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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The boys and I are so sorry that Abbie has made her
trip to the bridge. Take heart that she is once again a young and healthy
dog running the fields at the bridge and eating at the grand buffet. May
she live forever in the magic of your memories.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>We are so happy that Arnie is back to his old self
again. Cathy, congratulations on the new hound supporting job...with a pay
raise, BONUS! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Well the weather has cooled off here in the Florida
Panhandle and with that the itchies seem to have subsided here. I am still
wiping the boys down when they come in but there is no signs of readness like
before, just beautiful pink tummies, and their snooters and paws are
healing up and getting back to normal too. They are even off all of the
medications. YEAH! This summer was brutal here with the heat,
humidity and the allergies. 3 months of hell for me and the boys. Our vet
said that it was a very bad summer here for allergies, not sure what everyone
was allergic too but it had a lot of doggies in misery. Hope that Nigel,
Llewis, Conley, Mr. Cooper, Maggie Wags and all of the rest of the hounds that
are being tormented by the itchies find relief soon...Maybe you all need a fall
vacation to the FL Gulf Coast for a little sand, surf and sun.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>P.S. The squirrels are driving me and the boys
nutz. Do you know how hard it is to try to get a hunting dog not to bark
when it is hunting or has something tree'd when that is what it was breed to
do? And the squirrels seem to be tormenting them into barking to drive me
crazy. Seriously folks I want to pull out my .38, pop a cap in some squirrel
booty and have a squirrel Bar-B-Que. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Drool to all the sick, itchy or injured
houndies. Heart healing drool to all the humans that have broken hearts
from loosing a houndie or dealing with a sick, itchy, or injured hound.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Michele Momma to the Squirrel Chasing, barking
their fool heads off hounds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Colt "I just can't help myself"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ruger "For doG sake women we are hunting dogs! now
out of our way so I can bark at that darn
squirrel"</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>