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<DIV>Well, I have not posted in a while. Things have been busy. My
wife and I traveled to the MBR waddle and got to meet a ton of people I only
knew on the internet. I had a fantastic time, as did my wife.
Ben was left home, as he cannot be trusted with other dogs, which made me sad,
but that is what had to be. Got to pet lots of neat hounds,
too. Too many people to name. The auction was great on Friday,
as was the food. I got a couple of items at the auction, and came home
with a number of small raffle items. The one auction item I really wanted,
they lost. Such is my luck. The food on Friday was really
good. The picnic was a tad on the wet side, but I had fun. The
waddle was even wetter, but all those that went enjoyed themselves.
The parade was held, and then back to the hotel, which went out of their way to
accommodate the group on Sunday, due to the rain. The place the waddle was
held was really great, and had some wonderful shops, including a huge
Christmas store, that had no decent basset ornaments. Due to the
weather, I did not take the number of pictures I wanted, but again, that's
life. Ben did give my son some problems eating, which did bother me, but
outside of that, things were fine on the home front.</DIV>
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<DIV>People say bassets are dumb, but that is not true. Ben has me soooo
trained that it isn't funny. I so worry about his eating, that I now
have to literally prime the pump(start feeding him by hand) to get him to
eat. He is no where like Pw. Charlie was. He needs to be begged
to come and eat, and then turns up his nose at the food. I get down on my
hands and knees, and start to feed him, and then he will eat. I wish I
knew how long a hound can go without eating, as I do think he is taking
advantage of my concern, and playing me for a sucker. The best to all in
need of drool and prayers.</DIV>
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<DIV>Douglas and Ben and Pw. Charlie(ATB) who is missed every
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