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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I gave up on the idea"average" Basset weights when I
fostered for a while years ago. We had one little female who was 35 pounds
& not underweight. A few weeks later, we got a male at 92 pounds.
He was chubby but also just large boned, huge, & well bred.
Later, I transported a female who was 93 pounds & took up the back
seat in my car. She needed to lose about 15, but she was still a big girl,
with feet twice the size of my Henry's.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>My Bentley was compact & 50 pounds. Henry
Wadsworth stayed around 50 also, but was a much longer, slimmer dog which is why
he was my "Longfellow". Maestro is a bit bigger boned but stays around
55. What's funny is that despite similar weights, they're very different
body types. Henry would not fit in a 36" crate--at all; the rear end
wouldn't fit. He was like a little canine articulated bus.
Gosh, I miss that dog.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Kathleen Jones (who will be putting on a few pounds
tomorrow herself)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>& Maestro (ME too!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Fezziwig the Cavalier (who needs to lose a
couple)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>(w/Henry Wadsworth & Bentley Basset ATB)</FONT></DIV>
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