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<DIV>Nancy,</DIV>
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<DIV>Everything you said is what I love about the Daily Drool.</DIV>
<DIV>Unlike any other group on the internet this group is a family.</DIV>
<DIV>Sometimes I even think it is much like a marriage between the</DIV>
<DIV>members as many of the vows a couple makes to each other, we</DIV>
<DIV>have freely made to each other. We support each other
through</DIV>
<DIV>the good and bad. We celebrate the successes and laugh at the
antics</DIV>
<DIV>and stories. We share the pain and tears of loss. </DIV>
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<DIV>We are able to discuss issues that we are all passionate about,
allowing</DIV>
<DIV>each to tell the many sides of the issue. We come together when
there</DIV>
<DIV>are bassets in need. We support our rescues even in the hard
times.</DIV>
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<DIV>We share an understanding of bassets that non-basset people can</DIV>
<DIV>never understand, let alone put up with. These are the
personality</DIV>
<DIV>quirks that we come to lovingly accept as what being basset really
</DIV>
<DIV>means. Though I am sure that many of us will freely admit that</DIV>
<DIV>we have wanted to scream or strangle our droolers over some of the </DIV>
<DIV>destruction that has been reeked upon our households. </DIV>
<DIV>We are able to forgive them and go on loving them because we know</DIV>
<DIV>that is what bassets do. We know that are bassets are not lazy or
dumb as</DIV>
<DIV>they are portrayed in books and media. We all know that there is
people time </DIV>
<DIV>and basset time.</DIV>
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<DIV>We do all this because we truly love our basset breed. So
welcome</DIV>
<DIV>to the world of bassets. I am so thrilled that you were able to hear
both</DIV>
<DIV>sides of the breeding issue with an open mind without being offended.</DIV>
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<DIV>Droolz,</DIV>
<DIV>Karen and The Dog House Gang</DIV>
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