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<DIV>Duchess was a champion drinker. I would sometimes count the number of
laps -- I used to give up after 400. 400! And never stopping for a
breath. I wondered if dogs could drown indoors.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sometimes I thought she was just hypnotized by the rhythm and wasn't even
aware of what she was doing. Lap lap lap lap lap. She'd look
surprised if I interrupted her or the bowl became empty, like "huh? was I
drinking? well, how about that," and then she'd wander away, shaking her
head in amazement, lots of drops flinging off her jowls.</DIV>
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<DIV>My Mom, a very delicate and fastidious lady (poor thing, living with a
basset when a pampered little poodle would have better fit her lifestyle) would
stop Duchess sometimes. "That's just gluttony," she'd tell her, as she
moved her bowl away.</DIV>
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<DIV>How I miss them both.</DIV>
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