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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">“</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">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.</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">”</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">Hi Paul,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">I started out with one boy Basset and ended up getting another (a girl) to keep him company because they are very social pack animals who</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus"> for the most part, prefer not to be alone</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">. I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">m sure most of the people on this list will agree when I say that two is really not that much more expensive than one. If you are a person who works or is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">away from home a lot</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">, it is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">preferable</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus"> to have more one. If that is just not possible for whatever reason, you should contact your local Basset rescue and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">have them pull this boy from the shelter so he will have a chance at finding a home. I personally would take them both, but that is just my opinion.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">Good Luck,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">Melissa</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Papyrus">Slave to Basil & Lucy</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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