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<DIV>Blueberry always insisted on having something in that busy little mouth
whenever she went out the door. Whether it was to go for a walk or a ride
or a potty stop or just to greet the mailman, it didn't matter. She'd paw
through her toy pile to find something to hold, or if she were really desperate
and couldn't find anything, she'd just grab what was closest and roar out of the
house with it. Then she'd lose interest when she was in the The Great
Outdoors (i.e. suburban front lawn) and drop whatever treasure she hadn't been
able to leave the house without.</DIV>
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<DIV>And then would start my treasure hunt. I'd walk the lawn finding what
she'd dropped. The t.v. remote control was a favorite. A bottle of
perfume once. A travel alarm clock. But, of course, there was also
the result of her frantic search for something mouth-sized which led her to the
nearby laundry hamper. Yes, she would occasionally (but memorably) treat
my neighbors to a bra, or underwear. Sometimes in the driveway. Once
in the street. (I just ignored that one, pretended I didn't have a clue
who it belonged to.)</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for bringing back the memories! Everything she did was so
adorable. I remember the biiiig eyes rolling up and the grin of pride on
her face when she'd finally found something to hold and she was ready to
go. And then the tail wagging so fast you could barely see the tip, like
it was vibrating with joy.</DIV>
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<DIV>I miss her every day.</DIV>
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<DIV>Beth H. (Duchess ATB and Blueberry ATB)</DIV></FONT><DIV CLASS="aol_ad_footer" ID="7f164d3896644b2dbe21de63a4495078"><br/><font style="color:black;font:normal 10pt arial,san-serif;"> <hr style="margin-top:10px"/></font></DIV></BODY></HTML>