Urban Dog - Get in touch with your inner dog.

www.barkbusters.com - Bark Busters is the largest, most trusted, in-home dog trainer in the world, with more than 250,000 dogs trained worldwide. Their holistic, in-home training approach can successfully train any dog, in about two hours.

www.bellatoccatags.com - These unique and beautiful custom designed sterling silver tags for pets are hand-crafted and come in a variety of styles and sizes. These sterling silver pet i.d. tags distinguish themselves, not just because they're so unique, but also because they are hand engraved. Hand engraving wears better because it's cut deeper into the metal. Then it's oxidized black, so the lettering really stands out.

www.canineart.com What do you get for the dog lover that has everything? How's about a commissioned portrait of their best friend? Check out these wonderful paintings by artist Betsy Doody.

www.caninecovers.com Canine Covers provide a comfortable way for "man's best friend" to travel, while protecting vehicle seating surfaces, floor, seatback and cargo area from pet hair, scuffing and "accidents". Canine Covers are the ultimate seat protectors for people who travel with dogs and want to maintain the interior appearance of their car or SUV.

www.diva-dog.com The collar designers at Diva-Dog create beautiful, fashionable original collars made from leather and cloth and more "adventurous" materials such as reptile. They also offer a full line of unique gifts and accessories such as bowls, dog food scoops and biscuit bags. They even have an ultra-gentle hypo-allergenic dog shampoo that was specifically developed for the sensitive skin and eyes of your pet.

www.dogbedworks.com These folks have beds, furniture, crates and travel gear for dogs and cats. Their products are a fresh, unique blend of style and comfort.

www.funstufffordogs.com These people have obviously scoured the industry, looking for unusual, innovative, totally unexpected dog products, and they put them all in one place to create a friendly store for dogs and the people who love them.

www.getserious.com This amazing cleaning product uses a revolutionary “Triple Whammy” formula to remove pet stains, odors and pheromone in just three minutes. It doesn’t neutralize or cover up odors. It actually lifts out the problem from carpets and upholstery so that pets aren’t attracted back to re-mark. You can warm GET SERiOUS! in your microwave and use it on more stubborn stains. GET SERiOUS! never leaves ‘yellow’ and it removes ‘old yellow’ that other cleaners leave behind

www.groomeez.com – We received a sample of this amazing brush and tried it out on our pooches here at Urban Dog Magazine. It is truly remarkable. Not only does it rake all of the loose, dead hair out of your dog’s coat as you brush him, but the impressively innovative one-touch button slides a flat panel through the brush, pushing all of the collected hair out of the brush. Buy it online at

www.help4pets.com The Pet Protector System by 1-800-HELP-4-PETS does more than an I.D. tag or even a microchip. It's your pet's direct link to safety and help whenever and wherever needed. We think this is such a great idea, we registered our own pooch, Basil, with The Pet Protector System.

www.K9advantix.com –If fleas and ticks are a problem and you’re worried about heart worm-carrying mosquitoes, K9 Advantix will protect your puppy or pooch from these annoying pests.

www.luvofdog.com - Ever thought of indulging your precious pooch with a custom-made bed or collar & leash? Check out www.luvofdog.com. Beds are handmade and customized based on your choice of size, fabric, coordinating fabric and piping. Fun, unique fabric choices are available. The inner pillow can be machine washed along with the cover. The elves at www.luvofdog.com also make handmade collars and leashes that match your dog’s bed.

www.muttlynchwinery.com –This is a very small winery located in the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County, California. They specialize in limited production red wines from select vineyards in different parts of Northern California….the clincher is that they have combined their love of dogs (they have two “mutts” named Max and Nicki), their passion for wine and their slightly left-of-center sense of humor. All wines have “dog” themes and fun whimsical, colorful labels. Check them out and order a few bottles. Gift packs come complete with dog treats for your pooch.

www.pamperedcanine.com - These folks call themselves a unique bakery and boutique for your pampered pet…and that it is. At Pampered Canine & Co., they know your pet is a part of your family. That's why they carry only the highest quality gifts for pets and pet lovers alike. Look for their new soy-based edible greeting cards, homemade jerky appropriately referred to as “doggie crack” and the unique, original Pupsicle. Also, fun, innovative, whimsical bandannas and collar covers for every occasion.

www.pamperedpuppy.com - This is one of our absolutely favorite doggie websites. Chock-full of fun, interesting, innovative, original products and product reviews for dogs and their humans. Check it out!

www.puplife.com This is a new favorite of ours. Pup Life only sells the best dog products available, from organic dog food to cool dog collars with lifetime guarantees. This "health food store for dogs" has something for every dog owner.

www.theyearofthedog.com These folks certainly have a jump on 2006, The Year of the Dog in the Chinese calendar. Products include fun, colorful, festive tees, hats, stickers and other items that encourage us mere mortals to "Unleash Your Canine Spirit!" Each order is shipped with a Fortune Cookie containing a doggie fortune for The Year of the Dog. How fun is that? Check out their "Poop" page to learn more about your sign if you were born in the Year of the Dog. Woof!

www.triplepet.com - Your dog’s oral hygiene is an often-overlooked, but necessary part of maintaining your pooch’s overall health. Regular brushing wards off bad breath, gum disease and other mouth infections. The Triple•Pet toothbrush gets the job done faster, easier and better. It has three flexible heads that maintain constant, steady pressure on all surfaces of the tooth with every stroke. In addition to the standard top bristles, the two side bristles are at the proper 45 degree angle for thorough surface cleaning while the soft outer bristles massage and stimulate your dog’s gums.

Doggie Destinations

www.forestretreat.com Tucked away in the magical Homochitto Forest of Mississippi, the Forest Retreat is an amazingly quiet, relaxing, soothing dog-friendly getaway. Just a trip to the website will lower your blood pressure a few notches.

dooit.home.mindspring.com This is a beautiful Dog Friendly 4 BR house just steps from the white sandy beaches located just east of Seaside, FL. It's newly renovated, quiet neighborhood, fantastic views. Pack your pooch's bag and give them a call 504.473.1946 to reserve.

www.petfriendlytravel.com The travel gurus at Pet Friendly Travel can help you find pet friendly hotels and lodging so you can travel with your pet. PetFriendlyTravel.com gives you easy access to pet friendly accommodations, including pet friendly hotels, vacation rentals, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, resorts and lodges in the US and Canada.

www.puppytravel.com These people are not just regular travel agents. They are PET TRAVEL AGENTS. They use TLC and their vast professional experience to assist animal travel around the world. Whether it is a trip to visit family with your pet, a getaway vacation with your pet, or a pet transfer across the sea, they are the experts!

Just Plain Fun

www.askdoglady.com Advice on dogs, life and love. "Ask Dog Lady," was recently named a "hot site" by USA Today, operates on the basic premise that dogs are perfect while humans need help . . .We couldn't agree more.

www.barkandsmile.com Photographer Kim Levin has published at least a dozen books featuring her wonderful dog photos. Check out her website for a glimpse of her talent and passion for photographing pooches.

www.dognoses.com the name says it all. We love it. Nothing but photos of--yep, you guessed it--dog noses. Cruise through the gallery and submit your own dog nose photo if you want.

www.dogster.com This is n amazingly fun, fun, fun, totally dog website to cruise around. They have 20,000 Dogs listed with profiles, geographic location, etc. My personal favorite is nicknames. Basil, the handsome Urban Dog mascot and Editor in Chief is featured. Woof!

http://lesliel.typepad.com/clover/2005/05/ This is the clever, entertaining “modern dog weblog” of Clover, a precious, precocious Jack Russell terrier residing in Washington State.

Lots of Doggy Photos! This site features 3 galleries chock-full of nothing but photos of dogs in cars. Worth a virtual cruise around the block anytime you're feeling a tinge of wanderlust. Woof!

www.oldyellersrevenge.com - Cami Johnson is our favorite dog photographer in this entire galaxy...so much so that we had her do a session with Basil the Wonder Dog and Editor in Chief of Urban Dog Magazine. See the cover of Urban Dog issue #9, Spring 2004. She captures them in their world instead asking them to come into ours. See Basil's sexy pose in the www.oldyellersrevenge.com online gallery.

www.universitydog.com Animal behaviorist, Colleen Paige, makes a living helping people train and understand their dogs. Her website is filled with helpful and interesting links, articles and advice.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/barney Yep...it's true. The First Dog has his own web page. Even Dubya says, "With eyebrows like that, Barney should be a senator." We agree! Woof to you, Barney!

Rescue Organizations

All of the links listed below are for groups and organizations in the Gulf South dedicated to saving animals and finding good homes for them. Most of these sites feature photographs of the pets that are available for adoption and information about upcoming events.

www.petfinder.org Here, you can search a database of over 80,000 adoptable animals, locate shelters and rescue groups anywhere in the US and abroad, browse their resource library and post classified ads for lost and found pets and pets needing homes.

www.la-spca.org the Louisiana SPCA's website.

www.jspca.org the Jefferson Parish SPCA

www.oldgoldrescue.org Golden Retrievers rescue.

www.petfinder.org/shelters/bayoubassets.html Looziana Basset Hound Rescue

www.gulfcoastgreyhounds.org Greyhound rescue in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama