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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dear Conley,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>You &#8216;member all those training classes you went to?&nbsp;
And you had to walk around the square ring (go figure that one out!)??&nbsp;
And you had to hold your head up &#8211; like you can really see anything that
way?!&nbsp; And you had to have your tail up in the air too?&nbsp; And you got
lots of good treats &#8211; like chickie??&nbsp; Well, it sound like you are
going to do that again tomorrow &#8211; but not at a training class &#8211; at a
dog show!&nbsp; IT IS LOTS OF FUN!!&nbsp; But I have to warn you &#8211; if you
see Mr. Evil Rotten-Walter &#8211; look the other way!&nbsp; But you are
probably used to that since you live with Mr. Cooper Sir.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Knock &#8216;em dead, Conley and don&#8217;t forget to give the
judge a big old sloppy basset kiss &#8211; that is always the way to win!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Drools to ya!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Norm (and the rest of the Red Bay Gang)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Grady, Hoagie, Johnny &amp; Opie<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Sandi Wittenberg - Mom to the Red Bay Basset Boys<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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