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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I decided to take my</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">two year old Desi on a special mother/son outing yesterday</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">four dogs we try to give each</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">of them one-on-one time with Mommy or Daddy every now and then. Desi is a high energy boy and sometimes one group walk just doesn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t cut it. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I snuck him into the car and off we went to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Pet Smart</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> where he sniffed some other dogs and chose a treat to chomp on whi</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">le I did a couple of errands. On the way home we drove around our little country town trying to find a good spot to take a walk. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">We ended up going to the park where there was a group playing softball. There is a dirt walking trail that goes around the perimeter of the park</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">pretty far</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">away from the ball diamonds so I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">thought that would be a good route. We were trotting along minding our own business when all of a sudden I hear men yelling and carrying on. Finally one of them came running over to us and told us we couldn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t be there because they were playing their game. I thought he was joking at first and then looked around and noticed that the whole game had come to a screeching halt and everyone was staring at us, including the spectators! </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> I grabbed Desi</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s leash to try and make a quick exit when he stopped right in front of the angry crowd, squatted down and took a big steaming poop</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">! I was beyond mortified</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> I desperately looked around for a bag (they had a dispenser but it was WAY down the trail</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and I was afraid the mob would get even more agitated if I tried to reach it</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">everyone now yelling at me to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">clean up after your dog</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> we slunk away and made a beeline for the car. NEVER a dull moment with Bass</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ets! </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Melissa</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Slave to Hank, Desi, Mimsy & Duke</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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