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<P class=MsoNormal>Sue, I am so sorry to read that the love of your life, Louie
has made his journey to the bridge. Take heart that in all his life he
knew nothing but love. And now he is a young and healthy hound
eating from the grand buffet. I will give my 2 hounds a special cookie
tonight in Louie’s honor. May he live forever in the magic of your
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<P class=MsoNormal>I have the boys on high drool production for the
following:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Post surgery recovery drool to Ben. We hope that you
recovery quickly and that you get to 100%, new & improved self
soon.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Snoopy-Tu, sweet boy…please don’t pull your guts out any
more. You poor thing, I know that under the care of Dawn of the West and
all of her crew you will be well cared for. Fast recovery drool from Colt
& Ruger .<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Heart healing drool and stay strong drool to Auntie
Chris. I can’t imagine what you are going through with all that you
are going through. Blessed be sweet human angel.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Mouth healing and arthritis go away drool for Sadie
Lady. We hope that you feel better soon and gets some nice treats to make
up for all the meanness.<o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Brudder Elwood, GOOD Boy!! You now the peace keeper in the
pack…That right Brudder Elwood Enforcer of the Peace! Debbie give that boy
a big ol’ cookie!<o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Re: Why we need intentional communities: I totally agree! In
one way I have this little village of dog people. It takes a village to raise a
dog! I have 3 neighbors that live either across the street from me or next
door to me, we all have dog, which are considered our kids and we all help each
other take care of those dogs and each other. I am a prior vet tech and
current human medic (crazy how similar the two are) My one neighbor works with
the local shelter with their spay/neuter program. My 3 neighbors are
retired and they all have keys to my house. They know my comings and
goings and if I am running late at work they just go over and let the boys out
and feed them if it is dinner time. (usually I call them to let them know I am
running late, but they keep an eye on me to) My next door neighbor provides
doggie day care for the boys, by letting them out to play in the backyard any
time that she is able to keep an eye on them. Plus all of my neighbors
pitch in if I have to go on business travel or if the DH and I decide to go on
vacation without the boys to take care of them. Of course I worry about
them but not nearly as much if I had to board them. Now if I could just
get my vet to move into our little village, and Nicole the Dog bakery owner life
would be perfect!<o:p></o:p></P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Michele Momma to the Bad A** Basset
Brothers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Colt & Ruger</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>