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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Hi Mary Ann,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Well, humping in the dog world occurs for a couple of
reasons, but based on the ages of your doggies and their sexes, I think this is
dominance behavior.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Your basset girl is 2 years old and getting out of
puppyhood and feeling her oats. She might be testing the waters to see if she
can be alpha over your Dalmatian.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I would take her off the Dalmatian's back with a stern
no. After awhile she'll get the message. You may also want to walk your basset
more to drain some of that excess energy; this way she'll be too tired to try
and cause trouble : ).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Hope this helps,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Sue : )</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Sue Spataro<BR><A
href="mailto:sue@pinksunrise.com">sue@pinksunrise.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>