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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Dear Drool friends,</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I lost my dear, dear Oliver on New Years Day.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thank you all so much for your kind words and sympathy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have been working on a tribute to Oliver.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am almost done and will post it soon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(I keep turning into a puddle while working on it.)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Anyway, over the past few years I have been thinking that I would like to have 2 bassets one day.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oliver was a one-woman dog and I didn’t feel like could introduce another dog late in his life.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I raised Oliver from a pup and enjoyed his life so much.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have been thinking that I would like to get another puppy (in the same bloodline as Oliver, maybe) but also adopted an adult dog (maybe 3 or 4 years old).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>My parents have 2 bassets and they enjoy each other so much.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I also think that an adult dog would help “train” the puppy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> T</SPAN>hrough the Drool, I have learned so much about rescue and the many dogs that need homes. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So I want to give a home to an adult dog.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am wondering if it is best to get a puppy and then get an adult dog later (maybe a few months). <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>My thought is that I should get a puppy first because house training is so time intensive.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, another friend suggested getting them at the same time so they could “adjust” together.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I really want to do the best thing for the dogs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I would appreciate any input from those of you who have experience with this.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Thank you,</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Kathy and Oliver A. Higgins ATB (and in my heart)</FONT></P>
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