Ani-mail Post@ Animal Designs July 2004
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1. What's New
2. Pet Journals
3. Featured Item
4. Animal Years vs. Human Years-The Truth
5. Drawing and Fun Stuff
6. Comments-Questions-Suggestions

1) WHAT'S NEW
Good news!! We're extending our 5 year anniversary celebration
through August!! Join the fun at Animal Designs for free gifts and
prizes!! Order any item of $15 or more and receive a free 2 1/2"
ceramic paw print box. Hunt for the yellow paw print ball and enter
your name in the drawing for a $30. gift certificate. All this in
addition to our unique selection of handcrafted gifts. Visit us now
at www.animaldesigns.com

2) PET JOURNALS
I was going for a walk in the woods with my wife's faithful canine
companion, Gus. Gus loved my wife, The Queen B, and only liked me
when I let him ride in my pickup or took him for a walk. This day,
he liked me. The woods were alive with birds, flowers and insects.
I was happy to see them all. The mosquitoes were even happier to see
me. I was meals on wheels to the skeeters. Gus went exploring. I
could hear him snuffling as he investigated the various scents.
Suddenly, I heard a commotion in a thicket. I ran to the sounds.
There I found Gus. He was staring intently up a tree, making odd
growling noises while a bit of drool danced on his doggy lips. I
looked up into the giant bur oak tree to see if I could determine the
object of his attention. There in the crotch of the tree, maybe 15
feet above the ground, was a young raccoon. I find baby raccoons
cute and mischievous. Gus found them irritating at best, and well
worth chasing. The little raccoon was looking down at Gus. I could
see the fear in the young animal's eyes. (Don't worry, the raccoon
was never in any danger.) Gus, being a dog, could sense the fear.
Because he could think of nothing else to do, Gus began to bark.
This wasn't what the little raccoon wanted to hear and he had seen
all that he wanted to see of Gus. He put his paws over his eyes. I
found it cute. Gus found it confusing. Evidently, Gus had been
focused in on the raccoon's eyes. Once the eyes disappeared, Gus got
the oddest look on his face. He stared up in the tree for a couple
of minutes, uttered a single, last bark and bounced back off into the
brush. We see what we want to see.
www.petwarmers.com
We all have stories that we like to tell our friends about our pets,
so send us your favorite "tail", and we will select one each month
to feature in our newsletter.

3) FEATURED ITEM
Here's your chance to have the popular and genuine toile look.
Enhance your table decor with a tablecloth, placemats, table runner
and accessories. Made just for you in three available "Country
Life" colors at a price you can afford. Order yours today at
http://www.animaldesigns.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv

4) ANIMAL YEARS VS. HUMAN YEARS - THE TRUTH
For the longest time, it was believed that you could calculate your
dogšs age in human years by multiplying their age times seven. We
now know that
is not true. With dogs reaching adulthood within their first 2 years,
a more accurate formula would be to calculate their first 2 years by
10.5 humanyears, and then each year after that by 4 human years. How
long a dog will actually live also varies by breed, with most dogs
living to 12 or 14 years of age. A dogšs weight will also
determine
how it ages. For example, a dog that weighs 20 pounds or less at age
5, will be 36 in human years; a dog that weighs between 21 and 50
pounds at age 5 would be 37 in human years; a dog that weighs between
51 and 90 pounds at age 5 would be 40 in human years; and a dog that
weighs over 90 pounds at age 5 would be 42 in human years. Following
is a rough chart to calculate both dogs and cats in human years.
Because there are so many other other factors, such as breed and
size, to take into consideration when calculating their age, there is
no one chart that can properly represent all animals.
Dogs Age Human Years Cats Age Human Years
1 year 15 years 1 year 15 years
2 years 24 years 2 years 24 years
4 years 32 years 5 years 36 years
7 years 45 years 7 years 45 years
10 years 56 years 12 years 64 years
15 years 76 years 15 years 76 years
20 years 98 years 18 years 88 years
Adapted from the Animal Radio Network http://AnimalRadio.com.

5) DRAWING & FUN STUFF
Congratulations to Michael L., the winner of the pawprint eyeglass
case and to Lori M., winner of the $30. gift certificate. July's
drawing is a pawprint cosmetic bag. After entering your name, check
out the rest of the fun page at
http://www.animaldesigns.com/trivia.htm Thanks to Donna P. for the
photo of her adorable goats. We would like to honor your pet next
month, so send us a copy of their photo either by email or snail
mail. June's question was: What phrase best describes your pet?
Most of the responses said that their pets were Cute and cuddly
(110), Some were the King of the jungle (38) and others play Hide and
seek (17).

6) COMMENTS-QUESTIONS-SUGGESTIONS
A recent comment from a valued customer, Ann S. "I really enjoy your
site, especially the polls, fabric voting and of course all the great
gift items. Keep up the good work".

As always, we appreciate your comments, questions and suggestions
and we've provided this link for sharing this newsletter with your
friends. http://www.tellafriends.com/p?id=2247 Thank you for
taking the time to tell your friends and family about Animal
Designs. It is the ultimate compliment and we greatly appreciate it.

All the Best,
Jeanie
Animal Designs
www.animaldesigns.com
1.866.468.1739