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<DIV>Hello all. First and foremost I want to say that my thoughts and
prayers go out to all who have lost a precious baby recently. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have been slowly moving through the pain of losing my Harry. I was
finally able to move his bed out of my living room. Mind you, it is still
out, along with his toys, leash and colllars, etc, but I felt like it was a step
forward. My husband got me a beautiful picture of him for Christmas so I
framed it and he is now resting on a table with the picture, his collar and his
pawprint. It brings me a sense of peace to be able to walk by and see his
beautiful face and give his box a rub. And now that I am not looking back
quite as much, I have started to look forward. I am seriously considering
getting a puppy after we return from our vacation in June. I can’t believe
I’m considering this, as for years I swore I would never do the puppy stage
again. But, we have ferrets that are out to play for several hours a day
and speaking from experience, I think it may be easier to raise a puppy with
these animals running around then to worry about how an older dog would react to
them. Since we also have a history of fosters in and out of the house as
well as an occasional visitor, I think a puppy is the way to go. SO, how
do I go about finding a Basset puppy? Should I fill out applications with
the local rescues to be put on a list if a puppy comes in? Of course I
will check out the shelters but I know chances are low one will be around.
Most of the shelters where we live have pit bulls and not much else. I
would also consider a reputable breeder but am unsure of where to find
one. I live in eastern PA and am not aware of any locally. I’m
looking for some advice, please. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks in advance!</DIV>
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<DIV>Laura Moravinski and Harry ATB and probably snickering at all of us down
here in the cold!</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>