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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>As I was reading last night’s post about condolences taking up too much room of DD space, and some folks not liking them, my first thought was that it was a mean post. I still think it was mean, insensitive and petty after sitting with it for more than 12 hours. Did we not go through this with the last topic( I will not name it) that everyone was in arms about? Use the Delete key if you do not want to read condolences. It is usually found just to the right of the enter key on most keyboards, in case the writing has worn off yours.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>This post not only was insensitive to Debbie and Clara, but to all hounds and their humans who have been grieving this past week, and who have ever posted here about a hound going to the bridge, it touches literally all of us, and not a warm fuzzy touch. On a personal level, I have been grieving Elder Clara’s passing as I held her in my heart as close as any of my own. To deny people out there, the opportunity to share/post to the DD, would have denied me of having some of that same comfort that, I guess some only want to only go to the slave. I know Debbie got around 500 personal emails, Those of you who do not like to read condolence emails can feel thankful you did not have to go through all of them. Whether I decide to send private emails or public, should not be an issue, this is a public list to share about our Bassets, good, bad, sad, joyous, in all ways. If you cannot stand to feel a sadness, I am sorry. It is as much a legitimate emotion as all the happy emotion posts. Life has all these emotional components and the last week has been hard with so many leaving, but, it always balances out. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Each of our hounds is important, whether they ever have points, ribbons, a title, or their momma “extremely friendly”. I think sometimes people get afraid of their feelings and cannot deal with sadness, such as this last week has brought. It is very hard, and there is no way to deal with it other than to feel it and walk through it. To deny us all a chance to share our grief would be a major sadness for me, it helps me heal and to know I am not alone. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Many hugs to you all and as always, the Bounders keep the drool flowing for whoever may be in need, 4 legger or 2 legger.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Wen and the Bounders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'><a href="http://www.seniorhoundsabound.org">www.seniorhoundsabound.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>