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<P><BR>Tonight is the annual New Years Eve Memorial Ranch Run - <BR><BR>One of
the ceremonies we do on New Years Eve is to tuck the hounds in after <BR>the
running with brand new blankies. This symbolizes the promise of a new <BR>home
in the new year, as well as restocking our winter blanket stockpile.
<BR>Washing blankies in a high bleach can wear them out fairly quickly - and
<BR>if your someone who has multiple hounds - you know how fast blankets can
be <BR>chewed, become threadbare or flat out dissolve.<BR><BR>Blankies have
been arriving by mail, and tonight visitors will be bringing <BR>even more -
but I have to share this story as it will touch every heart <BR>that reads it,
as it touches mine annually.<BR><BR>A wonderful hound Droopy scored herself a
family here from the ranch a few <BR>years back - the Baker Family.<BR>Droopy
has so conditioned them, that when they first read of the new years <BR>eve
tradition, Dianne called to talk Blankie wishes. In a perfect world <BR>these
blankies would be polar fleece, double thickness and approx. 36" <BR>square.
Throughout the year the Baker family buys the fleece in bulk from
<BR>downtown, and sews and sews and sews.... and just before the Holiday, they
bring <BR>up the New Years Blankies.<BR><BR>Today was 2010 delivery. It took 2
cars and 4 people. The Baker Blankie <BR>Brigade.<BR>88 dark blue and silver
blankies are awaiting the hounds this evening - <BR>coupled with the
Strachan's annual delivery of NYE blankies, and those <BR>arriving by mail,
with special thanks to Sandi of Red Bay Bassets for promoting <BR>this on the
Facebook pages - every hound will have a new blankie for the new <BR>year
tonight.<BR><BR>There is even a blankie for our new guy - arriving today being
saved from <BR>euthanasia by UK Bassets - Shelia Adams. An Apple valley 4 year
old <BR>BEAUTIFUL boy - the last rescue of 2009. May he be the first adoption
of 2010! <BR>We have a tradition to uphold after all - from the cold and yucky
shelter <BR>in Apple Valley - to running, singing, treats and a brand new
quilt tonight <BR>- whatever will "Newcome" think?<BR><BR>I cannot begin to
relay how much this means to every hound.<BR>Tonight, as we remember those no
longer with us here on earth, as the <BR>hounds run and play in the blue moon
of New Years - jingling and howling - and <BR>we humans sing them to sleep,
snuggle them in and tuck those blankies across <BR>the happy snoring hounds -
we shall sing our nightly song - When you wish <BR>upon a star. <BR><BR>May
every hound across the lands enjoy a full belly, a soft hand and a warm
<BR>blankie to snooze in the new year.<BR><BR>Bellyrub all hounds....<BR>Dawn
and all of us at Daphneyland<BR><BR><BR>Basset Rescue Network (Barni) at
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