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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had dogs all of my life, mostly mutts, but who
cared, they were dogs!! I took a year off between my sophomore and junior
years at college and went to Australia. I was working for a lady who owned
a cattle station and one of her neighbors had some Basset puppies, so of course,
they gave me one. "Critter" and I traveled around a good bit of
Australia in our little "Ute" pickup, then I shipped him home when I came
back to the U.S.--- partly because I couldnt live without him and partially
because nobody else could live with him.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>LONG before I had ever heard of OEBEs, I had
one. I could tell a story on Critter every day for a year and still have
more. After Critter I knew I would never find another friend like him, but
I also knew I would never be without a Basset again. Let's face it, there
are "Basset People" and "Not Basset People", we're just the lucky
ones.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richlyn and the Mt. Calm
Crew</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>