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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>First, Colt & Ruger continue to demand homemade
chicken jerky treats so that they can produce and sling out drool to all the
sick or injured hounds and humans out in drool land. Also deepest
heartfelt sympathies for anyone whose furangel has left for the Rainbow Bridge.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As for the Christmas tree... well the Bad A**
Basset Brothers (now 4 1/2 years old) have yet to tempted with a traditional
tree. We have a small house, with small rooms that our furniture is to big
for...so no room for a decent christmas tree. I do have a 3
foot artificial tree that is decorated with Hallmark "Puppy Love" series
ornaments. The tree also has a Sad Sam & Sad Samantha (cartoon bassets) tree
skirt. I also drap garland & lights over the entertainment center
and pictures on the wall. The boyz have not bothered any of this...except for
the santa hats that are put on my faux stone gargoyles that sit on the floor
around my plant stands. I think that they pull them off of the
gargoyles and try to put them on their own heads to wear. And of
course, both hounds have their own christmas stocking! I did have a
6ft artifical tree when I had the Fab 5 ATB. They never bothered the tree except
to sniff it and the presents and to occassionally lay under it. The only
bad thing was that I could never manage to get a good picture of one of them
sleeping under the tree. The would always get up to follow me when I went
to get a camera...hoping that I was going after cookies!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Love and drool to all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Michele; Momma to the Bad A** Basset
Brothers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Colt "Don't forget to hang my x-mas stocking
up"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ruger "Hang them with care, mind you!"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Women are Angels...And when someone breaks their
wings..They simply continue to fly....on a broomstick...They are flexible like
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