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<DIV>Hi all,</DIV>
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<DIV> Miss Twinkle Toes was again interviewed for an
update to the first article on her journey to health since her flight from N.C.
This is from the Charleston Newspaper.</DIV>
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<P class=caption><STRONG>Despite being on a leash to prevent her from running
too much, Twinkle Toes nibbles on the ear of a fellow rescued basset hound at
her current foster home Wednesday with Pauline Grimball. Twinkle Toes is
recovering from a fractured pelvis. </STRONG></P>
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<H3>To help</H3>
<DIV><STRONG>If you are interested in donating to Carolina Basset Hound Rescue,
or adopting Twinkle Toes or one of the other 65 dogs available, go to
</STRONG><A title=http://www.cbhr.com/ href="http://www.cbhr.com/"><FONT
color=#133658><STRONG>www.cbhr.com</STRONG></FONT></A><STRONG> to download an
application. </STRONG></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>It's no fun being sick as a dog. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>With a broken pelvis, Twinkle Toes the basset hound, who was
brought to Charleston earlier this month by the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue, is
on crate rest for six to eight weeks. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>She's not allowed to play, can't run the fence with the other dogs,
and TV holds no interest — not even Animal Planet. On those rare instances she
gets outside for some fresh air and a leash-walk, Twinkle makes it clear she's
not ready to think inside the box. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>"She doesn't want to come in. She just lays down with her legs
stretched out," said Pauline Grimball, one of her foster caregiver.
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<DIV><STRONG>They call that move the "flat basset."</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>An animal shelter in North Carolina got Twinkle Toes after she was
hit by a car. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Workers there could not put the dog down, so they called the Basset
Hound Rescue, a nonprofit organization that has helped more than 1,000 dogs find
homes in the last dozen years. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>A volunteer flew to North Carolina to pick up Twinkle Toes, brought
her back here for surgery and recuperation. After the vets looked at her, they
found there was little they could do: There's no operation to cure a fractured
pelvis. So for now, her foster family just has to keep her from running or
playing and possibly aggravating her injury. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>She doesn't appear to be in much pain, but sometimes her leg
swells. She has heart worms but will have to get her strength back before that
malady can be treated. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>"We're just real excited that she's healing up well and doesn't
have to undergo surgery," said Susan Baughman, president of the rescue center.
"We've had a couple of inquiries. When she's ready for adoption, someone will
want her."</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Grimball says Twinkle Toes is a sweetheart, even when she pulls a
"flat basset."</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>"They're very stubborn at times, but they are funny dogs," Grimball
said. "She is very affectionate. She's going to make someone a real good
dog."</STRONG></DIV>
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