Quote of the month
"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog."
-Edward Hoagland
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Canine Trivia
The Pug dog is thought to have gotten it's name from looking like the pug monkey.
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Breed of the month
Chihuahua
Origin: Mexico
Life span: Well into teen years.
Grooming: Monthly bath; long coats need biweekly brushing; regular teeth care essential.
Weight: Not to exceed 6 pounds.
Activity level: Moderate
Intelligence/Trainibility: Average
Character: Loyal, loving and feisty
Good with children: If children are taught to be gentle.
Good with other pets: Recognize their own breed but live happily with others.
AKC group: Toy
Use: Companion and watchdog
Source: DOGFANCY
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Joke
You know you're a dog person when...
You have more dog beds, chew toys, collars, leashes, harnesses, and dog crates than you have dogs.
You meet other people with dogs, and remember their dog's call name after 30 seconds, but don't get the owner/handler's name until you've met them 2 or 3 times.
You don't think twice about trading licks of an ice cream cone with your dog.
Your parents give up on grandchildren and start to refer to your dogs as "your kids" or your children." (Bonus: they start to call them "our granddogs.")
90 percent of your Internet connection time goes to the dogs (seeing what's new when you enter your breed into the browser, reading up on multiple lists, checking out photos, sounds and FAQs, etc.).
You have hundreds of pictures of your dogs on your desk at work, in your wallet, etc., but none of your family or yourself.
No one wants to ride in your car because they know they'll get dog hair on their clothes.
You reach into your pockets for change, and liver treats, dog kibble, and pick-up bags fall all over. (Bonus: You've done this in a classy establishment.)
You've had long meaningful discussions with your friends on the best way to trim your dog's nails, but have never had a manicure or pedicure in your lifetime.
Books and movies are ruined for you if the dog references are incorrect.
The highlight of your day is spending time with your dog.
You watch simply awful movies because your breed is either featured in a cameo scene or there's a 3-second camera shot during a crowd scene.
All of your clothes have dog hair on them, even when they come back from the
laundromat or dry cleaners.
The only thing your friends, colleagues, and passing acquaintances say to you when they see you is, "How are the dogs?" or "How many dogs do you have now?"
Your photo Christmas cards feature your dogs (humans optional).
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Poem
Untitled
They will not go quietly, the dogs who've shared our lives.
In subtle ways they let us know their spirit still survives.
Old habits make us think we hear a barking at the door.
Or step back when we drop a tasty morsel on the floor.
Our feet still go around the place the food dish used to be.
And, sometimes, coming home at night, we miss them terribly.
And although time may bring new friends and a new food dish to fill,
That one place in our hearts belongs to them...
And always will.
Linda Barnes
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Web site of the month
None this month. Please send in your sugestions!
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Dogs born this month...
Gemini (May 22-June 22): This energetic puppy knows the dogcatcher on a first-name basis. It’s not a reflection on you; he just has to be free. An intelligent, entertaining dog.
Cancer (June 23-July 23): If Toto wasn’t a cancer, Dorothy certainly was. “There’s no place like home is Cancer’s motto. These homebodies also love food.
