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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our Suzy is on the BOW list this week. Please, I'm
not campaigning for votes. I just think it's nice to know a little about the
Daily Drool dogs that we're able to see pictures of. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our Suzy Q came to us a little over a year ago when
she was about five months old from a young woman who had been crating her
over 20 hours a day. Suzy had no personality and no desire to keep
herself or her personal space clean. She didn't care anything about
people and was only happy to have the other dogs so she could
play. We found out that Suzy would bark incessantly when left
alone and that's why her old family also brought a bark collar
for her that she is absolutely terrified of. I'm sure it had been used
inappropriately. I wish all of you could have seen that flea infested, dirty
little girl then so you could really appreciate the beautiful, loving hound she
is today. It has been a very long year in a lot of ways....having to have her
leg surgically broken due to a growth plate solidifying too early, finding out
she has very little sphincter control and needs medication to help her control
her bladder, getting her to understand that keeping herself and
her personal space clean is a good thing, understanding that us
kissing and holding her is ok, finally having her understand that we're always
going to come back in a short amount of time so she doesn't have to bark and
bark. I could go on and on about the horrible consequences of crating a dog too
much but I won't. I'll just tell you that all the work and tears have been worth
it to see her grow into the loving, playful, beautiful young hound that she has
become. Our experience with our Suzy just shows that these hounds are
amazingly resilient, incredibly smart, forgiving creatures that we are so
blessed to have in our lives. Suzy shows such incredible joy in life now
that it's hard to believe that she is the same depressed, dirty puppy that
came into our lives a year ago. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So that's Suzy's story. I hope you other slaves who
submitted pictures of your beautiful hounds to the BOW this
week will share your story with us too. I really enjoy being able to
match the hound with the slave.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jane & the Houndettes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jersey, Shadow, Suzy &
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