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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We've been gone on vacation so I
missed telling y'all about Beachbaby's Gotcha Day, which was Monday,
July 7th.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beachbaby, her given name, was our first rescue
dog. My Stella (ATB 12-19-07) had given me a sign (a story in
itself) and directed me to basset rescue, which I absolutely had no idea
even existed. After looking online for a few weeks, my heart was struck by
a bonded pair through ABHR that was in Birmingham. Our Stanley had
become very depressed after Stella's untimely death, and he was not enjoying
being the only dog, as I thought he would.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We drove to Birmingham the last
weekend in June to meet the girls and their foster mom, and fell in love with
them all. We came home and made application, then went through the usual
jitters about the home visit, etc. We were able to go back the following
weekend, July 7th, to get the girls. Beachie's foster mom mentioned as we
were leaving that we might want to check into the Daily Drool.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Begonia, the other half of the
bonded pair, had undetected and rapidly advancing cancer, and she was only with
us about six weeks. But that gave Beachbaby enough time to
bond with us and with Stanley, and she was able to transition into our lives
without her sister Begonia.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We haven't mastered exactly how
to get pictures on the Drool, but Beachbaby does have a Dogster page if anyone
would like to see her.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Happy Belated Gotcha Day,
Beachbaby!!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bonnie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Slave to Stanley, Beachbaby, Lowretta, Stella
(ATB), J.D. (ATB), Begonia (ATB)</FONT></DIV>
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