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<DIV>gus will be 4 in may and is as spry as they come, but i wonder if fish oil
would be a good preventative against arthritis in the future?</DIV>
<DIV>and to the gentleman who wonders if a basset is right for his family:
i have never, ever had a dog. at 61, gus came into my life. he has
my heart and soul. now, i must admit, he's not a drooler, never
once. he puts his paws up to the counter, has never taken anything
down. he barked for the first week when i left the house, but that was it,
a week. he eventually "got it" that i wasn't abandoning him, just going to
work and would be back at lunch to let him out. he started out sleeping in
my room, in his bed next to mine. now he's officially on the bed with me
and it couldn't be more cozy. he goes to the same spot every night (where
i first started directing him to in order to leave me plenty of room). he
sleeps longer (until i wake up) as opposed to getting me up at 6 when he was in
his own bed. he has never chewed as much as a piece of paper, i don't know
why, but he's not a chewer. all he wants is to be is as close as he can be
to me. we watch tv at night with me lying on the couch and him draped over
by body with his snout between my boobs, gazing up at me, it's so funny to look
at him, a guy in love. lol. then he eventually moves to the end of
the couch to curl up beside my feet. he loves his walks, but doesn't
demand them. he loves to ride in the car, and loves coming to work with me
once a week. my co-workers have adopted him as their mascot, so he treats
them to the basset 500 through the office, much to their delight. </DIV>
<DIV>i don't know what i'd be without him. who
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