[Dailydrool] Hope you guys are all okay and our Howlidays
Eleri Pastouret
elerimist at free.fr
Sun Apr 17 09:57:46 PDT 2011
Bonejour, Pw Penny and Pw Polly woofin' in from across the waves in
France.
First of all, we hope all you guys are okay with those terrible storms
and things <shudder>
We have not written much lately cuz we were on our howlidays. Our da
mum and DH house-sit for friends when they travel out of season (they
travel a lot, hehehehe). We live in a small apartment and the friends
have a super-duper HUGE luxury villa with lots of garden and things to
sniff (like a compost heap????). The only inconvenience is that we
have to share with Catina. Remember that cat that comes to stay with
us in summer? Well, it's her home. We just had four weeks of
blissful coming in and out as we pleased <sigh> and now we are home
<snif>. To make matters worse, not only are we depressed to be home
but da mum TORTURED us! Yes, she did, she cut all our toe bones away.
We screamed and squirmed but the DH SAT on us and she snipped away.
We are planning our revenge ......
Actually, there are TWO super-duper luxury villas and the other one is
rented out, so if any of you's have lots of moolah and fancy a holiday
in the South of France just get in touch with da mum and she'll send
you photos. The villas may be expensive but there is a priceless
bonus .... WE are available for free belly rubs and cuddles :))))
Hugs and lurps to you all. Drool to all in need.
Pw Penny and Pw Polly
Eleri Pastouret
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> 1. Rosie Update - Saturday (Anita Sacrey)
> 2. Fraud Investigation (Dale Rutz)
> 3. the 3rd Bear (sgmoose at optonline.net)
> 4. Joey & Emma repawt (Karrie Kuecker)
> 5. the 3 Bears (sgmoose at optonline.net)
> 6. Jr did great at agility today (jacquelynn chazey)
> 7. Worried (Dale Rutz)
> 8. Moles, Voles, and Transports (Kelly Jane Wilson)
> 9. if it quacks like a duck... (sgmoose at optonline.net)
> 10. An alternative to the dogpark (Val Brewer)
> 11. you knew it was coming... (sgmoose at optonline.net)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:09:07 -0400
> From: Anita Sacrey <agilitydawgz at hotmail.com>
> To: Daily Drool <dailydrool at dailydrool.org>
> Cc: Drool Mod Squad <dailydrool-moderators at dailydrool.org>
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Rosie Update - Saturday
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> There's not much new to tell today. She's not improved any and I
> think the pain is worse. She's in bad shape. Need continued drool.
> Your kindness is overwhelming - thank you all.
>
> Anita
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> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:51:19 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Dale Rutz <dalerutz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Fraud Investigation
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> Hi all, prime suspect Snoopy here,
>
> It seems that some individual has used momPersons credit card on the
> internet to
> purchase first class travel to Hawaii (couldn't locate a baby
> elephant crate)
> without her knowledge or consent. I am told that this is not
> strickly legal. It
> appears that *someone* is in big trouble.
>
> More later from Snoopy
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> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:57:17 +0000 (GMT)
> From: sgmoose at optonline.net
> To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] the 3rd Bear
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> Pw. Xandy Bear continuing her tale. Once Huggie Bear entered our
> family, the condo felt a bit small so I commanded that the
> blondeslave find a more suitable Castle for us. She finally settled
> upon a lovely home in the country with a huge yard which we were to
> move into in December??? Who moves in December, in ten inches of
> snow, driving with 2 hounds in a Nissan 300Z on a trip which
> ordinarily takes a half hour but took an hour and a half on moving
> day? She?s not called the blondeslave for nothin?. Good planning
> skills-NOT. Anyway, we DID get moved in and settled down to enjoy
> the country life(or as the dadslave who lived all his life in an
> apartment in NY called it, ?living in the wilds of upstate NY?).
> For dog?s sake, we?re less than 5 minutes from Walmart-barely over
> the NJ border. Now that we had a new home we could spread out and
> figure out what we would do to raise pledges for the next Waddle
> that spring. While we were moving the blondeslave found a box of
> cookb
> ooks she helped write when she was a fitness instructor(yeah, I find
> it hard to believe too). Anyway we traded the cookbooks for pledges
> that year. We did well, but that wasn?t the biggest surprise for
> that year?s Waddle. The blondeslave saw a picture of great big oh
> so handsome, smooshable 6 year old Bud who had been picked up as a
> stray and although his people were found they didn?t want him
> anymore so he ended up in rescue. The blondeslave fell ?fanny ovah
> ears? for him(phrase borrowed from Lila June). She showed the
> picture to the dadslave who agreed after some convincing that we
> could foster him. After some more discussion and additional
> convincing they agreed that the best way to avoid flunking fostering
> this time would be to simply go ahead and adopt Bud who became the
> 3rd Bear, my big brother Moosie Bear. We picked him up at the
> Waddle and the rest is history. Moosie adored me (who wouldn?t) but
> he came with some sizable baggage. Who knew a basset would bite
> ? There was a period of adjustment. The slaves went into training
> to learn Moosie?s triggers and how to manage them. After the
> dadslave was bitten the second time the blondeslave wasn?t sure what
> to do but the dadslave declared that Moosie Bear had found his
> forever home and that was that. The 3 Bears story next.
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> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:40:39 -0400
> From: Karrie Kuecker <wandereroftheworld at gmail.com>
> To: dailydrool at dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Joey & Emma repawt
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> First of all, Joey & Emma are sending drool to all those that need it.
> They've been barking and chasing puppies at the dog park, so there's
> plenty
> of drool flowing!
>
> Joey was doing pretty good, but had 2 'accidents' in the house this
> week.
> Though momma was tempted knock some sense into the dumb butt, I
> instead
> cleaned up the BRAND NEW CARPET that I had to fight w/my complex to
> get, I
> stifled the urge & found out that the moisture lock layer on the
> padding
> DOES in fact work. As does the 'DIY Oxyclean' (neutralize the urine
> w/a 50%
> vinegar & water solution, and then pour a healthy helping of baking
> soda on
> the area, followed by hydrogen peroxide. Works like a charm!!) And,
> by works
> like a charm I mean I kneeled down & stuck my nose right at carpet
> level.
> Smelled like vinegar a bit, but NOT dog pee, yay!!
>
> Finally went out on friday, and got dumb butt a belly band. Put it
> on him
> for a little bit while I was home, as a test run for my shift at the
> video
> store. I'm happy to report that it stayed on, and he did NOT use it
> for its
> intended purpose! I'm hoping that wearing the band will keep him
> from going
> inside, which would be money well spent! And, if anyone else in
> Droolland
> needs a belly band, they're on sale for $3 off right now at PetSmart.
>
> Emma would also like me to recall her recent displays of hunting
> prowess. By
> 'hunting prowess' she means ability to tree squirrels. There is an
> infestation of the varmits here in my complex, especially near my
> building
> as there was a nice older man one building over who used to feed them
> peanuts. I have told a number of the varmits that if they dropped
> any shells
> or nuts (which I should add I'm deathly allergic to, no joke!) on my
> patio,
> I'd 'unleash the beast' on them. Well, the old man has since moved
> out, so
> now they just kind of hang out in trees, and a number of them are
> rather
> portly. Emma, aka 'Little Momma' will spy the varmits, and creep up
> to them,
> then pounce.
>
> Now, putting this into perspective, Emma is REALLY short, like just
> over my
> ankles short, and is a sr girl, around 8-ish, has a cockeyed front
> paw &
> severe arthritis in her back hip. So 'creeping up' on them is quite
> a sight,
> and her 'pouncing' borders on hilarious. Think of a super droopy
> basset with
> paws the size of saucers trying to hoist it's cookie butt up a tree,
> and you
> have a pretty good visual! I've dropped the leash a few times to let
> her
> 'have at them,' knowing she'll never actually catch one, but still,
> it's
> quite the site!! She wanted me to pass on news of her prowess to the
> ASTT,
> though I don't think she has come anywhere near their league in
> terms of
> hunting prowess, but still, not bad for an old girl!
>
> Also, Joey & Emma are starting to root their snooters through the
> apartment,
> looking for some gems to sell to raise money for the upcoming MBR
> waddle.
> This will be Emma's first, to our knowledge!
> --
> -Karrie, momma to Joey & Emma, with Slater (ATB), Aunty to Checkers,
> Domino
> & Crispin (wb)
>
> Joey's dogster page: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/637473
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> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:23:04 +0000 (GMT)
> From: sgmoose at optonline.net
> To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] the 3 Bears
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> Pw. Xandy Bear back again! Ah, life in the wilds of NY was good for
> the 3 Bears especially now that the fence was up. We had the better
> part of an acre to wander, soak up the sun, chase groundhogs and
> attend the events better known as, ?the basset social season?. The
> slaves continued to work with Moosie Bear and Moosie settled in just
> fine. The 3 Bears traveled lots of places but returned to Waddle
> again. This year we sold stuff on Houndsbay like Queen Pawtunia is
> doing to raise money for the homeless hounds and did pretty well
> (have you looked at Pawtunia?s items yet?)-Hi Pawtunia! It was our
> second summer in the new Castle when the blondeslave was asked if
> we could foster a 7 month old pupster named Aries for a few days
> until she was spayed(you do see where this is going, right?). She
> was a wild and crazy hound. She had been dumped at the shelter
> before rescue intervened and we don't know her story but she was a
> very busy girl with less manners than Huggie had when
> she arrived so...I'm just sayin'... She bounced everywhere, from the
> chair to the couch, to the coffee table to the dining room chair
> etc, etc, all day long 24/7. Within 24 hours she had a new name,
> wee Gracie Allen and the slaves had flunked fostering again. Boy
> she was/is a handful! Gracie loves life more than any hound I?ve
> ever met. Her eyes pop open in the morning and it?s game on for the
> rest of the day. Huggie adores her OEBE ways and selected her as
> her soldier to send on evil deeds. Gracie has never stopped long
> enough to apply to the OEBEs officially. When she does something
> particularly naughty the blondeslave scolds her and tells her that
> her daddy was a dachshund. Dadslave finally learned to put his
> sunglasses, remotes, wallet?insert your item of choice out of Gracie?
> s reach. She was a most entertaining addition to our family. At
> one Waddle Auntie Sandy was entertaining herself by using Gracie as
> a pawty game. Gracie was on the bed on her back. Every
> time Auntie Sandy would poke Gracie?s belly, Gracie would go
> GRRR...Auntie Sandy would howl with laughter and begin again. On a
> very sad note my dear husband Pw. Blueberry died much too young of a
> terrible illness and left me widowed that year. This was also the
> year those pesky rumors started about the ALLEGED dalliance between
> me and a certain 4 legged pool boy which absolutely, probably?I mean
> most certainly did not happen!
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:33:22 -0400
> From: jacquelynn chazey <aerogator27 at hotmail.com>
> To: <dailydrool at dailydrool.org>
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Jr did great at agility today
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> I think I was wrong in assuming back to back classes were too much
> for jr., as he did very well today at agility. New time, new dogs
> to meet, and some very sloppy treat droppers had him distracted at
> first, but by the time he did his last run, he was spot on, paying
> attention except for the little hold up at the tunnel leading to the
> table. He has learned he gets a treat when he sits on the table, so
> I have to retrain him because he was just skipping the tunnel,
> except for the entrance which is loaded with dropped treats. When he
> stalled on the table, he fluffed his ears and sat so adorably,
> though, and I heard ooohs and aaahs from the slaves of his
> classmates. He really did look cute. If only I could get someone
> to take his picture... Then to weave polls, then to chute, then to
> the BIG walk. He was fabulous, no fear, no hesitation. He was even
> fabulous on the A-frame, but again, following a trail of dropped
> treats, LOL. On the way home, both days, he visited Mom at
> Assisted Living, and he loved this, too. Mom is more and more
> internal, but to see him brings her out of herself a bit. He rolls
> for belly rubs, and we practice our sits, downs and stays. There is
> one lady who loves to sing to him, and I make sure I have treats
> that she can feed him, and now they are buddies. Hard to believe
> the evolution of his journey. I am so blessed to have him in my
> life. And he had energy when he got home to play with the herd. He
> surely is zonked now, though.
> Healing drool to all in need.
> Jackie
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:45:09 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Dale Rutz <dalerutz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Worried
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> Hi all, momPerson here
>
> Snoopy just left with the DH to go "have a beer and a cigar at the
> local sports
> club." Seriously!! I've been thinking Snoopy has been spending too
> much time
> in the man cave, and frankly I knew about the beer .... but about
> the smoking I
> had no idea.
>
> And that's not all. There's all the time he spends on the
> internet. Why isn't
> he frolicing around outside with a ball like Cyrus? And where on
> earth has the
> iPad gotten to? As I told you I've never lived with a basset hound
> before. This
> one seems very sweet and cuddly ... I mean he sleeps with my
> daughter for
> goodness sake .... he is just a sweet and cuddly puppy dog, right?
> RIGHT???
>
> Frankly I suspect he and Cyrus have hatched some sort of plot.
> They've been
> pretty cagy. I found the computer opened to a weather site in
> Hawaii of all
> places. And now there is some strange business with my credit card
> which the
> fraud unit is looking into. Someone booked first class passage to
> Hawaii and
> didn't even try to get 14 day advance purchase ... talk about a
> whooping charge!
> I certainly hope Snoopy's not involved but I just don't know what to
> think.
>
> Advise anyone?
>
> Dale -- worried momPerson
> Snoopy http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1182550
> Cyrus http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1182554
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> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kelly Jane Wilson <chincoteaguegal at yahoo.com>
> To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Moles, Voles, and Transports
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> Hi all,
> ?
> I do not know the difference between a mole and a vole, do not care
> overmuch, and neither does Gigi. She quite likes them. Two stories.
> Mid-week Gigi was lounging on the big green slumber ball that I had
> put on the deck for her.?She had something in her mouth on the bed.
> I assumed it was a big turd, except she was not eating it. Finally I
> put a scoop bag over my hand and went in after it, right in her
> mouth. It was a dead baby mole. I don't know if she found it dead or
> killed it herself.
> ?
> The next day my roommate Ron?related another mole story. The green
> slumber ball was back inside, Gigi came in from outside?and headed
> for it. She kept her back turned to Ron and would not let him see
> that she obviously had something in her mouth. He saw little legs
> and a tail.?He sternly told her to drop it. She swallowed it
> instead. No apparent side effects.
> ?
> I think there might have been a nest under the dining room window. A
> couple of the dogs kept checking out the area there for the past few
> days.
> ?
> Transports. I did a robust transport today, some 325 miles round
> trip. It always saddens me that these dogs travel so light. No toys,
> no blankets, no stuffies, nothing to indicate that they had their
> own stuff that they lived with in a previous life. Maybe that is
> part of the gig, that they are starting anew. I know they will get
> new stuff and have great lives. Just a little sad that they cannot
> bring something with them because there was nothing to bring.
> ?
> I'm working with a transport coordinator on another transport for a
> couple of chocolate Labs. In this case, the transport does not even
> know their names. Very sad to see that passenger 1 and passenger 2,
> both their names are Unknown. I'm sure they have names, just sad
> that the people involved in the rescue of them do not know the names
> yet. One of the Labs is 9 years old. Look out, he might not get out
> of Nashville. I have a soft spot.
> ?
> Off to find old Hee Haw reruns. Maybe that will snap me out of this
> angst. Of course the story of the moles is enough to raise a smile.
> Or is it a grimace?
> ?
> Kelly Jane and the Wilson Gang
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> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:36:17 +0000 (GMT)
> From: sgmoose at optonline.net
> To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] if it quacks like a duck...
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> Whew, this memoir stuff is exhausting! We continued to travel to
> basset events and raise moolah for homeless hounds. We waddled, we
> picnicked, began Slobberfesting and visiting our new summer
> residence. What do you mean we don?t have a summer residence? We
> go for a week every year for Slobberfest. Oh, I see, it?s really
> Aunties Pat and Carol?s house where the ?Looking Sharp Carol? shirt
> was brought into being. Are you sure it isn?t our summer
> residence? Anyhoo, it became like, have basset event will travel
> around here. We?ve even started Rambling. All you had to do is
> mention raffle baskets and the blondeslave was there. This same
> year we were fostering two 4 month old puppies a girl and a little
> boy named Pluto. The blondeslave renamed them Bonnie and Clyde.
> Clyde imprinted on the blondeslave like a baby duck-seriously-this
> one was a little goofy. He made googly eyes and looked adoringly at
> her but the blondeslave was determined to foster this time. Bonnie
> and
> Clyde were both adopted to a very nice lady. Bonnie LOVED her new
> home but Clyde didn?t adjust very well and began acting out so?.you
> know what happens next? One day shortly after Clyde rejoined our
> pack the blondeslave watched him running outside and laughed. Clyde
> loves to run, in big loping circles in the yard over and over until
> he is panting like mad with his chest heaving and tongue lolling-you
> get the picture. Anyway, the blondeslave told him he was no Clyde
> Barrow and decided his name was really Clyde Kadiddlehopper, our
> very goofy little brother who at 5 now has no shot of the brown
> truck ever stopping by. Moosie Bear was getting a little grumpier
> as he got older and stopped traveling that year preferring to stay
> home with his couch and his chair and his bowl and the dadslave.
> Clyde traveled to the Waddle once but he?s kind of a nervous boy in
> new situations so he elected to stay home with Moosie. Plus it
> gives him a break from Gracie Allen who is always ord
> ering him around and giving him what for. He never forgot about
> other homeless hounds though and started a book club for hound
> slaves to raise money for rescue. He?s been lazy the last year or
> so but may try to start again if the blondeslave?s work ever slows
> down. This year and in the years that followed we discovered the
> joys of Woofling but that will have to wait for my next and final
> post about my journey to help the homeless hounds.
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> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:55:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Val Brewer <vlbzwick at yahoo.com>
> To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
> Subject: [Dailydrool] An alternative to the dogpark
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> Well, I succombed. After our most recent dogpark misadventure, I
> decided I
> needed to find some alternative to our one local dogpark (on this
> entire
> island!!) that was predictably safer. Harley has been dying for
> social contact
> (moving meant leaving his girlfriend, Ruby Chiquita the vagrant
> chihuahua who
> hung out at our house, behind with her rightful owners in the old
> neighborhood),
> and Bo has become more big dog phobic since the recent attack.
>
> So I signed the boys up for one day a week at a new doggie daycare
> facility in
> town which has just opened up under the careful supervision of a
> respected
> trainer in our area. I have resisted this alternative for awhile,
> (kind of like
> public vs. private education), feeling like the responsible dog
> owners should
> hang in there and make the parks available to everyone a safer
> place--but since
> I failed to protect Bo this last time (this is the second time we
> have been
> attacked there--the other time was Harley, who appears impervious
> and wasn't at
> all traumatized by the experience), We went the private route. We
> visited the
> daycare, where the supervision is very close (about 1 person for
> every 4 dogs).
> and were pleased with our visit. Both hounds set "goals" for their
> education--Bo
> to overcome his fear of big dogs; Harley to stop barking if mom is
> out of sight
> for more than a few minutes). The boys had their first morning this
> week. Bo
> initially bayed whenever a big dog came over to him, but after the
> first few
> hours when I picked up the hounds, he was mingling casually and
> smiling. Harley
> got sprayed water on his toes when he barked but cuddled when he
> didn't bark and
> also seemed good at pickup. I got homework to stop worrying and
> fussing so much
> over them, reinforcing all the wrong behaviors. This weekend Harley
> didn't bark
> much when I came in?from a meeting away, and Bo ventured out of the
> house a bit
> more. I am wildly optimistic. Like Cesar would have said all along
> (and I have
> known this all along), certainly I have been a large part of the
> problem. I also
> recognize that these blankety-blank irresponsible dog owners who bring
> unsocialized dogs to the dogpark are another part of the problem.
>
> Interestingly, when we interviewed at the doggie daycare, the
> trainer asked me
> "which dog" it was that had attacked Bo? I was surprised and said,
> "Well, a
> black pit-lab female ironically named 'Sweetie'". The trainer said,
> "Yes, I know
> that dog. The owners fancy themselves dog trainers but don't know
> what they are
> doing--that dog is a multiple biter and should not be at the park. I
> have told
> them that myself". Huh? This is a small community that I now live
> in. Wish us
> luck. Val, Bo, and Harley
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> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:11:48 +0000 (GMT)
> From: sgmoose at optonline.net
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> Subject: [Dailydrool] you knew it was coming...
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> Pw. Xandy Bear here one more time. Who knew I had done so much from
> the time I was a wee pupster until now when I am more mature(we don?
> t use the ?S? word around here). I?m only going to be 9 years old
> in July-the vet had the audacity this year to recommend we change to
> a ?senior panel?. Time goes by so quickly. We have a wonderful
> home with plenty of good food, a beautiful yard and most impawtent,
> slaves who love us. Crossed paws, we have been a lucky pack of
> hounds and wish that every homeless hound would be able to find a
> forever home with slaves that love them and work through whatever
> baggage they may arrive with. It?s been a fun journey traveling to
> help homeless hounds and collecting Aunties and Uncles, some even
> from different countries but we?ve never traveled to Michigan before
> this year. Our Drool family has been so very kind and generous each
> year we have Woofled and we?ve done pretty well. We are so very
> grateful for everyone who has donated items for our
> Woofles over the years or bought tickets to help us raise money for
> the hounds. This year we have to send a BIG thank you to Auntie
> Amanda(who by the way is also, like us, looking for a traveling
> companion to Michigan-wanna go?). Due to the fact she was moving
> again and shedding stuff she was MOST generous in donating items for
> this year?s Woofle. Queen Pawtunia also donated some pretty cool
> basset crap. Some items we?ve been hoarding for a long time, some
> were prizes in other Droolers? Woofles or on raffle tables at events
> that the blondeslave has won(the best kind of recycling). The rest
> the blondeslave has collected over the years and held on to for just
> the right occasion such as a trip to the Michigan Waddle. We also
> have to thank Auntie Bonnie for both putting our Woofle web page
> together again and NOT strangling the blondeslave while doing it.
> She?s not terribly bright and mostly useless but she?s OUR
> blondeslave. So, yes, here I am once again shamelessly begg
> ing for all of you to buy tickets for Pw. Xandy Bear?s 2011 ?
> Michigan or Bust? Woofle. We?ve done pretty well in the past but
> this year we?d like to do better! ALL proceeds will go to the
> hounds of Michigan Basset Hound Rescue.
>
> http://bbostelman.server101.com/xandybear/woofle.html
>
> As many of you may remember, my big brother Moosie Bear left for the
> Bridge May 12, 2010. It was a very sad day for hounds and slaves in
> our home-the blondeslave still cries whenever she thinks about him.
> Anyway, I would like to dedicate this year?s Woofle in memory of
> Moosie Bear who adored me and lovingly allowed me to be his forever
> sister.
>
> Your furend,
>
> Pw. Xandy Bear the pretty little girl who would be Queen
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