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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>You know, Snoopy may just have bad manners. My Holly
did when we got her. She was 8 years old and ended up in the shelter, she
was dumped there with her beautiful bed. Very obviously well taken care
of and a spoiled, pampered princess, and then boom, they dropped her off. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Puppies are taught manners by other dogs, and if they are
not allowed to be around other dogs and socialize, they don't learn.
Holly would run right up to another dog and crash into it and get right in it's
face, she is not aggressive and didn't mean to be, she was just extremely
excited to meet other dogs, but this is bad, bad manners in the doggie
world. So one morning we were out walking, and a humongous black lab came
around the corner of a house, walking (dragging) a lady. I asked if the
girls could meet the dog, she said yes it's very friendly, and then Holly went
running up to it like she always did, which was full speed into the face,
pretty much banging into the other dog. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>WELL, the big black dog wasn't putting up with this – it
grabbed Holly by the snooter and HUNG ON!! Holly was squealing at the top
of her lungs and dancing around with the other dog holding her nose...after
about 10 seconds it let loose and turned away and drug it's apologizing owner
off down the street. No blood, Holly wasn't hurt, but boy did she learn
her lesson. It's amazing how well you pay attention when you think you're
not going to get your nose back! She hasn't behaved like that since, and
it was almost three years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Of course there is always a down side to every good lesson –
now Holly loves to correct rude puppies and guess how she does it – she waits
for them to bang into her and then WHAM, she bites them on the nose. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Anita Woodrum<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'><a href="mailto:awoodrum@clear.net">awoodrum@clear.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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