<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt; ">I had to laugh and cry when I read the story of Snoopy's disappearance. My boy, Sherlock,</div><div style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt; ">way back in 1981, pulled a disappearing act on me. Our front yard was not fenced, I had brought groceries </div><div style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt; ">in the front door, not noticing it had not latched, had to use the "bif'. when I came out Sherlock, only a year</div><div style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt; ">old was NO where to be found<img src="http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/emo16.gif" alt=":(( crying"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">.
Out the door I ran, calling, whistling, then crying, it was on getting dark. I was scared</span></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">to death that I was never going to find him.</font><img src="http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/emo11.gif" alt="~X( at wits' end"><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2"> As I am walking the </font><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">neighborhood</span></font><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">, searching and calling for him, I hear</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">his very low 'aaaarrroooo, I think I saw a putty tat" coming from far away. It ended up that the little S*** had managed to travel</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">about a half mile
in 30 minutes. When he saw me, he ran back and forth between me and the spot where the cat had run.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">He was so proud to have trapped the cat. In the hurry to find him, I forgot a leash. I carried his 40 + pounds home, crying and laughing</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">all the way.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">Basset pups, I can remember the many times. that Sherlock, and later Chance would run and flip head over tail from stepping one </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">their ears. Quite a sight. Molly bob, almost 8, sometimes still steps on her ears when she is intent on a scent.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">I am planning to send David Frei,
and Westminster a letter about how disappointed and upset I am over the changes. I Like Marie's? letter.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">I am also going to send a letter to Pedigree, supporting them.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">Ann, I am so delighted to hear that Conrad is enjoying time with dad in a Road trip. He deserves to get out and about once in </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">awhile too. Take time and get your back feeling better. I am sure that you miss him/. </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">I was reading Marie Campbell's letter about the rescue's and about the Newfie. I was crying my eyes out to think that some SOB </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york',
times, serif" size="2">could harm a dog like that. I know that it happens, but when one reads about it, it hurts deeply.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">I commend and am very proud to know in any way shape or form, any and all rescue folks. Those of you out there that take in </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">the hounds that have been neglected, abused. Blessed Be, </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">In reading about the senior, I have a friend that adopted a 14 year old basset from our local shelter. she had spent the last 6 years</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">of her life, bannished to the garage. All the kids had left home and no one had time for her. When Emily got her home. Babe, just sat </font></div><div><font
face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">in the middle of the living room and cried. Em, got on the floor with her and Babe climbed in her lap and just showered her with kisses.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">In her excitement, she peed all over Em, Babe stopped, and started to cry. Em said, I jut gave her a hug and kiss on the nose. Then</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2"> Babe knew that all was well, that was almost two years ago. Babe is going strong, a little week in her back but she has never peed in </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">the house since,</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">Leslie, from MT basset rescue, remember the little basset, that I brought down from kalispell, that was in full heat.
the owners had </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">bought her and flew her out to Montana from Massachusetts for the daughter for Christmas. in the spring, the girl did not have </font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">time for her, so she was tied in the back, back yard. Then, the dog had the audacity to come into heat, and all the neighbor dogs</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">were coming to visit. So they hauled her off to the Animal Shelter. She got lucky and was rescued, and if I recall went to a great home in Canada.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">Sorry this is long.</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2">Martha and Molly Bob</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style',
'new york', times, serif" size="2">Sherlock, Chance and Rex all ATB</font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif" size="2"><br></font></div></div></body></html>