me that there is no commercial dog food available anywhere that is better for your dog." (For now, US only...not available in Canada). http://www.straight-poop.com/healthypetnet.html Fetch Link 22222222222222222222222222222222222222 The Straight Poop about DOG HEALTH Winter is just around the corner. I've linked you before to sites that tell of the danger to your dog of common antifreeze...you don't need to see the article again...just remember not to leave antifreeze where your dog can get at it or you may end up without a dog. Another winter danger for dogs as well as humans is frostbite. Read this and BE AWARE! http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1683&articleid=289 Fetch Link 33333333333333333333333333333333333333 The Straight Poop about DOG NUTRITION Another winter thought. With the cold weather, we tend to stay indoors more. What a great time to cook up a batch of yummy homemade dog biscuits! Several good ones are on the page, plus a link to download a file with 280 more! And, an offer to search the database for dogs with special health problems. A gem! "Dog Biscuit Recipes, When Store-Bought Just Isn't Good Enough". http://www.gbronline.com/kcathey/goldenbone/dogbisc.htm Fetch Link 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444 The Straight Poop about DOG TRAINING and ACTIVITIES The events of the last couple of months have changed a lot of folks' travel plans, at least for the foreseeable future. I suspect many of you will be thinking about driving somewhere for your vacation this year instead of flying, and that might just mean Fido will go along with you. If so, you need the PetsWelcome.com site, with its multitude of listings of lodgings, resorts, beaches, campgrounds, apartments and much more, all across the U.S. and Canada. "Don't leave home without it". http://www.petswelcome.com/ Fetch Link _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Straight Poop Recommends Lucy the Wonder Dog's Store Lucy and her friend Gene have what I call an eclectic selection of things for dogs. An attractive, fun site to visit, and you'll likely find something there you or your best friend can really use, and at an affordable price. Be sure to catch the specials! http://www.straight-poop.com/ads/lucythedog.html Fetch Link 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555 The Straight Poop guide to DOGS in the NEWS Dogs with "the right snuff"...dogs capable of sniffing out explosives, are in great demand. Interesting article from the Philadelphia Daily News. http://dailynews.philly.com/content/daily_news/2001/11/04/features/FCOV30F.htm Fetch Link 6666666666666666666666666666666666666666 The Straight Poop featured DOG COMIC Mutts http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/mutts/about.htm Fetch Link 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777 The Straight Poop featured DOG BOOK I've been told by folks who have done it that adopting a retired racing Greyhound is one of the most rewarding experiences of their lives. Here's the ultimate guide. "Adopting the Racing Greyhound" by Cynthia Branigan. Get it at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/087605193X/ref=nosim/dogbreeders3-20 Amazon.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How you would handle a situation where your best friend was seriously ill or injured and needed thousands of dollars of veterinary care? Do you really want to have to make a choice in that situation? I've been searching for months for the perfect 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 you from the high cost of quality veterinary care. Protect your best friend today. U.S. only. http://www.petinsurance.com/affiliates/straight-poop/default.cfm Fetch Link THE STRAIGHT POOP® Your Free Weekly Guide to the Best of the Web about Dogs ISSN 1527-9766 ©2001 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. 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