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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I can only tell this story to Basset Hound people,
they are the only ones that will understand :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A few weeks ago our electricity went out and when I
went to use the phone that doesn't require power I didn't have a dial tone, I
had music playing in my ear. Not that the music was bad, it just wasn't
what I picked up the phone for.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This is the phone in my kitchen, where Sophie &
Nancy are residing at the moment. When I called to set up the appt. I made
it for the 10th of September b/c I thought the girls would be in California by
then. The fire put all of those plans on hold and the girls are still
here.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Time Warner sent their tech out about an hour
ago. Thankfully he was a dog lover and we managed to yell over Holly's
loud voice. Sophie chimed in, but she will quiet down as soon as I tell
her it's okay. I put Holly & Sophie on leashes, and poor Nancy curled
up in the back of her crate. It was Holly & Sophie that scared her b/c
the guy never went anywhere near her.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I took both girls out into the yard and walked them
in the pouring rain. Yes, we are getting rain in South Texas. We
came back in and Holly managed to get over to the tech. She jumped up on
him and left wet paw prints all over him, some in places that you don't want to
look wet...LOL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Then Sophie figured out that if she stood still and
went into reverse she could get out of her collar. She got over to the
tech, but she only sniffed him. He was very understanding and kept
stopping to pet whoever had managed to get away from me and over to him.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>He spent an hour here and probably half that time
was spent with 1 or both of the girls. They just wouldn't let him alone
and tried every trick in the book to get away from me and over to him. The
girls are now napping, it's hard work protecting the house from an
intruder. And I'm exhausted after trying to keep them away from the tech
for an hour.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Not to mention that I'm all wet from walking them
in the rain...LOL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Suz</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>