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<DIV>Every night I have a ritual - </DIV>
<DIV>As I sing the hounds to sleep with the When you wish upon a star off key
rendition, I move throughout the barracks and tuck in this hound, wink at that
one, bellyrub another - and as water bowls are filled, bodies tucked in and all
settles down for the night, I slowly turn off lights until finally in the
grooming room where the oldsters lounge on their beds, couch, under foot (you
get the drift) my last chore before turning out the lights is to advance the DD
calendar to tomorrow - and lo and behold there he is in all his glory.</DIV>
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<DIV>Hoss Kurland.</DIV>
<DIV>I don't know if Kim or Rob will post, but Hoss is a Daphneyland Alumni and
seeing his wonderful belly gave me smiles and tears - tears for such a short
span of total love and adoration from his forever family, smiles for the
enormous pawprints he left on their hearts. So big infact that Ruby is now
gracing their couch, their home and their lives. The legacy of Hoss the
Handsome lives on forever.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tonight shall have candles burning for that love of a hound - the perfect
man, Hoss Kurland.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dawn of the West</DIV>
<DIV>Basset Rescue Network at Daphneyland</DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><A
href="http://www.daphneyland.com/">www.daphneyland.com</A><BR>661
269-2682<BR><BR>Daily rehabilitation and socialization of up to 100 basset
hounds and some mixes - public viewing and visitation are Saturdays &
Sundays from 11 - 5. Come and rub bellies in person! Volunteer opportunities
abound!<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#ff0000 size=2 face=Arial
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Join our facebook causes page - 2011 members for
2011!!! Get BaRNi at Daphneyland updates, help raise funds for bassets to be
rescued! <A
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