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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Holly
the Dolly is a very refined little lady, she would never, ever snatch anything,
and she eats her meals very delicately and slowly. I always say that
Holly should have been named "Mary Poppins" because like Mary, she is
practically perfect in every way. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Now
we get to the Two Pigs, Gracie and Anna. Let's just say I thought Gracie
was the biggest pig on the planet, at least until Anna came along. Oh
mercy, those two chomp my fingers almost every evening. I don't say
Gentle, I yell it. And they hoover their dinner like it's a
competition. Sweet good girls, but holy cow, those two are EATERS.
Anna was found wandering on her own out in the country and was about starved to
death, and she very obviously has decided that she is never, ever going to be
hungry again. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Every
evening they get dinner, then about two hours later a small treat, and then
around 10:00 or 10:30 PM they get a Milk Bone (so we don't gack in the morning
and their teeth look good, too). Not exactly going without food.
Anna spends the entire evening surfing the whole house, looking for crumbs of
food. You can hear her going all over the kitchen floor, pushing bowls
around and moving the rug and shoving chairs and crawling under the banquette
benches. My kitchen floor stays clean now that Anna lives here, she
actually licks it sometimes. I have to barricade her out of the living
room in the evening so Bubba the Very Poorly Socialized Feral Cat who lives in
the living room can have his treats in peace, no barricades and Anna steals his
treats. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I
love my old ladies, and they are wonderful, good girls, but Gracie and Anna are
something else when it comes to food. The only good thing is, they do not
counter surf (because they're too old and arthritic). Oh yes, one more
thing. Anna farts. Silent but deadly. Never a dull moment at
this house. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=JanieHmkBold><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:JanieHmkBold'>Anita Woodrum</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a
href="mailto:awoodrum@clear.net">awoodrum@clear.net</a></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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