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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi
Rhonda! First, condolences on the loss of your precious penny. I’m
sure she’s at the bridge running free and having her way with that big
buffet now…happy and young and all her pain gone. She’s an
angel now! As far as how to teach your bassets to play, I would suggest
you get on the floor with the toys and play with them! I can’t tell
you the amount of stress and tension I get rid of when I just surrender and
forget about everything going on and sit in the middle of the floor with my two
girls, Diva and Sophie, and play with them. They LOVE IT and it just
makes my whole evening much more relaxed. I think I’d say it really
gives me some perspective…as I lose myself in them, the things that
seemed so important a few minutes before suddenly become much less of a big
deal, and I can realize what’s really important. After all, they don’t
care about my work deadlines or what bills are late this month, or who said what
about who on some tv show…all they care about is that they waited all day
long to see me and to tell me how much they love me and who am I to not let
them do just that! Rough-house with them, my girls eat it up when I grab
their duck toy and try to wrestle it away from them and then throw it so they
can fetch it. They play with each other, and then with me…then they
roll over and pass out for an hour or two. If nothing else at least you’ll
entertain them for a while and get a good laugh out of the expressions they’re
sure to give you. Good luck with your babies, and I hope one day you will
remember all the moments you spent with your Penny, and the pain of missing her
will fade away. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";
color:#007122'>Jessica L. Sutton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#007122'>Momma to Diva and Sophie </span></b><span style='font-family:
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