Introductions:
Hi, we are Donna & Sue, the Community Leaders for Hounds at the Home & Food Channel. We
want to welcome you, and give you some tips and info to make your experience with us as enjoyable as possible.
The Hounds Message Board:
Whether you have a Doxie, Beagle, Greyhound, Basset, Harrier or an honorary
Hound dog, this board is a fun place to chat and get helpful tips! You will find lots of great information from fellow
members and good articles on Pets to answer your every question. We hope you'll jump in and offer your own suggestions
and further check out our webpage for lots of great tips!
Hounds webpage:
http://hounds-ivil.tripod.com
What does LOL mean, anyway:
On iVillage’s message boards, you’ll see a lot of abbreviations.
Some of the most common are:
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LOL –
laughing out loud
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DH –
darling, dear husband
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DS –
darling, dear son
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DD –
darling, dear daughter
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ROFL
– rolling on the floor laughing
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LMBO
– laughing my butt off
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OMG –
oh my gosh
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BTW –
by the way
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KWIM
– know what I mean?
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GMTA –
great minds think alike
You may see some others. If you wonder what they mean, just ask or click
here: https://hounds-ivil.tripod.com/id17.html
Folders:
Our message boards have folders. These folders are like message boards within
the message board. You will see that there are five folders on our board. They are:
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Questions
About Hounds – This folder
is where we post specific questions or advice and ask for or post advice. Also, this is a great folder to pass
along any dog tips you might have too!
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General Hound Discussions – This is where you can post any general dog question that does not fit into any of
the other folders. If you are new to the board, please introduce yourself as well.
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Health, Training & Updates –
This folder is for any dog health related question and updates on how your dogs are doing. Also, training tips and questions
are welcome here too.
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Howling
Good Fun – Let's get silly! You will find jokes, funny dog stories and games in this folder. Have fun!
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Off-Topic
Chit Chat – Post anything you like here that is not dog related. Birthdays, anniversaries, update on the
kids. Anything you like.
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Explore
iVillage – This folder lists news from around Pets & iVillage and invitations to visit other message boards.
Take a moment and read the newsletters as you will see some very interesting links to other places at iVillage.
How to use the Message Boards:
iVillage
Message Boards FAQ http://www.ivillage.com/ivillage/boards/about/articles/0,,423264,00.html
Board Tips & Tricks http://www.ivillage.com/ivillage/boards/about/articles/0,,582150,00.html
Tech Help for Message Boards http://www.ivillage.com/ivillage/boards/about/articles/0,,604550,00.html
Articles that may interest you:
Pet
Section of the Home & Food Channel:
http://home.ivillage.com/pets/topics/0,,4tn6,00.html
Pets Symptom Solver:
http://home.ivillage.com/pets/symsolve/0,,hg5z,00.html
Please come back to see us:
We hope to see you soon at the Hounds Message Board often!
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pthounds
