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YAPPY NEW YEAR!

As I spend the last days of 2008 laying here in bed with the flu, my loyal, ninety-pound heating pad is contentedly curled up against my legs. I like to think he's sympathetic, but it's probably because he knows my husband feels too badly for me to kick him off.

But it's comforting to have him there and it makes me love him even more. I think every year should be the Year of the Dog. And here are just a few things that have caught my eye that you might enjoy over the next 12 months.

While everyone is all caught up in Marley Mania, I've recently discovered an author whose life was changed by one manic border collie. Jon Katz's book, A Dog Year: Twelve Month, Four Dogs, and Me chronicles the life of Devon, the border collie version of Marley, whose antics will make you laugh - and cry - just as much as that yellow Lab.

And there might not be an artist who captures the "funny" in dogs quite like Ken Bailey. Clicking through his online galleries make me happy. Browse his breed list and I guarantee you'll be scouting out places to hang his whimsical creations.

Finally, let me just take a moment to make my yearly fitness resolution. Ugh. But this "hands-free" leash from Cardio Canine could make Oliver the ultimate running, uh, jogging, ummm, speed walking partner!