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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, we looked at all the little Basset Babies on
the daily calenday, put a few aside to look at again, scanned the news ads and
rejected those not the "right" color for us (red & white), contacted our
breeder of two former bassets and she felt we were approaching old age (75 &
76) and might not outlive the pup so she discouraged us. We were even more
discouraged. Saw three puppies on the Georgia Rescue web page, but they
discourage placement outside the state (we lived in GA for 14 years, doesn't
that count?) Then when our 6 year old championship bred, neutered male went to
the vet for his annual checkup, I just mentioned to the receptionist that IF
they ever knew of any basset pups, the younger the better, just let us
know.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, guess what? You are right. The vet
visit was on Thursday and the call came at 9:00 on Saturday am. We went to
look at the pup, our male picked one that looks just like him - and Beau came
home, via the vet's office. He was 7 weeks old and Yes, we realized what
was ahead of us. We had done this before. Now he rules the roost and
demands to sleep in our bed with Sammy, not the CRATE, but right now he is
howling his head off because I put him down for a nap and am ignoring the cries
and pleas to "Let Me OUT" so I will.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He knows his name, and is doing well on potty
training as long as we catch him waiting at the door. Sam will take him
out when I say, time to go potty. So any other suggestions will be
helpful. We are not sorry we flunked Puppy. We love both of the
babies. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim & Beverlee in KY</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>