Issue Number 203February 26, 2005
In This Issue of
The Straight Poop:

1. Featured Web Site: Dog Registration

2. The Puppy Corner: Forum - Talk Pets

3. Dog Health and Nutrition: First Aid and Emergency Care

4. Dog Activities and Training: Puppy Play Groups, Doggy Daycare and Dog Parks - The Best of Canine Times or the Worst?

5. Featured Dog Humor: Comics: Mutts

6. Featured Dog Books: Dog Books at Amazon.com

7. Dogs in the News: Baby swings may trigger dog attack, says coroner

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I've been collecting dog quotations. Thought I'd share a few clever ones with you:

If dogs could talk it would take a lot of fun out of owning one. - Andy Rooney

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!' - Dave Barry

The great pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, he will make a fool of himself too. - Samuel Butler

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them. - Phil Pastoret

The more I see of men the more I like dogs. - Madame de Stael

Ever consider what dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! - Anne Tyler

Don't make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans, or they'll treat you like dogs. - Martha Scott

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. - Ben Williams

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that dogs think humans are nuts. - John Steinbeck



See you next time. Wishing you a warm puppy 'til then.
Frank

 
Featured Website: Dog Registration

We often get questions from folks asking about "papers" for their dog. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "Never have so many been so confused about so little!" The San Francisco West Highland White Terrier Club gives us a short, sweet and to-the-point run-down on what dog registration is and isn't:

"Dog Registration - What does it really mean?

A registration certificate simply identifies the pup as the offspring of a known sire and dam, born on a known date. It in no way indicates the quality or state of health of the dog." [continue]

The Puppy Corner: Forum - Talk Pets

Did little Maxie pee on the carpet? What did you do and how did it work out? Here's a great place to share your puppy successes and failures with others, and let them share their stories with you... the dog and puppy section of an online forum devoted to pets, Talk Pets! ... [continue]

 

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Dog Health And Nutrition: First Aid and Emergency Care

The main problem with first aid reference material is that most of us don't have it where we can find it IMMEDIATELY when an emergency arises. So, for this in-depth, online pet first-aid reference and "how-to" book, I suggest you put a prominent shortcut on your computer desktop so you can find it in a second when you need it.

"First Aid and Emergency Care

By Roger W. Gfeller, DVM, Michael W. Thomas, DVM and Isaac Mayo

Preparing for a medical emergency involving your pet is always best accomplished before the event takes place. This series is designed to help guide you through the important decisions about first aid, as well as how and when to transport your pet quickly and safely to a veterinary hospital or emergency facility" ... [continue]

Dog Activities and Training: Puppy Play Groups, Doggy Daycare and Dog Parks - The Best of Canine Times or the Worst?

A couple of lines caught my attention while reading this thoughtful and thought-provoking commentary by Myrna Milani, DVM, like "the human species has spent more than 10,000 years domesticating dogs so dogs would prefer human over canine companionship", and "do we really want to encourage dogs to play by canine rather than human rules at the same time we demand more of them in their intimate interactions with us?"

The article begins, "Until about 5-10 years ago, the idea of socializing a pup referred to accustoming that animal to a variety of different people under different circumstances. We wanted to do this because domestic dogs live in a human world and those who get along well with people fare better than those who don't. However, in the past decade or so, there has a been a shift in emphasis from socializing dogs and people to socializing dogs and other dogs." ... [continue]

 
Featured Dog Humor: Comic Strip

  Mutts   http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/mutts/about.htm
Dog Books at Amazon.com

See best-selling dog books at Amazon.com, and search for other books and merchandise as well. The best selection on the internet, and at the best prices. I shop there all the time, almost always finding just what I want and with great customer service. You can actually browse inside many of the books online with their "Look Inside" feature... check out the table of contents, index and some sample chapters, without leaving your desk. A great way to find and buy books and other items.

Visit Amazon.com: http://www.straight-poop.com/poop-archive/dogs_at_amazon.html
Dogs in the News: Baby swings may trigger dog attack, says coroner

According to this Toronto Star item, rocking your baby to sleep in a mechanical swing may trigger a deadly attack on the child by the family dog, a coroner warns.

At least two such deaths have been documented in Maryland over a four-year period, Dr. Albert Chu of the state's medical examiner's office said this week at a meeting in New Orleans of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences... [continue]

 
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