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                   COMPLETE LIST OF DOG-RELATED EMAIL LISTS

   The latest version of this list can be found at:
   http://www.io.com/user/tittle/dogs-faq/lists/email-list.html

   It is also stored at rtfm.mit.edu under
   pub/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/email-list; you can obtain a copy via
   email by sending email to [e-mail] with

     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/email-list

   in the the body of the email message.
     _________________________________________________________________

Introduction

   This is a bimonthly posting. The subject line will never change
   (although the contents may), so if you don't want to see this, you can
   put it in a kill file. For you new readers, this post lists all the
   dog-related email lists that I know about.

   If you know of any corrections or additions that should be made to
   this list, please let me know as soon as possible!

   If you want to set up a mailing list for your favorite breed, but
   don't know how, skip to the end of this post.
     _________________________________________________________________

Table of Contents

     * Dog Related Mailing Lists
          + General
               o Canine-L
          + Activity Specific
               o Agility
               o Canine Police List
               o Conformation
               o Dog Rescue
               o Flyball
               o Grooming
               o Herding
               o Holistic Veterinary Care
               o Hunting and Hunting Dogs
               o Internet Vet Column
               o Kennel Management
               o Obedience Discussion
               o Obedience List
               o Protection Work
               o Service Dogs
               o Shy Dogs
               o Sledding Dogs
          + Breed Specific
               o Akitas
               o Australian Shepherds
               o Basenjis
               o Bearded Collies
               o Belgian Shepherd Dogs
               o Border Collies
               o Bulldogs
               o Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
               o Collies (Bearded, Rough, Smooth)
               o Corgis (Cardigan and Pembroke)
               o Dachshunds
               o Dalmatians
               o Doberman Pinschers
               o Flat Coat Retrievers
               o German Shepherd Dogs
               o Golden Retrievers
               o Great Danes
               o Great Pyrenees
               o Greyhounds
               o Labrador Retrievers
               o Mastiffs
               o Newfoundlands
               o Portuguese Water Dogs
               o Rhodesian Ridgebacks
               o Rottweilers
               o Samoyeds
               o Scent Hounts
               o Shetland Sheepdog
               o Small Dogs
               o Spaniels
               o Terriers
     * Setting Up an Email List
          + What can I use? What is available?
          + How do I set one up?


     _________________________________________________________________

Dog Related Mailing Lists

   There are several email lists on canines and related topics. Note that
   those lists maintained by listservers often offer digest options to
   reduce the amount of incoming mail. Also "your name" in the
   subscription process is your real name. Eg, I might subscribe to FCR-L
   by sending

     sub FCR-L Cindy Tittle Moore

   in the body of my message to that address. However, watch out for
   other lists that may be served by different sofware and require
   something like:

     subscribe FCR-L [e-mail]

   Other lists are NOT automated, and are contacted by request addresses
   that are maintained by real live people, so a short request like
   "Please add me to the herding list." is appropriate for these lists.

   Please do not sent mail directly to the list asking to be added or
   deleted from the list. It's poor form because your request gets spit
   out to all the subscribers on the list; creating unnecessary bandwidth
   and putting useless email into mailboxes around the country. So use
   the contact addresses provided!

   I have marked exceptionally high volume lists with a "+". I have not
   personally read/checked all the lists myself, so feel free to let me
   know if a particular list is also high volume. High volume is defined
   as >20 email articles a day on a regular basis.

   Watch out for the common error of substituting the numeral 1 for the
   letter l. I've tried to make this clear by capitalizing wherever it
   seemed appropriate below.

   Finally note that subscription may be arbitrated by the list owner at
   any time. Should a list owner decide that a particular individual
   should not be subscribed or remain subscribed, that is their
   prerogative. Inflammatory posts, baiting, or flaming other individuals
   on the list may be grounds for removal. Most lists make their
   perefences known in a welcome file mailed out upon subscription.

  GENERAL

    +CANINE-L

     To subscribe, send email to [e-mail] or
     [e-mail] with sub canine-l your name in the body of
     the message This is a high volume list and is much more chatty and
     personal than RPD. Flames are strongly discouraged. Note that it's
     poor form to get on RPD and bash Canine-L or to get on Canine-L and
     bash RPD. If you don't like one or the other, simply don't subscribe
     to it. The readers of both will thank you.

  ACTIVITY SPECIFIC

    AGILITY

     Kathy Kral is the list administrator for AGILITY-L, a mailing list
     for discussing the sport of agility, formed in mid April 1994. To
     subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with
     subscribe AGILITY-L your-name. Substitute your own name for
     your-name, eg. subscribe AGILITY-L John Doe.

    CANINE POLICE LIST

     This is a closed list for K9 police handlers. Send name, email
     address and department to [e-mail]. Civilians admitted
     on a case by case basis.

    CONFORMATION

     Mike Richman ([e-mail]) maintains a mailing
     list called conform-l (created February 1994) for people who show or
     plan to show their dog(s) in breed conformation. To subscribe send
     email to [e-mail] with sub CONFORM-L
     your-name in the body of the message.

    DOG RESCUE

     This is a new mailing list (Sept. 1994) for rescue people to network
     together. To subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with
     subscribe dog-rescue in the body of the message. Alicia Marcinczyk
     ([e-mail]) administers this list.

    FLYBALL

     Kathleen Weaver ([e-mail]) owns the flyball email list,
     created Oct. 94. It is open to all those interested in flyball. To
     subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with just
     subscribe flyball in the body of the message.

    GROOMING

     There is a mailing list for groomers and people interested in
     grooming their dogs. To subscribe, send email to
     [e-mail] with Subscribe in the subject
     line and ADD your-email-address in the body of the message. List is
     owned by Brett M. Williams .

    HERDING

     Terri Hardwick maintains a mailing list for people interested in
     herding issues. Contact her at [e-mail] to join the
     list.

    HOLISTIC VETERINARY CARE

     NATRLPET (natural pets) is for discussing holistic alternatives in
     veterinary medicine for the care of companion animals. This is in
     addition to, or accompanying, orthodox veterinary care; it is not
     intended to replace same. Nor is it a forum for animal rights
     discussion.

     To subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with
     subscribe NATRLPET your-name in the body of the message. Substitute
     your full name for your-name, eg. subscribe NATRLPET Jane Doe.

    HUNTING

     Chris Barnes ([e-mail]) is the moderator of
     rec.hunting, which is gatewayed into a hunting email list. That is,
     all posts to rec.hunting appear in the mailing list, and all email
     to the list also appears in the newsgroup. While the basic topic is
     on hunting, discussion of handling and training gun dogs (pointers,
     flushers/springers, retrievers) is welcome and encouraged. To
     subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with the single
     line subscribe hunting your-name in the body of the message.
     Substitute your own name for your name, eg. subscribe hunting Jane
     Doe.

     In January 1995, Chris opened a second list which he hopes to
     gateway to a newsgroup at some point (as hunting does). This is
     GUNDOG-L, and is a mailing list devoted specifically to those who
     hunt with their dogs. To subscribe, send email to
     [e-mail] with subscribe GUNDOG-L your-first-name
     your-last-name in the body of the message. The list is moderated and
     explicitly pro-hunting -- debating moral issues of using dogs for
     hunting or hunting in general are not permitted.

    INTERNET VET COLUMN

     This is a weekly column put out by Jeff Parke, DMV and Cindy Tittle
     Moore. He writes the columns, she administers and edits the lists.
     Dr. Parke answers questions on dogs and cats and the column is
     available via email or by reading usenet. There are occasional
     columns by guest veterinarians, such as Derek Duval. To subscribe,
     send email to [e-mail] with subscribe
     internet-vet-column in the body of the message.

    KENNEL MANAGEMENT

     Kennel management discussion group. To subscribe send email to
     [e-mail] with no (or any) subject line and subscribe
     KENNEL-L in the body of the message (do NOT add anything after those
     two words to the message). The list is owned by Steven Turk,
     [e-mail].

    +OBEDIENCE DISCUSSION

     This is a more loosely structured obedience mailing list, developed
     when the volume on OBED-L became too much. Training philosophies,
     objectives, and more personal chat are found here. To subscribe,
     send email to [e-mail] with sub
     OBED-DISC your-name in the body of the message. Substitute your own
     name for your-name, eg. sub OBED-DISC Jane Doe.

    +OBEDIENCE LIST

     Mike Richman ([e-mail]) maintains a mailing
     list called OBED-L for people seriously interested in obedience,
     primarily AKC's flavor, but UKC, Canda's CKC and others are also
     represented the list. Talk can and does turn to the problems of
     training in general for a variety of things, such as hunting tests,
     tracking tests, and so on. This list is NOT intended for basic
     behavior problems such as housetraining, chewing, etc! To subscribe
     send email to [e-mail] with sub OBED-L
     your-name in the body of the message. Substitute your own name for
     your-name, eg. sub OBED-DISC Jane Doe.

    PROTECTION WORK

     Mark Webb Ferrasci maintains a mailing list called protection-dogs
     for topics of protection training. Topics to be covered include
     training of sport dogs or personal protection. The group is for the
     hobbyist or professional and is moderated. To join, send email to
     [e-mail] telling about yourself and why
     you want to join the list. In the subject line put Request
     Subscription. You will get instructions on how to join the group
     within a few days.

    SERVICE DOGS

     Miriam Clifford ([e-mail]) maintains a mailing list for
     those who own, train, or raise assistance dogs (guide dogs, service
     dogs, hearing ear dogs, etc), or for those who are just interested.
     Write to [e-mail] with subscribe service-dogs
     your-email-address (replace your-email-address with your own or
     leave it off and the software will pick it out of the headers).

    SHY DOGS

     Some dogs are shy or fearful, from circumstance or temperament.
     Living with these dogs, training them, and helping them to modify
     their behavior are all discussed on this list, which is intended to
     help provide resources for anyone interested, from dog owners to
     shelter workers to breed rescue organizations. To join, send mail to
     [e-mail] with subscribe shy-k9s Firstname
     Lastname. The list is owned by Kim Murphy at [e-mail].

    SLEDDING DOGS

     Margaret Bonham, AKA Sky Warrior has started up a list in November
     1993 for those interested in sled dogs. This mailing list is
     dedicated to the Northern Breeds and sled dog sports including
     backpacking, skijouring, mushing, weightpulling, carting, pulka, and
     any other related working activity. Note that anti-mushing activity
     is not welcome on the list and will be removed by the moderator
     (although the HSUS/Iditarod controversy will be discussed within
     limits). Those who are interested in working their dogs (of *any*
     breed) are invited to ask questions and join in on the conversation.
     To subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with subscribe sleddog
     your-email-address in the body of the message. For help on other
     commands, send the word "help" to the above address.

  BREED SPECIFIC

    AKITAS

     There is a new mailing list for Akitas (Oct. 94). To join the list,
     send email to [e-mail]. Leave the subject line
     empty and in the body of the message write SUBSCRIBE AKITA-L
     firstname lastname. The list owner is Steve Langlois at
     [e-mail].

    AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS

     Michael Hensley ([e-mail]) maintains a mailing list for
     Australian Shepherds. To subscribe, send a note to
     [e-mail].

    BASENJIS

     Elizabeth Adams ([e-mail]) maintains a mailing list
     for Basenji owners. To subscribe, email to [e-mail] with
     subscribe BASENJI-L in the body of the message.

    BEARDED COLLIES

     This list for and about Bearded Collies started March 1995. To
     subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with subscribe in the
     subject line. For information, put information in the subject line
     instead. List is owned by Gail Price, [e-mail].

    BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOGS

     Kathy Greenwood and Alicia Marcinczyk run a mailing list for the
     Belgian Shepherd Dogs. This includes the Belgian Groenendael (AKC
     Belgian Sheepdog), Belgian Tervuren, Belgian Malinois, and Belgian
     Laekenois. UKC, AKC, and European owners are all welcome. Please
     contact Kathy at [e-mail] or Alicia at
     [e-mail] for information on joining this list.

    BORDER COLLIES

     Andy Beals created a list which discusses issues and topics relating
     to the Border Collie breed. You can join by sending a message to:
     [e-mail]. In the body of the message put
     the lines:

      subscribe BORDER-COLLIES email-address
      end

     where you replace email-address with your own email address.

    BULLDOGS

     Wilf LeBlanc ([e-mail]) maintains a mailing list for
     bulldog owners. To subscribe send email to
     [e-mail] with the word subscribe in the
     subject line. For help, send email to the same address with the word
     help in the subject line.

    CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVERS

     Wilf also maintains a mailing list for Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.
     Send email to [e-mail] with the word
     subscribe in the subject line to subscribe, or with the word help in
     the subject line for more information.

    COLLIES (BEARDED, ROUGH, SMOOTH)

     The new collie email list (Feb '95) is located on
     orcrist.oit.gatech.edu. It is for rough/smooth/bearded collies. To
     subscribe, send mail to [e-mail] with
     the subject line containing: subscribe where is your name. For
     example

     Subject: subscribe Jane Doe

     List is owned by Ashley McLure .

    CORGIS (CARDIGAN AND PEMBROKE)

     Kathy Bruce ([e-mail]) started up a mailing list at the
     end of September, 1994 for Corgies, both Cardigan and Pembroke. To
     subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with subscribe
     corgi-l firstname lastname in the body of the message. Eg.,
     subscribe corgi-l Jane Doe

    DACHSHUNDS

     To subscribe to the Dachshund mailing list, send email to
     [e-mail] with subscribe DACHSIES in the body of the
     message. This list is administered by Jessica Lindsay,
     [e-mail].

    DALMATIANS

     DAL-L is an electronic mailing list devoted to the topic of
     dalmatian dogs. Anyone who wishes to discuss or read about these
     spotted wonders is welcome to join us. To subscribe to DAL-L, send
     an email message to the internet address [e-mail]
     with subscribe DAL-L your-email-address. List is owned by Corinne
     James .

    DOBERMAN PINSCHERS

     Lynn Petrangelo (dobe@netcomcom) administers the Doberman mailing
     list. To subscribe, send email to [e-mail]
     with subscribe doberworld-l in the body of the message.

    FLAT COAT RETRIEVERS

     Mike Richman ([e-mail]) also maintains the
     FCR-L mailing list for owners of Flat Coat Retrievers (November
     1993). To subscribe, send email to
     [e-mail] with sub FCR-L your-name in
     the body of the message.

    GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS

     Gareth Davies ([e-mail]) manages a list for German
     Shepherd Dogs. To join, send email to [e-mail] with

      subscribe GSD-L
      end

     in the message.

    GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

     GOLDEN is a mailing list about Golden Retrievers. To subscribe, send
     a message to [e-mail] with subscribe GOLDEN
     your-name in the body of the message. Wade Blomgren
     ([e-mail]) is the list owner.

    GREAT DANES

     John Shea maintains a mailing list for Great Danes called "GD". For
     information on the list, send a message with subject "send help" to
     [e-mail].

    GREAT PYRENEES

     Jeff C. Glover has a list for owners of Great Pyrenees. Contact him
     at [e-mail]. Include your e-mail
     address in the body of the message, as well as any info (# dogs,
     ages, etc.) you'd like to sent out as he will send a welcome message
     out to the list.

    GREYHOUNDS

     There is a new list for Greyhounds, called greyhound-l. Send email
     to [e-mail] with either info GREYHOUND-L (for more
     information), or subscribe GREYHOUND-L (to subscribe). If you
     subscribe, you are automatically sent the information file. The list
     is maintained by Steve Mosenson ([e-mail]) and was created
     mid-October 1994.

    LABRADOR RETRIEVERS

     Cindy Tittle Moore ([e-mail]) and Liza Lee Miller
     ([e-mail]) maintain a mailing list for Labrador
     owners. To subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with subscribe
     LABRADOR-L in the body of the message. For more info on the list
     without subscribing, send info LABRADOR-L to the majordomo address.
     A digest version is available, subscribe by sending subscribe
     LABRADOR-L-DIGEST to the majordomo address instead.

    MASTIFFS

     Bob Stewart ([e-mail]) started a list for Mastiffs and
     related breeds in Nov. 1994. To subscribe, send email to
     [e-mail]. The list welcomes discussion of all
     mastiffs and their cousins, in flesh or in spirit. The list
     maintainer reserves the right to blast people for grossly
     inappropriate posts, and to remove them from the list.

    NEWFOUNDLANDS

     There is a Newfoundland e-mail list. To subscribe send a message to
     [e-mail] with the message body: subscribe
     NEWF-L your-name. Owned by Jon Giltner .

    PORTUGUESE WATER DOGS

     To subscribe the address is [e-mail]. In the body of the
     message put subscribe pwdlist and you will be added.

    RHODESIAN RIDGEBACKS

     Richard Gordon ([e-mail]) is the list
     administrator for the Rhodesian Ridgeback email list. To join, send
     email to [e-mail] with subscribe your-name
     email-address in the body of the message.

    ROTTWEILERS

     Lori May ([e-mail]) is the list owner for a mailing list on
     Rottweilers, created in August 1994. To subscribe, send a message to
     [e-mail] with subscribe ROTTIE-L
     your-email-address in the body of the message. Substitute your own
     email address for your-email-address in the message.

    SAMOYEDS

     The list is called SamFans. People can subscribe by sending email
     to: [e-mail] with subscribe samfans first-name
     last-name. Substitute your real name for first-name last-name.

    SCENT HOUNDS

     A mailing list for scent hounds of all kinds, administered by Dave
     Hendrickson. To subscribe, send email to [e-mail] with
     subscribe NOSES-LIST in the body of the message. A digest version is
     available, send subscribe NOSES-LIST-DIGEST to the majordomo address
     instead.

    SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS

     Ken Gravensted keeps a list for owners of Shetland Sheepdogs,
     [e-mail]. Send a message with the single word HELP in
     the body of the message to get started.

    SMALL DOGS

     There is a new list devoted to small breeds, including all "toy"
     breeds as classified by AKC, the small breeds in the non-sporting
     group, small terriers and crosses. To subscribe, send email to
     [e-mail] with subscribe SMLDOG-L your-name in
     the body of the message. List is owned by Shirley Varmette .

    SPANIELS

     Ruth Ginzberg is the owner of SPANIE-L (created March 1994) which is
     dedicated to all issues of interest to fanciers of the flushing
     spaniels plus Cavaliers and English Toys. Breeds of interest
     include: American Cocker Spaniels, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels,
     Clumber Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, English Springer
     Spaniels, English Toy Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Welsh Springer
     Spaniels. Issues welcome for discussion include all aspects of
     spaniel ownership, care, temperament, health, history, genetics,
     breeding, showing, field work, training, socialization, and breed
     rescue. To subscribe, send e-mail to [e-mail]
     with the message: subscribe spanie-l your-name.

    Terriers

     Daryl Enstone ([e-mail]) started up a list for
     all terriers early October 1994. If you are interested in joining,
     send email to [e-mail]; Kathryn Van Stone is
     currently maintaining the list.

    There are a few other breed specific mailing lists, but joining is by
    invitation only. I only know of two; there may be others. Please don't ask
    me about them -- if it's not listed here, I can give you no further
    information.
      ______________________________________________________________________

Setting up an Email List

    If you have determined that there is no mailing list for your favorite
    breed, and there seems to be an interest in such a mailing list, feel free
    to start one up (and let me know about it).

  WHAT CAN I USE? WHAT IS AVAILABLE?

    There are many kinds of email lists. But here is a run down of some of the
    options available if you are running unix:


     * A simple mail alias. You ask your administrator to give you an
       alias of the form

        yourlist-l: :include:/yourpath/yourlist-l.list
        yourlist-l-request: youremailaddr


       where yourlist-l is the name of the list, and your home path is
       used for yourpath. yourlist-l.list contains a list of email
       addresses of the people subscribed to the list. Such addresses
       traditionally have the -request address for administrative stuff,
       such as asking to be added to the list. Its pros include that it
       is easy to set up and it is more than adequate for small lists
       (less than 50 subscribers) with a stable subscription list. The
       drawbacks include having to maintain the subscription by hand,
       especially if there are many changes, and responses typically go
       back to the originator, unless the person takes care to send it
       back to the list itself.

       There are variations on this approach. You might have the
       yourlist-l address point to you, and then filter incoming email
       yourself via a program like procmail or filter (faqs?).

     * Listserv. This was originally written at Bitnet and is the first
       of the automated mailing lists. As more bitnetinternet gateways
       appeared, more Internet people got on them. The software was
       finally ported to VMS and unix this year. Many people consider
       this the best of all the automated mailing lists. Automated
       subscription handling, digest versions of the list, archival of
       email, and retrieval of files of interest are all offered. The
       main problem is that if it is not installed at your site, it's
       hard for you to do it yourself, since it requires being installed
       by root. However, since lists can be managed remotely via email,
       there are several sites around willing to host new lists (see
       below).

     * Listproc. Before listserv was ported to unix, a clone was written,
       originally called listserv, but forced last year to rename itself
       listproc; this is a program much like Listserv. The options and
       behavior are slightly different. SImilar drawback if it's not
       already installed at your site, or your system administrator is
       not amendable to installing it.

     * Majordomo. This was written for unix systems, and it's fairer to
       say that it was inspired by Listserv. Similar functionality,
       different syntax for commands and stuff. A very technical faq (ie,
       how to install it, rather than how to use it) is available via
       anonymous ftp to rtfm.mit.edu under
       pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/majordomo-faq. Same type of
       drawbacks.

    This list barely scratches the surface, though. You will need to ask around
    at your site to find other options that may be available to you. A general
    overview of unix based email software is available via anonymous ftp to
    rtfm.mit.edu in pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/setup/unix; all three files (
    part1, part2, part3) are part of the FAQ.

  HOW DO I SET ONE UP?

    There are a number of options open to you. I can't possibly get into all
    the details, since mailing lists are complicated by many factors, including
    the sheer number of operating systems that they may run on. But here are
    some general suggestions, tips, etc.
     * First try asking your own system administrator or postmaster if
       they can set up a mailing list for you.
     * Most mailing lists can be run remotely. So you might look around
       for a host site. For example, I actually helped set up most of the
       lists on [e-mail] above (no, I can't do any more --
       I've maxed out), but they are administered by people on different
       sites entirely.
          + If there are a number of people interested in the list, you
            might have everyone check to see if their system will set up
            a mailing list.
          + Try sending email to [e-mail]; they will find
            a host system for you. Tell them the name of the list, its
            purpose, and who the list admin is to be.


      ______________________________________________________________________


    Email Lists FAQ
    Cindy Tittle Moore, [e-mail]