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<DIV>Drool family,</DIV>
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<DIV>We don’t post often but lurk in the background, reading all the
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<DIV>Sadly, our JaBip left us Monday night for the bridge. JaBip, came to us
from TriState Basset Rescue as JB in 2002. He waddled in NJ, Michigan, NY and
Maryland and was just a big squirrel chasing mush.</DIV>
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<DIV>Last Monday night, he was fine, just Monday as any other night.
He had dinner, went out and barked at the neighbors cat, squirrels and guarding
his yard as he was known for and he said hi with lots of drool to the pool
guy. He was a bit sluggish going in the house and minutes later, he
was breathing hard and would not get up. Our vet is unique, he answers his phone
24 by 7 and we all met at his office in under 5 minutes. JaBip left
us for the bridge a few minutes later. Our vet told us he left with dignity, he
did not suffer. </DIV>
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<DIV>JaBip lived his life the way he wanted to, he was a great hound, and no one
told him how to live. Counter surfing, waking the neighborhood to an early
Arroo, to a trick we never caught on film....How does a hound get on the table.
He pushed the chair out, got what he wanted and then pushed it back in. Not
kidding....people saw it.</DIV>
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<DIV>The girls are quiet in the house. They don’t make noise like the boys did.
He had such a presence. </DIV>
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<DIV>We lost our Buddy and JaBip pined so badly. The two could not be separated.
As JaBip left us for the bridge, he joined Buddy who he deeply missed and they
are playing together forever.</DIV>
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<DIV>Each and every hound that has come into our lives have been different and
they have taught us to appreciate the small things. JaBip loved nothing more
than to sit on his deck and take everything in. </DIV>
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<DIV>Give all those furrkids a big hugg tonight for our JaBip. You just never
know.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">At
Bassetville Acres, JaBip, Sara Lea, Becky Sue and Honey Bea<BR>Always in our
hearts <BR>Gone But never forgotten, Barney, Buttons, Jassie and Buddy (the
thermo nuclear puppy), <BR>Cyndi and John Grove in Bayville,
NJ<BR>http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jcgrove/<BR>http://home.comcast.net/~buttons/<BR>http://home.comcast.net/~buttons/BarneyATB/Silentpaws.htm<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>