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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple'>First, I want
to send my deepest sympathies to everyone who lost a basset recently and I’ve
had the girls slinging healing drool for all the sick 4-leggers out there!!
We hope you are all better soon!! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple'>About
electronic fences, my sister’s lab learned that if she ran fast enough,
it only stung for a second, so it didn’t work for her. Demi would
come and go as she pleased!! She would also bring friends home with her!!
</span></font><font color=purple face=Wingdings><span style='font-family:Wingdings;
color:purple'>J</span></font><font color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple'>Teddi doesn’t
pull when we walk; she’s usually pulling up the rear making sure that
everyone is still with us. However, she stops to smell the pee-mail all
the time, so she pulls back not wanting to continue forward!! Thank doG
for the Martingale collar as she’s never pulled out of it!! My
Madden came to us wearing a harness, so we just continue to use it on
her. She’s learning to the left and to the right; to get back on
the sidewalk when told; to slow down when she’s going too fast; to wait
when we get to the curb and to cross on demand, but she’s also learning
to spread her feet out and lean backwards when she wants to stop and smell something
on our walks (or heaven forbid, eat poop!! YUCK!!)!! It never ceases to
amaze me how a 45 pound basset can not be moved by a much heavier 2-legger when
she puts her mind to it!! </span></font><font color=purple
face=Wingdings><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:purple'>J</span></font><font
color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple'>As for
fostering, I <u>always</u> have a hard time when they go to their forever
home!! It doesn’t matter if I’ve had the dog for a day or a
several weeks, I always cry when they leave!! My husband seems to think
that this is not the right “job” for me, but I know we are doing
these hounds so much good that I will foster whenever we can!! Madden was
supposed to be with us just for a week or two while they found her a “real”
foster home, but after the first day, my husband told her that she could stay
if she wanted to. Apparently she did ‘cuz she’s still with us
(June 8<sup>th</sup> will be 2 years!!). It’s been wonderful seeing
her personality come out and watch her learn to play with toys and now the girls!!
I can’t wait for the day when we go to a play date and she plays well
with other dogs!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=5 color=purple face="Script MT Bold"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:purple'>~Gwen - Slave to Tatum (atb), Teddi,
Casper, Sadie Jean (atb 5/2/07) and Madden~</span></font><font size=4
color=purple face="Script MT Bold"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
"Script MT Bold";color:purple'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>Dogster
Pages:
</span></font><font color=purple><span style='color:purple'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>Tatum: <a
href="http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=2769&j=t">http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=2769&j=t</a></span></font><font
color=purple><span style='color:purple'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=purple face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:purple'>Teddi: </span></font><font color=purple><span
style='color:purple'><a href="http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=2773&j=t"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=2773&j=t</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=purple face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:purple'>
Casper:</span></font><font color=purple><span style='color:purple'><a
href="http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=2775&j=t"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=2775&j=t</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=purple face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:purple'>
Sadie Jean:</span></font><font size=2 color=purple><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:purple'><a href="http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?%20i=3464&j=t"><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?
i=3464&j=t</span></font></a></span></font><font size=2 color=purple
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:purple'>
Madden: <a href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/562679">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/562679</a> </span></font><font
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