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| ARTS, CRAFTS & COLLECTIBLES FOR DOG ENTHUSIASTS | |
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Verified: Monday, June 03, 2002 One of the most interesting and unique features of Dog Connections - "A comprehensive, classified collection of links, articles and images . . .", by Judith Van Noate, Humanities Librarian, J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte, is the Dogs in the Arts section. Here you will find information and examples of dogs in art, literature, television and, of course, on 'the web'. While the vast majority of sites, Judith has cataloged here, will prove interesting and appropriate for all visitors, please note her warning for the "Poodle Page". Verified: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 To Top Chiengora is the term used for dog hair which is harvested and spun by talented artisans into yarn for use creating clothing, accessories and other craft items. Patty Lee's Chiengora Chic website will provide you with all of the information you need to get started. View the list of dog breeds with spinnable hair, see some examples of items produced with chiengora, learn how to prepare the hair, take a spinning lesson, learn the tools of the trade and locate vendors and resources of more information. The Siberian Husky folks are spinning Husky hair to benefit rescue. (Scroll down to view photos) Janet Whitesell spins the undercoat into yarn which is turned into scarves, hats, mitts, dreamcatchers and other items by various Sibernet-L members. They are then sold at the Save Our Siberians - Siberspace Rescue Fund Auction website. The Afghan rescue folks also spin yarn to create hats, scarves, pillows, and more. You can also purchase the yarn in 2 ounce skeins for your own knitting or craft projects. See the Yarn for Rescue website to learn more about the project and view items for sale. The Samoyed Association of Canada has a program called "Fur for Friends" to benefit Canadian Samoyed Rescue. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top Chosen Reflections is a unique vendor who specializes in providing collectors with magazines, ads, articles and covers for collectors. The site boasts a collection of over 1,000,000 magazines dating from 1843 - 1997. Visit their "Dog Collectors" page for more information about their products and services. Verified: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 To Top  Holly Burns, who among other things volunteers at Fairfax County Animal Shelter, has redesigned and updated her site making an even MORE ENJOYABLE and FUN site.At The Dog Hause -- 'a playground for pets and pet lovers' -- you will find Quotes & Proverbs; Fun Facts; Superstitions; Web Art & Sounds; Humor and more. The Animal Freindly Art Gallery is a great place to pick up a graphic and information, for your website, to show you care. Verified: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 To Top There have been over 4,000 dog stamps issued, with almost every breed and relationship to man, represented. And, the "Dogs on Stamps Study Unit", a non-profit philatelic organization, of the American Topical Association, specializes in the collecting, study, and enjoyment of stamps and other postal items that pertain to dogs. The organization, also, issues a special stamp, DOSSU Local Post, each year to promote "National Dog Week". The stamps are printed in sheets of 8 and a donation of $1.00, per sheet, is solicited to help defray the costs of publicity. See the site for more info. From the site's index page, an informational and historical overview of dogs on stamps is available as are several examples of dog stamps, by category, in "Man's Best Friend". The site also has organization and membership information, links to related websites, and dealer information. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top dogphoto.com is an online gallery, primarily of canines, artistically presented by Winter Churchill. Verified: Thursday, May 29, 2003 To Top EBay is a great source for dog related memorabilia and gifts at auction. Since the site's inception, in 1995, has become a popular marketplace. On any given day, there are more than 12 million items listed on eBay across 18,000 categories. Categories include: Antiques; Collectibles; Memorabilia; Dolls, Figures; Coins; Stamps; Books, Magazines; Jewelry, Gemstones; Miscellaneous and more. Registration is required to buy or sell items and to participate in some site activities and as always, you need to be careful to understand the procedures and research the seller or buyer when executing any transactions. Visit the "Getting Started" tutorial Buyer & Sellers Tools page for more information. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top Pegasus Originals Inc. may have the pattern you're looking for to create your favorite pooch in cross stitch. Unfortunately, they've redesigned the site without indexes by category, so you will have to use the site's search engine to locate dog-related designs. |
| FAMOUS OR 'INFAMOUS' DOGS | |
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Verified: Monday, June 03, 2002 Think your dog has what it takes to be a star? Check out the casting calls at Hollywood Paws and Animal Actors. Verified: 4/20/2004 At the Bad Dog Chronicles, a popular website which has received multiple awards, you can read over 1,000 Stories, submitted by visitors and organized, edited and formatted for the web by site creator, Douglas E. Brown, either via the chronological directory or by using the site's search engine. A photo gallery is also available and visitors are invited to submit their own Bad Dog stories for inclusion at the site. The "Tails of Woe" video, inspired by the site, was produced and directed by Doug Brown in association with Foley Video Productions, Inc., and is an " . . . offbeat documentary about canines that misbehave massively and the owners who love them anyway". Sounds like fun stuff! Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top Misha lunchbox Caylor's has created a fun site -- the Index of Famous Dogs, Cats & Critters. In the "Dogs" section, you will find a lengthy list of famous dogs with related information, as well as two supplements: the Index of Famous People's Dogs and, my son's favorite, the Dogs on the Simpsons. A few additional sites dedicated to famous dogs that I've come across include:
Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top At Doug's TV/Movie Dogs Website the author, and contributors, have compiled an extensive listing of information about dogs on film including TV Show or Movie Name, Dog Breed, Character Name, Dog's Name and Comments. Links within the site will take you to more show information at the Internet Movie Database and breed information via the AKC website. When photos are available, they are linked via the dog's name. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top At the 'First Pup's' Fan Club website, you'll find tons of news and information about Buddy as well as information and links related to the Labrador Retriever breed, in general. |
| LARGE COMMERCIAL SITES | |
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| MISCELLANEOUS & UNIQUE | |
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Verified: 4/20/2004 The following are a collection of personal sites that were submitted by visitors: Puplinks.Com - Renee Lester's adorable site with information, printable posters, and links. Beagle Dieuwke (Eng and Dutch) Gerald Reinink & Dieuwke Owczarek Podhalanski - Zbigniew Zdziennicki's fun site with info, loads of photos, and Polish music! Verified: 4/20/2004 America's Best-Loved Dog StoriesTM by Michael Finley features stories from a book the author is writing, to be titled, "Pretty Good Dog: How to Grow Up with Your Pet". It's a biography of his dog but it's also intended to assist dog owners feeling frustrated with their dogs. There are also some fun stories as well as those dealing with more serious issues and situations faced by dog owners. While I didn't have time to read them all, yet, I've read a few and WILL be going back for more -- good stuff! Verified: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 To Top Ask Dog Lady "Advice on Dogs, Life, and Love Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top The Best Dog Free Stuff, a service of Working Dog Web, features links to free dog related items on the web including ecards, screen savers, games, and more. You can also sign up for their free newsletter which brings subscribers updates on free stuff, canine link of the week, cool canine sites, etc. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top You'll find LOADS of adorable doggy GIF and JPG images, most with descriptions or stories, at Mike Buening's Canine Image Archives. Mike has stopped adding to this archive. But, if you haven't visited this archive before and like looking at doggy photos, the site are worth a visit. 
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To TopCassie's 3-Legged Dog Club has been lovingly created by Cassie's "mom & dad", Cynthia & Kurt Davis. If you are a three-legged dog - or, know one - you can join Cassie's Club. 
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To TopTotally redesigned and very user friendly, the Cool Dog Site of the Day is the brainchild of Takashi Ito. Since 1996, Takashi has been allowing visitors to submit dog related websites for review as "Cool Dog Site of the Day". At the end of each month, visitors can also vote for the "Cool Dog Site of the Month". The site is based in Japan, with both International and Japanese gateways available. Verified: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 To Top (11/07/2000) Dimitri (Dimi) Rassokhin, is updating his English-Russian Dictionary of Dog Terms for native Russian speakers. The link will be updated when the site is again available. You can also check his webpage here to see if it has become available. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top Mike Strong's Dog House Construction Website - Very COOL! Planning; Materials; a step by step guide, with pictures; a FAQ; a Dog House Gallery; and LINKS to additional related sites. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top A unique and helpful feature of LeoNet, is the Multilingual Dog Dictionary. The "dictionary" features detailed anatomical terminology in Finnish, Swedish, German, English & French, complete with corresponding graphical identification. N/A: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 To Top  Kathie Maffitt has created the Pet Name Pages as a resource for those searching for the purrrrfect title for their new addition. The site is well arranged into many useful and convenient categories and Kathie has included name definitions, origin information as well as nicknames.
Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top At the Pet of the Day website you can make your pet -- be it a bird, bunny, cat, dog, ferret, fish, gerbil, guinea pig, hamster, horse, iguana, lizard, mouse, snakes, turtles, or ??? -- a star by nominating him or her for "Pet of the Day". You can also view the current POTD, visit the archives to see past POTDs, participate in pet related polls and view poll results. The site which was launched in September 1997, also has plans to add more information, links, a poll archives and more. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top You can also find a large selection of names at the 2000 Dog Names website. A lookup menu allows you to view names by starting letter and there is a link to the San Francisco Examiner article, "Trend in Canine Names Reflects the Times". The site also hosts the famous, or infamous (there is rigorous debate about the accuracy of these rankings - personally, I just see them as entertainment/discussion stimulating), "Intelligence of Dogs" rank listing of purebreds and a "Best & Worst Dogs for Security" listing. NOTE: This is a commercial site that also contains product information. It's inclusion here is not to be construed as an endorsement of their product or service offerings. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top John Keane aka "Sherlock Bones", Tracer of Missing Pets, helps people find their lost and stolen pets and has written a book on the subject. The site features the information regarding their company and offered services, some photos of missing dogs, "Happy Tails", as well as the Advice section, including What to do if your Pet is Lost, Keeping your Pet Safe, and First Aid. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top You'll find some stories to put a smile on your face, as well as information, at the Tale Waggers' section of Elizabeth Cusulas' "The Pet Place for Dogs". While at the site, you may also want to check out: Dog Training Basics, a series of articles by Pam Young, LVT, Obedience and Agility instructor. The site also contains some product information and links to external dog related information. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top "Ready to discover your doggie personality?" Take this test to find out which pooch you are at heart (Now requires registration). |
| PET LOSS & REMEMBRANCE | |
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Verified: 4/20/2004 At the Rainbow Bridge: Pets Grief Support Page, Ed Williams has made available a wealth of support and consolation resources for pet lovers who are grieving over the death of a pet or an ill pet. The Rainbow Bridge Poem, available in several languages, the Candle Ceremony, online grief support resources and much, much more are offered at the site. Verified: 4/20/2004 To Top You will find loving tributes to many pets at Kathie Maffitt's Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Pages. Photos, poems, prayers and inspirational thoughts, dedicated to the beloved companions who have passed over the "bridge", are available at this site as is Roy Alan Wilson's essay on Dogs and Heaven, eMail list information and a discussion board. Verified: Sunday, January 16, 2000 To Top Other pet loss support sites include: In Memory of Pets; Pet Reflections |
| RECIPE RESOURCES | |
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Verified: 4/20/2004 SOAR: Searchable Online Archive of Recipes - Dog Food & Treats Subsection - This is quite a FIND! Visit the Home Page for their huge index to over 38,000 additional recipes in ethnic and other categories. |
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