function doPreload()
{

   var the_images = new Array('http://www.dawnsdoxies.com/images/paw_dark.gif');
   preloadImages(the_images);
}

function preloadImages(the_images_array) {

   for(var loop = 0; loop < the_images_array.length; loop++)
        
   {
        var an_image = new Image();
        an_image.src = the_images_array[loop];
   }
}