<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><DIV>This is Bo, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Basset Feet</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you, Director Ruger, for bringing my attention to the need for greater communication from Pacific Basset Feet headquarters.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am aware that our human SEAL counterparts have recently taken down 'Our-Mama Bin Fadin' ". Our basset SEALs have yet to deal with our own mama's fading since moving PBF headquarters, and communications have suffered as a result. We apologize on her behalf.</DIV>
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<DIV>We certainly wish to encourage bassets new to the Drool (and bassets old to the Drool as well) to enlist in the Pacific Basset Feet, an all-basset--plus some beagles, bagels, cats, and auxiliary chihuahuas and shih-tzus--organization dedicated to preserving and protecting bassetdom around the globe. We number some 300 members and counting from more than a half dozen countries around the globe. Pictures of crew, mission statements, basset sea ditties, and PBF fundraisers can be found on our website--http://pacificbassetfeet.net/ All are welcome at the rank of their choosing, whether duty is requested on the (cat) poop deck, the anti-squirrel terrorism division, among pretty or potty officers at sea, messy hall, the department of Boneland Security, assistants to the Secretary of Steak, the elite SEAL team, or many other divisions.</DIV>
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<DIV>The PBF has recently received a request for a very special mission. The hounds of Daphneyland will be marching through Los Angeles in September. They have requested a protective regiment/brigade from the PBF to march at their side in uniform. I am counting on you to participate. More details later.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am also aware that the Arizona Basset Hound Rescue will be auctioning a quilt honoring the PBF in August. (Picture on our website).</DIV>
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<DIV>So, newbies and oldbies, it is not to late to sign up for duty, post your photo on the PBF site, order a uniform, or join in other PBF activities. </DIV>
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<DIV>The Pacific Basset Feet will celebrate its one year anniversary in July.</DIV>
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<DIV>Until further communications, Semper fido. Bo, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Basset Feet </DIV></div></body></html>