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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Julie:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just read your email on the Daily Drool about
basset quirks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Amen to everything you wrote.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are on our fourth consecutive basset hound -
Lucie - Devil Dog, OEBE - Princess of Chaos. She is our first female
and has so much personality.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just wanted to second all your statements.
Bassets are the quirkiest, most expressive dogs ever, with their voice range and
wrinkled brows. With our very first basset, we really didn't know what
we were getting into, but we were taught by all of them to cater to all their
needs and wishes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DH and I have been married for 39 years and with
the exception of 5 years, have always had one basset. DH says we can't
have more than one, since he knows that I would have more - like potato chips,
you can't have just one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With the exception of the first basset who died of
a liver tumour at age 5, the other two lived relatively well until they were 13
- a few lumps here and there, nothing major.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So bassets are like other animals and
people, most are quite healthy and live well into their senior years and
others unfortunately get sick and require more care. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It saddens me to hear of the houndies and
buppies who get sick and don't make it. Lots of drool to all those who
need it. Lucie will get extra cookies today to get the drool
going.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Karen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lucie - OEBE, Princess of Chaos (Cookies? you
said extra cookies? )</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>