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<DIV>I am feeling significantly better, in fact, I am at full steam. I should like to wish good health and speedy recovery to all in need, and specifically to Jane and to Dan. If you will accept Labrador drool I will sling significant portions your way, along with that of Snoopy and LuLu.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yesterday evening Snoopy and LuLu and I went for our evening constitutional. We took Natalie along because LuLu like to walk along nicely and Snoopy and I like to behave like a couple of lunatics and thus we walk (and I use the term rather loosely here) with the clueless momPerson while Natalie and LuLu walk along like civilized beings sniffing and trotting with always a loose leash loop between them. Must be a girl thing.</DIV>
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<DIV>In any case at one point in our walk we rounded a corner and noted the approach of another dog and person. Well, our momPerson may be clueless but she's not stupid. She took Snoopy and I up onto the lawn and asked Natalie and LuLu to come too so that dog and person could walk by. She completely forgot about my recovery. As the dog and person approached and leapt out forward pulling momPerson off balance and then dropped to the ground suddently planting momPerson firmly on her behind and then Snoopy and I took off at a dead run charging at the approaching dog. Well, as it turns out momPerson does too much running and her butt does not have enough size nor mass to gain any traction whatsoever (especially on grass) and here she was with a lead in each hand and a charging dog (well, at least I'm a dog, Snoopy is whatever these basset creatures are) at the end of each lead and momPerson sitting there being dragged at
high speed (thankfully wearing jeans) across the lawn and over to the strange dog. She then commented "well, at least both of mine are friendly. Is yours friendly?" As it turns out the dog was NOT friendly and he growled and snapped and so I of course defended momPerson and Snoopy. The poor gentleman was rather confused ... he wanted to help momPerson up but at the same time he wanted to haul his vicious dog away from the 3 of us .... so ... he dragged his vicious beast (who in all fairness was probably just terrified by Snoopy and my behavior) out into the street and inquired from there if the clueless momPerson was at all injured. She remained where she sat (on the sidewalk now) and placed her feet flat on the ground for traction and replied she was most well and would stand up after he had gone so that there would be no risk of a repeat performance (remember, all of this started with her standing up).</DIV>
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<DIV>And so, our neighbor went along his way with his dog and the clueless momPerson stood up and gave us both a VERY dirty look and we all continued along our way home.</DIV>
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<DIV>Most entertaining. Can't wait to do it again tonight.</DIV>
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<DIV>More later from Cyrus with Snoopy (she's real easy to tip over and even easier to drag when she's down) and LuLu (tsk, tsk, tsk)</DIV></div></body></html>