Mission
Members
Site Features
Technology
Privacy
Business Model
Organisational Timelines
DogHouse Team
Address

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Although much copied The Dog House is the original and leading provider of content on the topic of SM Dog Training and related subjects allowing members to learn more about themselves, within the context of SM Dogs, be it as a Trainer or a dog whatever in between.

Mission ^

The DogHouse aims to be all things possible to those into SM DogTraining, with the main point of forming a nucleus that attracts like minded people to thinks of this place as home, like a dog slave heaven.

• To provide contact both Nationally and Internationally for Human Canine Pets and their Trainers.
• To provide a forum for discussion on Human Canine Pets issues, to prevent from feeling that you are either dysfunctional or alone, and to enjoy this diversity.
• To provide a sense of community via mail lists, chat channels that will allow you to keep in touch with like other club members with in a global discussion group.
• The Newsletter can be distributed electronically as an publication, with contact adverts, venue details, manufacture's addresses (related products), stories, international news and diary of events. The Electronic copy is 'protected' where appropriate, and can be decrypted using both your Membership Number and your mail ID.

Members ^

Although we have many visitors to the site, there are those where a sense of belonging is important. Many members are also contributors to the site, adding to its richness. Members may also choose to have an advert on the site which is shown in the Adverts section.

Site Features ^

• Personal Ads
• News Items
• Training information
• Resource material
• Discussion groups
• Suppliers resource
• Venue/Club and SM Vacation listing

Technology ^

The Doghouse runs on traditional higher performance server located in San Francisco. The content makes use of CSS and is best viewed MSIE 4.0 or later, and Netscape 4.7 or later

Privacy ^

This is covered in some lenght in our Privacy Statement
In summary we retain the right to protect the privacy of our members, we do not sell their information as a mailing list or other information that they choose to supply to us we receive in confidence.

Business model ^

The Doghouse revenue plan is a Advertising and Sponsorship model.

Organizational Timeline ^

Fall 1996 - The DogHouse website founded.
Spring 1997 - List Server discussion Groups first started
Summer 1997 - Construction on the Adverts site.
Fall 1999 - Large scale web automation as size of site grows
Summer 2000 - Site Make-over, more responsive.
Summer 2000 - Membership over 2000, hits over 7,200 unique visitors a day. 

DogHouse Team ^

TopDog - Founder, Publisher   Editor-in-Chief

Organization Address  ^

The DogHouse
PO Box 2699
Brighton
Sussex
BN1 8RQ
UK

www.TheDogHouse.org