Ah, Friday again. First off, drool & healing to all in need. I forgot all about this. Monday was my one-year "gotcha" day for the rottenest little stinker I've ever had in my life, my baby boy, Quincy P. Fartwhistle. Whew, what a year. We've run the gamut from potty training (which I think is finally complete) to chewed-up tables, holes in countless pairs of socks, chasing the cat, the occasional "I think I'm bigger than you Mugsy so I'm the boss around here" ear chewing, and so much more. I'd forgotten the "Joys" of puppyhood, but I wouldn't change a think. Wellll, maybe I'd have earnestly tried crate training but that just wasn't meant to be. He is a stinker, a pistol, and the cutest little pink-nosed baby I've ever seen and I'm in love forever. Quincy, when you lay your little chin on my leg or curl up next to me at night, my heart hurts with all the love I feel for you. May God grant you a long & healthy life.<br>
<br>I just ordered my Barney Basset crochet pattern. How cute is that!!!!! I'll make a ton of these guys in all kinds of colors. I love to sit & crochet at night. That is, when Quincy isn't grabbing my ball of yarn & running off with it.<br>
<br>Well, I have some potentially happy/sad news. It looks like a forever home may have been found for my 77 pound chunks of love foster boy, Mugsy. Chris from WMBRI & I are going to check them out but Chris says they seem like a wonderful couple and in the past they have rescued some houndies that had been really sick & abused and given them a wonderful & loving home, nursing them back to health. They lost their oldest a few months ago & are looking for a companion for their remaining boy. Of course, I'm bawling my eyes out this morning when I read the email but deep down inside I'm so happy that Mugsy may get such a wonderful & loving home with people who love & adore Bassets. Financially, I just cannot afford to adopt a third at this point. If I could, I'd probably have 10 or 12. But I want to help where I can so that's why I decided to foster. If everything works out, Mugsy will get a wonderful home (and of course I'll demand visiting rights), Chris will get some money for the rescue, and my home will be open for the next needy baby that comes along. I sure will miss the big heffalump though, and Quincy will be lost without his big bro. But it will be good for Quincy to socialize with other dogs too. Sniff, sniff.<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br><div>Vicki Kerns<br> </div>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:black;line-height:115%"><span> </span>//^ ^\\<br>(/(_•_)\)<br><span> </span>_/''*''\_<br>(/_)^(_\) ~ </span>"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."</p>
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