<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">My heart goes out to Mell;s family. enjoy the memories, they help heal.</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Sounds like Ann needs Val's Bo belly band pattern.</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Drools to anyone else out there that needs it, Kathy Nali, not feeling well. </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Drools and get well wishes to you.</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Nigel and the dog, I too hope he finds his way back home before harm come to him </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">or others. I
started walking with a quirt aka riding crop back when Chance was a pup</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">in the mid 90's there was a dog that used to run out at us all the time. just slapping it on</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">my leg seemed to get his attention. I did not carry it at first with Molly Bob until,</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">We had a D*** huge lab mix that would come ripping out of his yard and bulldoze Molly Bob over</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">So I started to carry the quirt. the next time he came out at us I popped him hard on the end of the nose.</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Guess what, he stands in the yard and watches us walk be now, but his owner had the
audacity to get</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">peeved at me for hitting his dog, in the middle of the street, off leash while mine was on a leash. I calmly </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">asked if he would like to get animal control involved and he got his dog in the house. </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">I carry it all the time now, My DH will say, don't forget your stick. I did use it one other time when, </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">a Shih tzu, got away from his owner and attacked Molly Bob, growling, barking, biting, I hit him several times,</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Now before I get grief for hitting, this is a quirt, with a large popper on the end, it makes
more sound the makes pain.</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">I was trying to keep him away and lift Molly Bob up [50# plus] not an easy task.</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Thanks for all the wonderful Christmas cards. I wish I had known how to share postage, or knew who to ask, Next year. </div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="garamond, 'new york', times, serif" size="3">I will do the exchange if at all </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="garamond, 'new york', times, serif">possible, I will try to get my picture this year.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="garamond, 'new york', times, serif" size="3">I am hanging all the DD cards together, LOTS, then there is my other basset friends wall, looks good, then there is
my</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="garamond, 'new york', times, serif" size="3">other friends and family spot, totalling 6 so far, very sad, the DD has brightened my Christmas </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="garamond, 'new york', times, serif" size="3">MERRY CHRISTMAS</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="garamond, 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Martha and Molly Bob</font></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">.</div></div></body></html>