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Sirius of the Week for May 4 - 10, 2008

This week our star is Bandit.

And his person-mom writes,

He's a purebred Long Haired Chihuahua, born November 1st, 2007. Bandit's very energetic for his little size, and smarter then he looks. He's black with blonde markings. He's my little stud.

Bandit's favorite "people" food is cheese. He loves to cuddle and sleep, but get him outside and he can't stop running. He's a one person dog, and he follows me everywhere I go.

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Thinking about getting a pet stroller?

Dog Health

From the Crazy for Dogs mailbox:

The Department of Ethology, Eotvos Lorand University and Department of Neurobiology and Cognition Research, University of Vienna are organizing the first Canine Science Forum 2008 conference which will be held in Budapest, between 5-9 July, 2008. The website of conference is available at http://csf2008.elte.hu.

We strongly feel that there is a need for an interdisciplinary forum that brings together scientists with different expertise on Canines who wish to share their research interests with fellow colleagues working on closely or more distantly related fields. This forum aims to substantiate canine biology in order to develop it as a major model of biological investigations.

Beware of Internet Puppy Scams: Unfortunately, unscrupulous people have been sending emails offering to sell pedigree puppies (bulldogs, pugs, and others). Similar phony websites are also on the web. These emails and websites are fake. They are designed to cheat you out of your money either by never sending you the puppy or by sending you a different dog from what you paid for. Your best bet: If you want a purebred, contact a local breed-specific rescue group. Or if you just want a new best friend, save a life from your local animal pound.

T-Shirts and Sweatshirts for Dog Lovers

Oval Flat-Coated Retriever Women's Pink T-Shirt Oval/Euro Flat-Coated Retriever dog breed design. Or Browse -- the Buy button will let you look at different colors and products

More styles and dog breeds here...

Say "No!" to puppy mills through these CafePress products...

Dog Posters!

If you're looking for some great dog pictures, allposters.com has thousands (and thousands!) of art prints, posters, magnets, notecards, and other goodies. We've gathered the dog-themed items here, and have separated out some of them into price categories. Around 300 are priced under 10 dollars (be patient for that page to download!). And about 600 are between $10-$25. Lots of different styles -- whimsical, realistic, artistic, funny -- something for every taste. Many different breeds are represented, too.

Title: World's Greatest Dad Artist: Ron Kimball Type: Art Print Size: 8 x 10 (inches) Price: $7.99

Title: Monty Artist: Chris Davis Type: Art Print Size: 20 x 8 (inches) Price: $14.99

Title: Brown And White Whippit Artist: Type: Art Print Size: 8 x 10 (inches) Price: $7.99

How good is your memory? Your powers of observation? Your concentration? Find out by playing our

Dog Concentration Game!

Do you know the name of the "butterfly" dog? Do you know your sighthounds? Would you enjoy a little puzzle hunt around this site? If yes, try our puzzle! (The puzzle opens in a new window so you can still access the rest of this site easily.)

Word Scrambles games. Can you unscramble the words?

Crazy for Dogs WordSearch Game!

Looking for information on dog parks? Try searching through this dog park guide.

How many dogs do you have? Please take our poll:

Dear site visitors: If your dog ever has a medical problem or emergency, PLEASE take him/her to the veterinarian right away. Professional help should always be your first choice and should be made without delay.

FDA petfood recall links (cat and dog):
Updated -- expanded pet food recall. Check Menu Foods
FDA Recalls
FDA Hot topics
Search pet food recall
Excel spreadsheet of recalled foods (big)

The friend you've been waiting for is at your local animal shelter. No more homeless pets! Adopt a shelter pet. Get started by visiting PetFinder.org.

IMPORTANT! If you haven't had your dog checked for heartworms, call your veterinarian and make an appointment today! Heartworms are fatal -- but can be easily prevented. Do your dog -- and yourself -- a kindness... have your dog checked right away.

It appears that dogs can develop renal failure from eating grapes and raisins. So, to be on the safe side, do not give your dog grapes or raisins as treats. You can read more at these links:

ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Toxicology Bulletins: Grapes and Raisins in Dogs
Also from the ASPCA The Wrath of Grapes (A PDF document)

Animal Poison Control 24-hour hotline: 1-800-548-2423

Please consider donating to help animals (and their humans) affected by Hurricane Katrina. There are many good organizations, but here are two:

Want to shop online? Check out these online shopping tips.

The Wild Life of Dogs

More books here! Music, too...

A sampling of great posters and art prints...

Title: Turquoise Dog with Apple Artist: Daniel Patrick Kessler Type: Art Print Size: 31.5 x 23.75 (inches) Price: $21.99	Title: Small Dog Big Dog Artist: Ryo Takagi Type: Poster Size: 11 x 17 (inches) Price: $19.99	Title: KIing Charles Spaniels Artist: Type: Art Print Size: 11 x 17 (inches) Price: $12.99
Title: Puppy Artist: Type: Art Print Size: 9.375 x 11.75 (inches) Price: $9.99	Title: English Setter Artist: Lanny Barnard Type: Art Print Size: 24 x 20 (inches) Price: $27.99	Title: Dalmatian Artist: Judy Gibson Type: Art Print Size: 10 x 8 (inches) Price: $7.99

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Some Dog Facts

• In the wild, a mother dog's pack-mates, possibly her own mother, or sisters, but any female, will help her with the puppies, and bring her food. A domesticated dog has a human pack to help.
• Briards have double hind dew-claws that should not be removed.
• Chocolate can be fatal to dogs.
• While it is inside the womb, a puppy is enclosed in its own membrane and attached by its umbilical cord to the placenta. The placenta is, in turn, enclosed in the fluid-filled amniotic sac.
• The healthy newborn puppy is blind, deaf, toothless, and hungry. It can drag itself around to find a teat (but it cannot walk) and it can suck.
• The stomach is a muscular pocket that holds from one quart in smaller dogs up to two gallons in big dogs.
• Dogs cool off by panting. They only have sweat glands in the pads of their feet.
• The coat of the Weimaraner is almost always short and dense. It can be roebuck, silvery grey, mousy-grey, and all intervening shades of grey. Occasionally there will be white patches on the chest and/or paws.

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