General Publications and Websites

Dog Watch-The Newsletter for Dog People. (Torstar Publications).

Benjamin, Carol Lea. Mother Knows Best. (Hungry Minds, Inc., 1985).

Jester, Terry. Living with Small and Toy Dogs. (Alpine Publications, Inc., 1996).

Kalstone, Shirlee. How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days. (Bantam Books, 1985).

Kriechbaumer, Armin. Small Dogs: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual. (Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1994).

Monks of New Skete. The Art of Raising a Puppy. (One Leg Up Products, 1992).

Rice, Dan, DVM. Small Dog Breeds. (Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 2002).

Siegal, Mordecai and Margolis, Matthew. I Just Got a Puppy, What Do I Do? How to Buy, Train, Understand and Enjoy Your Puppy. (Fireside, 1992).

Wilcox, Bonnie, DVM and Walkowicz, Chris. The Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World. (T.F.H. Publications, 1989).

www.canismajor.com

www.cavaliersonline.com (an e-zine devoted to the cavalier King Charles spaniel)

www.citydog.net (loaded with information about living with dogs in the city)

www.dogbitelaw.com (includes information about dog bites and their legal ramifications)

Canine Health Resources

For information on specific health problems, or on genetic conditions particular to individual breeds, please conduct a Web search using appropriate keywords. In most cases, the AKC Web site (at www.akc.org) provides a link to the chapter for all recognized breeds. From that link, current and reliable health information is easily available.

American Animal Hospital Association 12575 W. Bayaud Avenue Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 986-2800 www.healthypet.com

The American Veterinary Medical Association 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100 Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 925-8070 www.avma.org

Canine Eye Research Foundation Purdue University Lynn Hall 625 Harrison Street West Lafayette, IN 47909-2026 www.vet.purdue.edu

Animal Eye Care Clinics 1221-B Avenida Acaso Camarillo, CA 93012 (866) 393-8387 www.eyevet.com

Animal Wellness Center 2115 112th Avenue NE #100 Bellevue, WA 98004-2946 (425) 455-8900 www.holistic-pet-care.com

Humane Society of the United States 2100 L Street NW Washington, DC, 20037 (202) 546-1761 www.hsus.org

Pet Health and Nutrition Web Sites

www.animalessentials.com

www.bravorawdiet.com (a commercial raw diet; includes plenty of information on raw diets in general)

www.caninehealthnutrition.com

www.fda.gov (online home of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine)

www.hsus.org

www.iams.com (commercial site with information on feeding at all stages of life)

www.petloss.com

www.petplace.com (includes information on pet aging and loss)

www.thepetprofessor com

www.petwellness.com (the Novartis Animal Health site, a good resource for health information of all kinds)

www.puplife.com

www.webvet.Cornell.edu

Training and Obedience

www.goldenretriever.com (includes a good article on housetraining “special” dogs)

www.inch.com/-dogs (the American Dog Trainers Network Web site)

www.minpin.org (includes useful information for training that clever breed, the min-pin)

www.veterinarypartner.com (includes articles on clicker training and correcting destructive behavior)

Doggie Travel Web Sites

www.dogfriendly.com

www.firstclasspettravel.com (Susan Gilbert's subscription site for tips on travel with small dogs)

www.petsonthego.com

www.pettra.vel.com

www.takeyourpet.com (The Starwood Hotel chain's pet policy)

www.wdwinfo.com/tips_for_touring/kennels.htm (the Walt Disney World kennel program)

Camps and Camping

www.camp-gone-tothe-dogs.com

www.camping-usa.com/campingwithpets.html

www.campw.com

www.coyotecom.com/dogcamp.html

www.dogpatch.org/doginfo/camps.html

www.dog-play.com/camps.html

www.flyingdogpress.com

www.fmca.com (the Family Motor Coach Association Web site)

www.newrver.com (includes information about RV travel with pets)

Dog Sports and Activities

Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc.

www.pet-therapist.com

Canine Freestyle Federation www. canine-freestyle.org

Delta Society Pet Partners Program www.deltasociety.org

North American Flyball Association www.flyball.org

Therapy Dogs International, Inc. www.tdi-dog.org

United States Dog Agility Association www.usdaa.com