Ani-mail Post@ Animal Designs January 2006
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1. What's New
2. Pet Journals
3. Featured Item
4. Animal Radio Partners With Pets 911
5. Drawing and Fun Stuff
6. Comments-Questions-Suggestions

!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

1) WHAT'S NEW
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6. Affordable pricing and selection
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10.Guaranteed customer satisfaction
These are just a few of the many reasons to visit:
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2) PET JOURNALS
I've learned that the simplest way to inspire quality time together
is to plan it around the kitchen table. When you cook a good home
cooked meal, a serving of family sharing will soon follow. Having
grown daughters with their own busy schedules, it's not always easy
to keep them in their seats once dinner is done. But the other night
I received a treat that had nothing to do with calories. I can't
even remember how we got on the subject of pets, past and present,
but soon the memories were flowing. Just remembering some of the
animal antics gave us a good laugh that lasted long after the dessert
was digested. The first topic of canine conversation was Casey, the
Yorkie pup we welcomed into our life as a married couple. We figured
little dog, less trouble... Boy, were we wrong! Casey yapped from
sun up till sun down. He'd bark until our nerves were frazzled, and
then he'd bark some more. Crazy Casey, as we liked to call him,
seemed to hate the holiday season. From the day our Christmas tree
went up, our little darling would lift his leg and water the trunk of
our artificial tree. Bingo, the mixed up Lab mix brought us much joy
in the 14 years we were lucky enough to have her as a pet. Our
hearts had been set on a female puppy but sadly the owner informed us
there was only one female and she had been promised to someone else.
We chose a dog and named him Bingo. In the end it was the vet who
set us straight -- our dog was a girl after all, but Bingo was her
name until the day she went home to heaven. Finally we reminisced
about our recent obsession with Golden Retrievers. It started a
couple of years ago when we had the brainstorm idea of surprising the
girls with a puppy for Christmas. My vision of having a cute puppy
under the tree, in a box topped with a big red bow, didn't quite pan
out. The puppy had to be picked up early Christmas Eve morning, so
my Santa of a husband, and two very excited daughters, headed toward
a tiny town about 150 miles away. Bill, directions in hand, was
confident he'd find the gas station where he'd meet the puppy's
owner. All he had to do was look for a guy in a black pick up
truck. Bill found the gas station and the black pick up truck. The
girls were bursting with joy until they looked in the back of the
pick up to see a couple of Collies who were almost full grown. They
both cried in unison that Christmas Eve morning, "But we don't want a
Collie!" Turns out, they were at the wrong gas station. Bill did
manage to find the only other gas station and followed the gentleman
home to where the puppy was waiting. Holly pawed her way straight
into our hearts. So much so that Jaime returned home one Christmas,
gifting us with yet another golden surprise. Holly and Hanah are
now the regal Retrievers in residence. Bill and I are sticking to
our guns that there is no more room at the inn for anymore pets. But
that, too, can change. Laughing through all these doggy days, gone
by, I thank God for the gift of family and our furry friends who
allow me these joy filled years of love and laughter.
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
The perfect gift, a custom made toiletry travel kit/shoe bag in your
favorite animal print. The toiletry travel kit measures 10 1/2" x 5
1/2" x 5 1/2", made of quilted cotton outside, spill resistant nylon
lining inside, zippered closure and handle. It is washable and
breathable. Want a different pet or animal print, be sure and email
me with your request. We welcome special orders. See the pattern
selections at:
http://www.animaldesigns.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=animaldesigns&Product_Code=tvl001&Category_Code
=3

4) ANIMAL RADIO PARTNERS WITH PETS 911
Animal is proud to announce our new partnership with PETS 911. PETS
911's goal is to effect social change in this country by providing a
free public service that will one day ensure an environment where all
animals are valued companions and have lifetime, loving homes. This
free network, which is a collaborative effort of all the animal
rescue organizations and services across the country, is easily
accessible through both a toll-free phone number and website, which
promises easy access to all the local pet information necessary to
instill responsible pet ownership and overcome the issue of animal
homelessness. What is PETS 911? PETS 911 believes that if you
consolidate all the adoption, fostering, lost and found, volunteer,
shelter/clinic, and health and training information out there and
give the public a single and easy place to find this information,
education will substantially increase and euthanasia will decrease.
That is their mission. Please take a moment to look at their site.
You will see that PETS 911 is becoming an answer for not only the
public, but also the animal welfare community on how we in this
country can all take part in saving those 5 million animals every
year. PETS 911 consists of not only a Web site, but also a toll-free
phone, bilingual hotline (1-888-PETS-911) that allows everyone to
access the important, life-saving information they provide. This is
why they consider themselves a true public service. They are a for-
profit company, because they are funded 100 percent by corporate
America, making it possible to provide ALL of our information and
services for FREE to both the animal welfare community and the public
alike. And, at the same time, they are not competing with our shelter
and rescue partners for donation dollars. Look for lots of fresh
content on Animal Radio from Pets 911, and be sure to use their
website to find animals anywhere and post yours in the Pet Alert
section, just in case they should get lost. Also look for our new
section at the Animal Radio website featuring Pet Resources,
developed by Pets 911.
http://www.Pets911.com
Adapted from the Animal Radio Network http://AnimalRadio.com.

5) DRAWING & FUN STUFF
Congratulations to Michelle S... winner of the pawprint polar fleece
scarf. January's drawing is a paw print cell phone cover. After
entering your name, check out the rest of the fun page at
http://www.animaldesigns.com/trivia.htm Thanks to .... for this
month's pet photo of .... We want to honor your pet next month, so
send us a copy of their photo either by email or snail mail.
December's question was: Do you prepare a special holiday dinner for
your pets? It seems we share the holiday meals with our pets in
different ways. The results were Yes, a gourmet feast (39%), No,
table scraps( 30%), We all have take out (28%), and other (3%).

6) COMMENTS-QUESTIONS-SUGGESTIONS
This newsletter is being dedicated to our very own cat named Archie,
who crossed the Rainbow Bridge very recently. It is just not the
same without him purring for his dinner and affection.


As always, we appreciate your comments, questions and suggestions and
we've provided this link for sharing this newsletter with your
friends. http://www.animaldesigns.com/tell-a-friend.htm 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
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1.866.468.1739