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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080>Take the basset you want....you will both
be happier and healthier for it. And you made a valid point: How do
you know the female basset won't end up just like the basset already in the
shelter? As far as your friend is concerned, tell her to use the time and
energy she has used to guilt on you and go do something about that basset in the
shelter, herself. We can all only do so much and I want to thank you for
taking a dog into your home. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080>Joey ~~ mom to LolaBelle, VeeVee, Mattie
Ray, Sausage Bisquit, Katie Sadie, and Lucy Jo. </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=paul.chinn@gmail.com href="mailto:paul.chinn@gmail.com">Paul
Chinn</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dailydrool@dailydrool.org
href="mailto:dailydrool@dailydrool.org">dailydrool@dailydrool.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 23, 2009 8:18
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Dailydrool] Being guilt tripped
into basset ownership</DIV>
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<P></P>So I decided I wanted a dog a while back and after doing some research
decided I wanted a basset. I searched around locally looking for just
the right dog and found a female who's current owners are moving and can't
keep her. She's already fixed, house trained, crate trained and has some
basic obedience training (sit, stay, come, etc...). They also have all
her vet records showing that she's current on her shots and has a clean bill
of health. Plus they're only want a $50 rehoming fee and they're
including her crate as well. She's laid back personality wise, is
awesome with kids (which is what I'm wanting) and somewhat of a couch potato
(which is what I am too). She seems perfect. Another friend of
mine however saw a male basset that was picked up as a stray by local animal
control. It's currently at the local shelter that has a 75% kill
rate. She's trying to guilt me in to taking this dog that I know
absolutely nothing about just because if I don't he's likely to be put
down. Plus, in his picture on-line he looks like the saddest thing in
the world. Of course if I take him, then the female has no home after
they move and she could possibly end up in the same shelter. I, sadly,
don't have the financial resources to take both. Which one is
better? Or should I take the female I really like and ignore the guilt
trip? I'd love to save every animal in the shelter, but I just
can't.<BR>
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