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From: rpd-info@netcom.com (Cindy Tittle Moore)
Subject: rec.pets.dogs: Introduction FAQ
Summary: This introduces the reader to the various faqs for this
newsgroup. Also contains: acronyms, abbreviations, a
glossary, and a summary of the major kennel clubs around the world.
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There are many FAQ's available for this group. For a complete
listing of these, get the "Complete List of RPD FAQs". This article
is posted bimonthly in rec.pets.dogs, and is available via anonymous ftp
to rtfm.mit.edu under pub/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/faq-list, via
the Web at http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/lists/faq-list.html, or
via email by sending your message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with
send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/faq-list
in the body of the message.
This article is Copyright 1997 by the Author(s) listed below.
It may be freely distributed on the Internet in its entirety without
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It may NOT reside at another website (use links, please) other
than the URL listed above without the permission of the Author(s).
This article may not be sold for profit nor incorporated in other
documents without he Author(s)'s permission and is provided "as is"
without express or implied warranty.
==========
Introduction to rec.pets.dogs.*
Author
Cindy Tittle Moore, cindy@k9web.com
Copyright 1995-1997.
Table of Contents
* History of rec.pets.dogs.*
* Current Groups And Charters
* Acknowledgements
* History of the FAQ's
_________________________________________________________________
History of rec.pets.dogs.*
Prior to the summer of 1991, there was a single newsgroup for
discussing issues of interest to pet owners. This was rec.pets, and
this group still exists for those pets that don't have their own
newsgroups.
Rec.pets.dogs (and rec.pets.cats) was formed in the summer of 1991.
Joe DiBenedetto proposed the split and collected the votes, which
proved more than enough for its official creation.
In the late summer of 1994, another discussion on splitting
rec.pets.dogs itself started up, due to the hundreds of daily messages
on the group. This split was proposed by Cindy Tittle Moore, and
Ronald Dippold collected the overwhelmingly positive vote. The new
splinter groups were created on November 9th, and rec.pets.dogs
removed two months later.
Original Charter for RPD
Rec.pets.dogs is a newsgroup devoted to domestic canine issues. This
group can be friendly and helpful. Flamewars are generally limited to
several topics: crating dogs, training by the Koheler method, docking
and cropping, animal rights activism, wolf hybrids and pit-bull (or
other breed) dog bans. New readers are advised against starting these
topics up on the newsgroup as long, protracted, and inflammatory
discussions often ensue. The facts pertaining to these controversial
topics are covered in the FAQ's. This is not to say that these topics
are forbidden from discussion on rec.pets.dogs, but that regular
readers would greatly appreciate it if you checked out what the FAQ
had to say on them to make sure you have something new to contribute.
_________________________________________________________________
Current Groups And Charters
Quick Summary
rec.pets.dogs.activities
Dog events: showing, obed, agility, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Behaviors and problems: housetraining, chewing, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.breeds
Breed specific -- breed traits, finding breeders, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.health
Info about health problems & how to care for dogs
rec.pets.dogs.info
General information and FAQs posted here. (Moderated)
rec.pets.dogs.misc
All other topics, chat, humor, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.rescue
Information about breed rescue, placing and adopting
The groups were created on 11/9/94.
Charters For rec.pets.dogs.*
rec.pets.dogs.activities
This group is for the discussion of activities involving dogs.
Examples include but are not limited to conformation,
obedience, field trials, herding trials, frisbee/disc
competition, flyball, hunting, sledding, backpacking/camping
and hiking. Other appropriate topics include discussion of
training for the particular activity, physical conditioning,
how to hook up with activities available in your area, etc.
Sportsmanlike conduct is expected; in particular, derogatory
comments about activities you don't care for are frowned upon.
Use of keywords in the subject line to clearly identify your
activity is encouraged.
rec.pets.dogs.behavior
This group is for the discussion of typical behavioral problems
with dogs. Examples include but are not limited to: digging,
barking, aggressive behavior, housetraining, crate training,
etc. Also appropriate is discussion of "why" dogs behave as
they do and how to work with that to eliminate some behaviors
and reinforce others.
rec.pets.dogs.breeds
This group is for extensive breed specific discussion. Topics
may include breed specific health problems, locating breeders
of particular breeds, discussing breed specific abilities and
characteristics, asking about what breeds make appropriate pets
under what circumstances. Clearly identifying the breed you are
discussing in the subject line is encouraged.
rec.pets.dogs.health
This group is for health and medical questions related to dogs.
This includes, but certainly is not limited to, questions on
hip dysplasia, epilepsy, eye problems, diabetes, bloat,
allergies and skin problems, etc. Hereditary and acquired
diseases may be discussed, as well as traumatic disorders.
Questions about nutrition and feeding are also appropriate
here. This newsgroup is not intended to replace veterinary care
in any way, but is to help inform the dog owner about canine
health.
rec.pets.dogs.info, moderated
This is a moderated group and only posts faqs and informational
files relevant to rec.pets.dogs.*. The moderator is Cindy
Tittle Moore (rpd-info@iname.com) Appropriate faqs that are
already cleared for posting to news.answers are automatically
eligible to be posted here. Others that are regularly posted
(and listed in "Complete List of RPD.* FAQ's") are also
eligible for posting here. No discussion is permitted on this
group. This group is intended to make the faqs and artictles
with useful information for RPD more visible and easier to
find, especially for newcomers.
rec.pets.dogs.misc
This group is for miscellaneous questions that are not more
appropriate for one of the other groups. This includes chat,
humor, anything pertaining to canines not explicitly covered
elsewhere. This group replaces the original rec.pets.dogs
group.
rec.pets.dogs.rescue
This unmoderated newsgroup proposed as rec.pets.dogs.rescue
will be used for the discussion of all aspects of dog rescue.
Topics appropriate to this newsgroup will include, but are not
limited to:
+ General questions and answers on dog rescue.
+ General announcements relative to various rescue groups.
+ General discussion of methods to use in helping a rescue dog
adjust to its new home.
+ Idiosyncrasies found in rescue dogs, i.e., fears, aggression,
etc., and how to handle same.
+ Training or re-training the rescue dog.
+ Breed specific rescue group information.
_________________________________________________________________
History of the FAQ's
Michael Mahler attempted a FAQ in 1991 that consisted of compiled but
unedited articles saved from the net. Due to time constraints, he gave
up the project, and I received copies of the articles that he had
saved and incorporated much of them in here from other readers. I have
heard of other attempts at FAQ's well, but no real details.
The current suite of RPD FAQ's started out as eight articles,
patterned largely after the RPC FAQ's the author had just completed.
These were put out publicly in the summer of 1992, and have since
grown to over 20 FAQs and some 80 breed specific FAQ's. Many of the
breed FAQ's are written by volunteers familiar with or researching the
breed.
_________________________________________________________________
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I would like to thank the posters of RPD.* over
the years. Many of them contributed substantial material for this FAQ.
A good number have pointed out errors and corrections, keeping the
FAQ's wonderfully up-to-date. Some contributed unknowingly, as I
lifted their posts directly from the newsgroup, obtained them from
summaries kept by other people, or lifted them out of mailing lists.
Without this body of knowledge and contribution, these FAQ's would not
exist. A complete list of the faqs may be found in the regularly
posted "Complete List of rec.pets.dogs.* FAQs" on rec.pets.dogs.info.
To thank every contributor has proven increasingly impossible over the
years as the numbers have swelled beyond counting or listing. But a
few I would like to thank in particular are:
Marla Belzowski (for her initial encouragement and Collie FAQ),
Stephen R. Lee (for the Mushing section and Mal/Sib FAQ's), Liza
Miller (for her extensive contributions to the Puppy FAQ and the Lab
FAQ), Lily Mummert (for her extensive comments on herding), Michael
Sierchio (overall comments, feedback), Charlie Sorsby (information on
hunting tests), and Rusty Wright (for much of the original material on
Guide Dogs).
I'd like to thank Michael Buening for the creation of the Rescue FAQ
and Janice Ritter for its current maintenance. Kathryn Hogg wrote the
Flyball FAQ and Jeff Parke has commented on different sections in the
Medical Info FAQs. Bonnie Dalzell generously contributed the
Lurecoursing FAQ, and Amy Hendrix the Selecting A Dog FAQ.
Finally, I'd especially like to thank all the authors of the Breed
FAQ's who contributed their time and expertise to write the documents.
_________________________________________________________________
Introduction to rec.pets.dogs.*
Cindy Tittle Moore, cindy@k9web.com
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