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                       REC.PETS.DOGS.* COMPLETE FAQ LIST

   This is a weekly 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 FAQs *and*
   various sources of information that are available for rec.pets.dogs.*
   -- please read this.
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Table of Contents

     * Note About rec.pets.dogs.*
     * Official FAQs for rec.pets.dogs.*
     * Official Breed-specific FAQs
     * Assorted Other Official FAQs
     * Unofficial FAQs
     * Further Resources
     * Other Informational Files


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Note About rec.pets.dogs.*

   First, please note that all the groups under rec.pets.dogs.* are
   PUBLIC, with the exception of rec.pets.dogs.info, which is reserved
   for posting RPD's many FAQ's. Anyone may freely post to any of the
   other groups. If you're confused about which groups are for what,
   there is also a weekly posted list of charters, which you should look
   at.

   If a file is listed here, it may be posted to rec.pets.dogs.info. If
   it is not posted, you can contact me for information on how to do so.
   If you have something that you regularly post to the other
   rec.pets.dogs.* groups not listed here, and you think it should be,
   again, please contact me. You can do so by simply replying to this
   message.

   If you have read-only access, you can post your own comments by
   sending them as EMAIL to rec.pets.dogs.?[e-mail] or
   rec-pets-dogs-?@cs.utexas.edu, where you replace ? with any of:
   activities, behavior, breeds, info, health, misc, or rescue. It may
   not appear immediately, depending on how far away you are from the
   site, but you should see it within a day or two.
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Official FAQ's for rec.pets.dogs.*

   ("Official" simply means that the faqs are crossposted to news.answers
   and automatically archived at rtfm.mit.edu.)

   There are a number of monthly posted FAQ files that deal with dogs in
   general. There are, in addition, many breed specific FAQs, and one on
   fleas and ticks and another on dealing with the loss of a pet. I
   maintain all of these FAQ's except for the two FAQ's on Rescue
   organizations, and some of the breed faqs. For questions on the latter
   two, contact Janice Ritter at [e-mail] who currently maintains
   them. There is also an assortment of "unofficial" FAQ's. These are
   maintained by other individuals; I have listed them in the next
   section along with the contact email addresses.

   INTRODUCTION
          Gives a brief description of this group, details common
          acronyms, includes a glossary, describes several national
          kennel clubs, and thanks the people who made this all possible.


   FAQ LIST
          This file.

   EMAIL LIST
          Lists all the publicly accessible canine related mailing lists.


   WWW LIST
          Lists all the current World Wide Web sites about dogs.

   GETTING A DOG
          Details how to go about getting a dog and lists the things you
          will need to get started. Covers where to get dogs, where not
          to get dogs, what questions to ask. Covers what you will need
          in the way of food/leashes/collars, etc.

   YOUR NEW PUPPY
          Aimed at new dog owners and puppies. Thus it contains
          information on the needs of puppies and helps the new or
          inexperienced owner get started.

   YOUR NEW DOG
          Helps the new owner who has just gotten an adult dog. It
          discusses issues pertinent to this situation, such as
          readjustment, bonding, retraining, etc.

   HEALTH CARE ISSUES
          An overview of the sort of health issues every dog owner should
          know about: basic information on vaccinations, how to tell when
          something is wrong, etc.

   BREEDING YOUR DOG
          An overview of what is involved when breeding your dog. Issues
          to consider *before* breeding, how to get the bitch and dog
          ready (health checks, examinations, etc), and other
          information. Strongly discourages careless or unplanned
          breeding.

   CANINE MEDICAL INFORMATION, I and II
          Gives detailed information on a number of diseases and other
          problems that dogs can have.

   TRAINING YOUR DOG
          Supplies tips, hints, and references to training your dog.
          Discusses the variety of methods used to train dogs.

   BEHAVIOR
          Outlines the way dogs think and presents common behavioral
          problems along with suggested constructive solutions. Barking,
          digging, aggression, dominance/submission, etc.

   CAININE ACTIVITIES: OBEDIENCE TRIALS
          Describes in detail how to start in the sport of obedience
          trials. Coevers required exercises for a variety of kennel
          clubs and gives several tips for successful participation.
          Prepared with the help of the OBED-L mailing list.

   CANINE ACTIVITIES: FLYBALL
          Describes the sport of flyball.

   CANINE ACTIVITIES: LURECOURSING
          Describes the sport of lurecoursing in detail.

   WORKING DOGS
          Covers the amazing variety of ways dogs can be put to work:
          search and rescue, police work, narcotics work, sledding,
          Schutzhund, etc.

   SERVICE DOGS
          Describes the ways dogs assist handicapped people directly.
          Covers guide dogs for the blind, signal dogs for the deaf,
          companion dogs for the disabled, and therapy dogs.

   AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
          Covers AKC test requirements and discusses showing. It also
          briefly discusses breed clubs associated with the AKC and
          titles obtainable through those clubs.

   ASSORTED TOPICS, I and II
          Contains a variety of topics in two parts that did not fit any
          particular theme, such as wolf-hybrids, owner allergies,
          cleaning up urine & vomit, docking and cropping, a new baby,
          invisible fences, pet doors, travel, vicious dogs, etc.

   PUBLICATIONS
          Contains all the book and article references in the other faqs
          (breed specific ones excepted). Additional publications listed
          as well. Sorted by topic.

   RESOURCES
          A compilation of canine related magazines, catalogues,
          organizations and kennel club addresses.

   RESCUE, I and II
          Lists contacts for breed rescue clubs around the country.

   The multiple parts of the FAQ are all archived at rtfm.mit.edu
   (18.181.0.24) in the directory /pub/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq. The
   files are: introduction, www-list, email-list, getting-a-dog,
   new-puppy, new-dog, health-care, breeding, medical-info/part1,
   medical-info/part2, training, behavior, activities/obedience,
   activities/flyball, activities/lurecoursing, working, service,
   kennel-clubs/AKC, misc/part1, misc/part2, publications and resources.
   To obtain the files, first try ftp to rtfm.mit.edu and look under that
   directory. If ftp does not work from your site, then try the mail
   server: send email to [e-mail] with

     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/introduction
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/email-list
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/www-list
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/getting-a-dog
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/new-puppy
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/new-dog
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/health-care
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeding
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/medical-info/part1
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/medical-info/part2
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/training
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/behavior
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/activities/obedience
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/activities/flyball
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/activities/lurecoursing
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/working
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/service
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/kennel-clubs/AKC
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/misc/part1
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/misc/part2
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/publications
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/resources
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/rescue/part1
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/rescue/part2

   in the body of the message (leave the subject line empty). If you
   don't want all of them, include only the lines of the ones you want.
   You do have to repeat the path information for each file.
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Official Breed Specific FAQs

   While not all breeds are covered, new ones are added from time to time
   as readers contribute them. They are available via anonymous ftp to
   rtfm.mit.edu under pub/usenet/news,answers/dogs-faq/breeds. You can
   obtain any or all of the official breed faqs via email from rtfm's
   mail server (as above) with the following commands . There are usually
   a few unofficial faqs that cover more breeds, please see below.

     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/airedales
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/akitas
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/basenjis
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/bassets
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/berners
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/bloodhounds
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/bordercollies
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/bulldogs
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/bullmastiffs
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/cairns
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/cavaliers
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/chessies
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/chows
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/collies
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/dachshunds
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/goldens
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/greyhounds
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/gsd
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/havanese
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/huskies
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/irishsetters
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/jackrussells
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/kerryblues
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/kuvaszok
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/labradors
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/leonbergers
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/malamutes
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/newfies
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/oes
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/ridgebacks
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/salukis
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/samoyeds
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/scotties
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/sharpeis
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/shelties
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/staffords
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/stbernard
     send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/tollers

   These faqs are written by different readers of RPD who have experience
   with the breed in question. While in many cases (not all!) I post
   them. you should direct any questions to the authors of the FAQ rather
   than automatically to me.

   You are encouraged to volunteer to write new breed faqs, please
   contact me at [e-mail] for details. I am happy to help you
   archive the faqs properly; however, you may decide to do it yourself
   or keep them offical; whatever. Please do let me know about it,
   though, so I can list it here.
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Assorted Other Official FAQs

   There is a FAQ dealing with the grief of losing a pet. It is
   generalized for all pets, and is archived at rtfm.mit.edu under
   /pub/usenet/news.answers/pets/pet-loss, or "send
   usenet/news.answers/pets/pet-loss" to the mail-server.

   There is a FAQ on fleas and ticks. It is not included with the dog
   FAQs because it is generalized for dogs AND cats. However, it is also
   archived at rtfm.mit.edu, under
   /pub/usenet/news.answers/pets/fleas-ticks for ftp, or "send
   usenet/news.answers/pets/fleas-ticks" to the mail-server.
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Unofficial FAQs

   Additionally, there are unofficial faqs that are NOT archived (I do
   not maintain nor take care of posting these). Sometimes these are
   preliminary/draft articles that will become "official" once finished
   (marked with "+"); these are often available at my web site before
   being posted:


     * Australian Shepherd FAQ
       write to [e-mail]

     * Dalmatian FAQ
       write to Corinne James at [e-mail]

     * Great Danes FAQ
       write to John Thomas at [e-mail]


     * Great Pyrenees FAQ
       write to Jeff Glover at [e-mail]

     * Protection Dogs FAQ
       write to David Austin at ??.

     * +Chihuahuas FAQ
       write to Melinda "Bob" Casino at [e-mail]

     * +Flat-Coated Retrievers
       write to Cindy Tittle Moore at [e-mail]


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Further Resources

   Anonymous ftp to nowaksg.chem.nd.edu will get you to a collection of
   GIF's of RPD'ers dogs and of examples of specific breeds. Mike is
   happy to install GIFs that you send him here. Starter kits for
   different platforms (Macs, PCs, etc) are available to allow you to
   download and view the GIF files on your own machine. When you log on
   to this machine, you will get a greeting message that will tell you
   where to find what you want. Please don't ask me (or Mike!) how to ftp
   over to nowaksg. FTP programs vary by site, and I probably won't be
   able to help you. Ask your local system administrator instead.

   For a complete list of canine related URL's, see
   http://www.io.com/user/tittle/dogs-faq/www-list.html
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Other Informational Files

     * "The UCB DogDroid" ([e-mail] periodically posts
       informative articles on Canine Companions for Independence.

     * James Jursch ([e-mail]) keeps a list of dog names of RPD
       readers.

     * Harold Reynolds ([e-mail]) keeps a "Bad Dog
       List," i.e. phrases that naughty pets should write on the
       blackboard. He posts this list periodically; suggestions,
       additions, and requests can be sent to him via email.

     * [e-mail] (Doug McGuire) has compiled a list of
       non-existant or mangled breed names for your enjoyment titled
       "THERE AIN'T NO SUCH THING AS..."

     * [e-mail] (Dixie Blake) periodically posts a
       humorous "FLAME-BAIT list" that lists all the ways to start a
       flame war here on RPD.

     * Ruth Ginzberg ([e-mail]) has an article she
       posts occasionally entitled "PLEASE, NO CHRISTMAS PUPPIES!"

   Enjoy!
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--
           Cindy Tittle Moore (the other half of Mary Healey's brain)
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