Cool gifts for your dog are not always at the pet store

An ionic hair brush from The Sharperimage
We saw it at the White Flint Sharper Image. It claims to mend hair so it's silky smooth and soft. It also claims to deoderize a dog's hair. Sharper Image offers several different models: one for dogs, one for you and yours, and one with an ionic hairdryer as well. Well, we opted for the 'people' ionic brush; since the attachments are detachable, it's a simple matter to put them in the dishwasher between brushouts. That way, all of us can use it. Does it work? I like the way my hair feels. I don't know about the dog, but he doesn't mind it.  (Cost $30-45, depending on the model)

An attachable flashlight with a swivel head
Now this is cool: it's a small clip-on flashlight with a swivel head. I found it at Home Depot. We clip it on our dog's collar (he's confused at first by the beam that preceeds him on the ground) and he can see clearly in the dark night when we walk him. ($5)

Frosty Paws
We buy ours at Giant Foods
These dog treats provide liver flavored dog ice cream for your dog's sweet tooth. Our dog goes nuts for it. He will do any trick to get a Frosty Paw. I can always use the Frosty Paw bribe when he won't come in from the back yard. The mere mention of "Frosty Paw" brings a wide grin and lick of happy anticipation from him. So we now spell out "F P" when we make out our grocery list. (about $5 for 4)

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Be Kind to Animals Week
May 5-11, 2002
"The American Humane Association urges you to check with your local animal shelter or humane society to see if you can help with their plans for next year's Be Kind to Animals Week.
If the shelter needs ideas or information, please ask them to visit our website at or call 800-227-4645.Chances are, your local animal shelter can benefit from your generosity in many different ways. Start by calling them directly and asking what they need most."

Suggestions:
Teach children how to be kind to animals
Report animal abuse
Volunteer at your local animal shelter
Volunteer your well behaved dog for Pets on Wheels or Fidos for Freedom

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Dog Quotes

My Karma ran over your dogma. Unknown

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement. Charles M. Schulz, (Snoopy)

Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. Jeff Valdez

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedence, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. August Strindberg

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money. Joe Weinstein

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PUBLIC SAFETY / Animal Control / Defining 'dangerous' dogs
Law enforcement, neighbors often have difference.

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Do dogs create art...

"At 3 years old, Brooklyn native Tillamook Cheddar is very young to be opening her sixth New York art gallery exhibition. At 15 inches and 18 pounds, she's also very small. Tillie, as the Jack Russell terrier is known, opened her latest show April 25 at the National Arts Club. "Collarobations" — which marks the first time the dog has joined with humans to create art — is scheduled to run for three weeks.

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Red Cross' pet project: aiding hurt cats, dogs
Giving CPR to cats and dogs takes training...

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UK poll about pets reveals new attitudes

• "Ninety-five per cent of cat owners believe their animals can communicate telepathically."
• "Seven out of 10 people who own two pets believe they are married to each other."
• "More than one in three owners believes their animal is overweight, one in five has put their cat on a strict diet and nearly half of dog lovers have cut back their pooch's meals."
• "Half of all pet owners believe their animals look just like them."
• We also think our animals are stars - choosing Posh 'n Becks and Britney as favourite names for puppies. Only the name Buffy is more popular.

Amazing facts reveal the current pop culture...

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