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face=Arial>you know.. since you mentioned those dreaded *xodes *pods and other
nasties in their genome .. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=465400517-06052010><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>I made comment before how much i like to roll them into a sheet of
toilet tissue paper and then crush them with plyers to hear that *POP* sound.. I
then noticed the other day ... my boys LOVE me looking for them..
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=465400517-06052010><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>its like our five minutes of bonding time where I stroke each ear
several times while feeling for bumps ... and then probing behind the ears,
around the neck like a doctor might do to check a human for enlarged lymph nodes
and such.. and I took especial notice of this, this time, because I realized how
much my boy Riley loved just sitting there having my hands rubbing all over the
face and neck and he'd just relax.. :)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=465400517-06052010><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>Other than that.. I'm finding enough ticks to keep myown little POP
fettish going (ie. we're getting at least one a day on average from three
hounds)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=465400517-06052010><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>:)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=465400517-06052010><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>-Robert</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>Subject:</B> [Dailydrool] (no subject)<BR></FONT><BR>Has
anyone had trouble with ticks this year. </DIV></BODY></HTML>