Abstract: An animal self-massage device includes a massage base having massage elements for contacting the body of an animal and means for releasably attaching the massage base to an animal.

Abstract: A massage device either for an animal's stomach or back general area utilizes rotating rollers. The massage device includes pads to comfortably absorb some of the animal's force on the device along with straps to hold the device around the animals back or stomach.

Abstract: A method for facilitating negotiated fee-based billable communication on a network that is comprised of forming a business relationship between a third party and a plurality of business service providers, facilitating communication between the business service providers and clients of the business service providers via the network, facilitating real-time negotiation between the business service providers and the clients for a flat or time-based communication fee and facilitating automatic billing of the client and automatic payment of the business service provider for a billable communication session.