Thank you to Geocities for providing the Dog Hause's first free web page. Get Your Own!

Thank you to readyhosting.com for being the Dog Hause's current web site hosting provider. Your prices are amazing! I am very pleased.

Thank you to Cafe Press. Without you I wouldn't be able to offer the cool merchandise I sell on the Dog Hause.

Thank you to all the people that have donated money to the Dog Hause or have purchased any or all of the cool merchandise.

Thanks to the people and organizations who have honored The Dog Hause with their thoughtful comments. Here are some old comments about the Dog Hause. They still bring a smile to my heart every time I read them.

"Maybe you're looking for an artfully designed banner that says, No more litters, spay or neuter your critters! Or maybe you'd like to find the word "cats" spelled out in an animal font, with the shapes of flexible felines stretching into the letters "c," "a," "t," and "s." That's the kind of fun stuff you'll see at doghause.com, along with messages and essays about the importance of spaying and neutering. Web site designer Holly Burns originally developed the site to provide free graphics to fellow animal lovers, and the idea grew from there. Doghause.com is a great site if you're looking for easy banners or quick clip art for your own site."
Animal Sheltering Magazine (HSUS)
September-October 2000 Issue

"Thanks for your exceptional web site, fun, informative and rich in content."
Cuca R, Delgado
Fri, 29 Dec 2000

"Yahoo led me to you and what a fabulous site!! Thank you for all the info, it was exactly what I needed."
Analiese Tomlin
Thu, 14 Dec 2000

"This curious site is billed as 'a playground for pets and pet lovers.' Hardly limited to canines, the info here ranges from superstitions associated with a wide range of animals to quotes and proverbs about them. Check out cat-related fonts for your PC, a collection of animal sound clips, art, spay and neuter data, fun facts and much more."
-- Jacksonville.com **WebWatch**
Best bets on the Net 11/29/00 (Rich Ray)

"I look at a lot of web sites while preparing this guide, and once in a while I say "Wow, this is really a good one." Be prepared for a treat for your eyes while you view an interesting and useful collection of facts and fun about dogs. "The Dog Hause - A playground for pets and pet lovers" by Holly Burns."
-- The Straight Poop featured WEB SITE (Issue 13, March 24, 2000) and The Straight Poop BEST OF THE BEST (Number 42, October 27, 2000)

"Your web site is very special and I appreciate your time and effort."
Belinda Camarillo
Tue, 26 Sep 2000

"I love your site, this is really cool!"
Shealene Shafer
Sat, 23 Sep 2000

"Its my first time visiting your site and I've been here over an hour- I love it!!!"
Shareen Newman
Wed, 20 Sep 00

"I think I've read every page you have. I'm taking an HTML class and trying to find information on web design to see what classes I should be taking.... I found more useful information on your page than I think I've gotten in class." Anita Sun, 29 Oct 2000

"...The Dog Hause is a comprehensive archive of interesting and fun, pet-related... stuff. You can find everything from wav-files of animal sounds to animal fonts. But the real asset for English learners are the lists of pet-related quotes, proverbs, and idioms. All languages have metaphors and sayings that refer to animals here, Holly has put together an excellent resource for examining to role that animals have played in English..."
-- "Exploring the Net" (English Express)
August 2000
by Sean McLennan

"This site is a must-see for anyone who loves pets, not just dog owners. The Dog Hause is jam-packed with information on pets, including care, rules of thumb, a million and one facts, stories, superstitions and idioms about animals, animal art, sounds, jokes and much more. This site will keep animal lovers entertained for hours."
-- "Hot Sites on the World Wide Web"
The Dayton Daily News
Monday, May 4, 1999

"No, this is not a place to go when you're in trouble. Did you know that if your cat nudges your feet in the morning, it wants to stay inside, and if it nudges your face, it wants to go out? That, and dozens more pearls of folk wisdom can be found at this site dedicated to pets and pet lovers. You'll also find jokes, helpful hints, essays, idioms, fonts, sound files, a kennel of links, and much more--all related to the animals that help make our lives a little more complete.
-- TipWorld's Cool Web Site of the Day
[THE DOG HAUSE - 07/14/99]"

"Have a pet question? Get it answered here. Fun Facts offers interesting tid-bits such as young animal names, animals speeds, and animal collectives (e.g. band of gorillas and clowder of cats). Check Idioms to get an explanation for phrases like, "all hat and no cattle." Discover why animal superstitions exist or read some animal humor. Interested in creating your own pet or animal Web page? Find the clip art, fonts, and hilariously funny animals sounds. Peruse the offerings or add some of your own. This is a pet lovers community."
-- Excite (http://www.excite.com/lifestyle/pets/)
July 1999

"A terrific site filled with animal quotes, idioms, fun facts, superstitions, humor, clipart, fonts, and sounds. They even have a special spot dedicated to animal ASCII Art (art that you can use at the bottom of your emails). Hours and hours of entertainment!"
-- Animal Bytes

"All kinds of puppy paraphanalia. Decorate your webpage with Canine Clipart -- frequently asked questions are answered -- lots of doggie humor with David Letterman's (he's a hooman) "Top 10 Lists" about Dogs. One word of caution though, they seem to like CATS!"
-- Champ's and C.J.

"With the kids going off to school, there’s more time to play with the pets of the house! DOG HAUSE provides the fun with jokes, fun facts, and sounds. Get the low down on spaying and neutering. Help prevent litter!"
-- The Daily Record
Surf'n the net

"Your web page is great. That's worth repeating: your web page is great."
-- Martin Stilwell (Liverpool, England)
Feb 16, 2000

"Someone finally made a site for my children. they can all sit at the desk and relate to what I am doing. They all say this is too cool."
-- Kathie Quezada
Jul 19, 1999

"This is certainly one of the fantastic sites I ever came across... Thanks a lot for making your experiences available for the info seekers. Your site is a practical tips and tricks for the new web developers."
-- Abhijit A. Saswadkar
Jul 18, 1999

"Spent a good hour laughing and enjoying your site - KUDOS!"
-- Nandy Murphy
Jul 16, 1999

"What a delightful site, thanks so much for the grins, smiles, fonts and good information."
Elizabeth Top
Jul 15, 1999

"I was brought to your site today by the email from tip world. Loved it!!! I sent it to all my other animal loving friends!! The ASCII art is amazing and what a great collection of fonts!!"
-- Kohlee Gleffe
Jul 15, 1999

"Your site is refreshing!"
-- Barbara
Jul 14, 1999

"What a fun site to visit. I am a special education teacher, working with 14 students all of whom have learning disabilities, some also have emotional disabilities. Your fun facts will bring a lot of smiles as well as educate them, when we return to school August 9."
-- Teri Milton
Jul 14¸ 1999

"Four Paws Up for a puuuuurrrrrfect site...and as a cat, that's one of my favorite positions!!"
-- Runtell
Jun 26, 1999

"You are amazing! I love everything you have to offer and it is an honor for me to be a part of all that you are about and of what you are willing to teach. A Person's intelligence interests me more than anything else. Keep doing what you do and I will be right here waiting to learn everything you have to teach me :)"
-- Carmela
Jul 02, 1999

Doghause - lekstuga för djurägare
Doghause är en amerikansk sajt som vänder sig till ägare till djur av alla de slag. Här hittar du roliga ordspråk, typsnitt, clipart och roliga fakta om alla slags husdjur. www.doghause.com
-- Till surftipsindexet
The MikroDatorn Direct (Dagliga surftips)

"Wonderful site. Thank you for an entertaining few hours."
-- Suzanne Wiegmann
May 17, 1999

"Your site is really nice!! Very informative and also easy to navigate. Good work!"
-- Thoo Wei Foong
May 04, 1999

"Your site is rad!"
-- Sara
Oct 31, 1998

"A fine piece of work and I thank you for publishing it."
-- John Crout
Jul 10, 1999

"As a volunteer (and entry-level HTML programmer) helping to maintain the Longmont Humane Society (Longmont, Colorado) web site, I've found your marvelous site to be an invaluable resource. The shelter staff and I really appreciate your efforts."
-- John Waers
Jun 06, 1998

"Thank-you for being such a caring person, offering your energy, Good will and Good spirit to all that seek a solution." Roxanne Barkofsky
-- Great-American-Dogshow
Jul 05, 1998

"Your site is absolutely AWESOME!!"
-- Mary
Jul 17, 1998

"Really enjoyed your sight, especially the spay/neuter graphics."
-- Rickie Good
Jul 18, 1998

"Your site was very well put together, it greatly helped me in getting a page up in GeoCities. Although I'm still having some problems, I feel much more confident about working with HTML. Thank You For Having A Place For Us Newbies To Get Started."
-- Daniel Thomas
Sep 17, 1998

"An amazing site that stands head and shoulders above the rest!"
-- Joe Reed
March 1998

"Thanks God That People Like You Exist on The Web..."
-- Hermanos Sölter Marín
March 1998

"This site is a fine piece of art."
-- Pete Mathers
Dec 1997

"This is the nicest, coolest, neatest page ever!! Keep up the great work!"
-- Shibani, Age 11
Feb 1998

"WOW. I've been searching all over the web for a place like this."
-- Susan Haken
Feb 1998

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful."
-- Dana Hubbard
Feb 1998

"10 stars."
-- Judy Campbell
Feb 1998

"Did you know that if your cat nudges your feet in the morning, it wants to stay inside, and if it nudges your face, it wants to go out? Those and dozens more pearls of folk wisdom can be found on this new site dedicated to pets and pet lovers. But this isn't a one-trick pony. You'll also find jokes, idioms, and superstitions, plus free clip art and fonts, sound files, an oversized kennel of links, and much more. DH's marriage of solid design and sophisticated technology--an honor to Bauhaus design philosophy if ever we've seen one--makes any visit a pleasurable romp."
--EH (THE WEB Magazine)

"I have never seen a web site that I enjoyed so much!! I am not finished looking yet. I am taking a course to learn how to make a homepage, I am so glad I found your site. What great ideas. . . I had so much fun here!!"
-- Gae Manning

"Clever, cute, and a great place to visit!"
-- Cracker Runnels

"Best pooch graphics site I have found"
-- Lynda Zittier

"I don't remember the last time I laughed this hard! Great site!"
-- Sheila Johnson

"I enjoyed your site so much I didn't want to leave. especially the animated dogs and also I had a hard time breaking away from the dog and cat quotes, as tony the tiger would say they're great!"
-- Jeanne

"I was just kind of bored with always going to the same places. Then somehow I got to your page, and I love it. I've linked up to your page now."
-- T Cothrum

"I used the barking dog sounds to drive my puppy crazy! Great fun. Also liked your rules and quotes. I'll be back!"
-- Elizabeth Cusulas

"Great site. I loved it!"
-- Andrea

"It's [The Dog Hause is] a great page. I really mean that.A great open and lively feeling to it -- the graphics are very vivid, and of course cute, but they do not dominate the content, they complement it."
-- Larry Yates

"I am so glad that there are great sites like this one on the internet for Dog lovers!"
-- Errin Francis

"The Dog Hause Art Gallery features fantastic graphics and animated GIF's of dogs, cats, birds, water creatures, and much much more. The site contains large and small animal graphics, icons, lines, backgrounds, etc. Again, the graphics are free for personal nonprofit Web pages, and you're simply asked to link to their page. What a small price to pay to use such wonderful graphics. The Dog Hause isn't only a graphics site, however. It's also a "playground for pets and pet lovers" that features animal trivia, animal sounds, funny stuff about animals, a pet picture gallery, and more. . . This site is a must see."
-- Robin Nobles

"Excellent site. Makes you want to come back and visit again and again...."
-- Jen Shepherd

"Awesome site! I am an avid dog lover and my sister is addicted to cats, I can't wait to share with her! Thanks for making me smile tonight, I needed it!"
-- Cassie J. Molina

"Absolutely BEAUTIFUL site!!"
-- Jeff Pasternak

"Your page is so cute! I had lots of fun with the funnies, the quotes, superstitions, and everything else! Thanks for such a great page!"
-- Lily

"Finding this web site was a bit of heaven!"
-- Sharon Sherwood

"I can't tell you how hard I was laughing while I was trying to read your page. There are tears coming out of my eyes at this very moment... I just wanted to thank you for the great time! I'm going to tell my friends who know cats and they'll be hysterical too. Great Page."
-- Kari Vecchitto

"You've done an outstanding job with this site, keep up the good work. I was very happy to see all the info you had on Spay/Neutering pets. I work for a vet and see all too many people who refuse to neuter their pets and it gets me so angry when they call up and want an abortion for their dog that should have been spayed anyway. Thanks again."
-- Jaimie

"[The Dog Hause] has helped me create my web page for the shelter that I work for. Thanks very much; just think about all the lives you are helping me to save from our local shelter."
-- Cheryl.

"WOW... [I] feel as if I dived head first into the cookie jar and came up covered with fresh chocolate chip cookies."
-- Carol

"Your site leaves me nearly speechless. Thank you for compiling so much fun into such a great place. Your design/style of presenting the graphics is wonderful. I will be posting your links and encouraging everyone to visit! We are just getting started but with help like you provided, we're enjoying every minute of it. Thanks again!"
-- Michelle

"The Dog Hause (www.doghause.com) has several sections, about your favorite animal, to explore! The Quotes & Proverbs page dishes up several goodies. You're bound to find a saying or two that you'll think is the "cat's meow". Did you ever wonder where a certain expression concerning an animal came from and what it means? The Animal Idioms and Expressions page will have your answer. If you've ever wondered what size your dog's kennel should be, or how much to feed you cat each day, "The Animal Rules of Thumb" page could help. Of course, it's important to talk to a pet expert about the care of your pet, but these "rules" serve as a guidline and introduce topics you may never have considered. If you're ever chased by a bear, you'll be glad you stopped by this page! The Animal Fun Facts page is the ultimate trivia page on the classification of animals. What are young swan called? What are a group of chickens, badgers or cats called? How fast is the fastest animal? How do we compare to them? You'll never know, unless you go! The younger crowd (or young at heart) will appreciate the Animal Sounds page. Just click on the animal's hyperlink to hear its sound. The Art Gallery is a storehouse of free pictures, images and type faces that can be used on a web page, newsletter or report. There are several varieties to choose from and downloading is as simple as a mouse click. The Dog Hause strongly encourages pet population control and has an extensive section covering the topic... The pages load quickly, the graphics are small, but cute. Everything, including the free web graphics and clip art are neatly arranged. Nice job!"
-- Chris

La página para que se diviertan las mascotas y los animales de compañía. Con mucho material útil para poner en tu propio web: iconos de perros, gatos, peces, lagartos... hasta hipopótamos; figuras animadas, fondos. Además, hay chistes, tradiciones, viejas historias de animales, creencias y supersticiones sobre la conducta de las mascotas, proverbios, modismos, sonidos, e información útil sobre aspectos de la biología de nuestros más fieles amigos. Con un diseño gracioso y funcional y una excelente sección de enlaces, no te la pierdas. CONTENIDO 4 / DISEÑO 4 / VELOCIDAD 4 / TOTAL 4
-- I World -- http://www.idg.es/iworld/index.html (June 1998)

I just wanted to take a moment to compliment you on the Dog Hause web page. Not only for the immense variety of downloadables but for your animal awareness. Thank you for using your space on the net for a good, fun, cause. Keep up the great work!
-- Josie C. (June 1998)

I can't think of a better spot to visit this holiday week than Holly Burns' website, The Dog Hause. In fact, it may take you the entire week because there is so much here to see. Holly is an especially talented artist and webmaster with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of animal related clipart graphics, many available for anyone to use. That isn't all, not by a longshot. You will also find a huge gathering of unique animal-related information, including quotes and proverbs, idioms, rules of thumb, fun facts, superstitions, animal humor, animal sounds, even useful spay and neuter information. All this put together in one of the most nicely designed and easy to navigate home pages you will ever find. I guarantee this one belongs in your bookmark file.
-- "Pick of the Litter" Net Vet (June 29-July 5 1998)

"Your website is excellent. It's absolutely the best website I've ever seen on the net."
-- Adrian Vallejo (June 1998)

"Humour had me laughing till I was crying thanx for the pick me up."
-- Bekka (July 1998)

"I loved all the graphics I saw on your site, but went crazy over the quotes. They are WONDERFUL!"
-- Pam Guevara (July 1998)

"I thoroughly enjoyed the Doghause! Thanks in particular for your style guide...it was a great help to me when I began work on my web site. "
-- Kristi (Aug 1998)

"No bones about it, your website is the cat's whiskers. Can I say that being a dog?"
-- Bernie Beagle (Aug 1998)