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[Marcia Kerns]

Thank you to all of you wonderful Droolers who sent us their warm thoughts when we helped old Wally to the bridge last month.  I still have a big old lump in my chest and miss him terribly.  I think he is still at work in our lives.  The outpouring of support was just amazing and I will do my best to answer everyone in my own very slow time.

A co-worker sent out an email to our entire company about a basset buppie in trouble.  Seems she just couldn't 'adjust' at the grand old age of 4 months, and the people who paid over $600 for her at the puppie store (aaaarrrrggghhhh!) just wanted to be rid of her.

Another co-worker ran up to rescue her, brought her home and when his Jack Russell didn't 'like her' after one whole night, he was ready to dump her.

Being the big sucker that I am I offered to foster her until an appropriate home could be found or she could be turned over to a rescue group.  I guess you know what happened.

I have a new buppie!  Her name is Magnolia or Maggie or, as only my husband calls her, Maggot.  Well, of course we didn't want her!  We're just going to take care of her for a while until the 'right' folks come along.  Apparently we're the right folks!

She's fitting in beautifully although it did take more than one night for the magic to happen.  Fiona is  her playmate.  Maggie's best trick is Fiona tipping.  I was afraid we'd have to put the old fat girl back on her feet, but she managed to roll over.  She runs with Mudbone who is also her protector against the ever grumpy and curly-lipped Sammie (also well known as eater of children).  When Sam snarls, Mud and his big old head just appear.  Sam backs down and turns his head.  Maggie seems to have adapted this behavior for her own ends and will stand behind Mud just giving Sam a big tongue lashing. She figured out the dog door in about 10 seconds and loves, loves, loves that big fenced in yard.  She watches the peafowl in their enclosure like it's her own personal TV show.  Every blade of grass is endlessly fascinating

We took her to the vet and she checked out.  Perfect health.  Microchipped, the works.  She's a mellow buppie and goes to work with me every day.  Catches up on her sleep and runs Mud all evening when she gets home.

Yep, we had no plans to adopt another dog.  I think this sweetheart was looking for us.  So far she has just moved shoes around and eaten all my dryer balls.  Underwear appears in the back yard, mostly my husband's.  I am heartened that my middle-aged pack is so accepting and wonderful.  Feeding time is a bit stressful and will be until she catches on to her place in the pecking order.  Easy stuff, really.

Gosh, I have been so busy adopting mature dogs that I'd forgotten how much fun and work a buppie could be.  She's much more easy going than the last two buppies I raised (I don't even want to discuss how long ago that was).  It's like riding a bike, you never forget.  

Sigh, I think I'm in love.  Thank you, Walter, for sending this precious bundle to us.

Soft snooter kisses to all of you dealing with loss and illness.  Candles are lit for easy passage.  

Marcia and the Beachbassets
Mudbone, Sammie, Fiona and Maggie
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