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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Okay, I suppose in the world of hounds, size doesn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t matter</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> much</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">Remember a few days ago I mentioned bringing home a stray bloodhound? (If it</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s not a bloodhound, it</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s some kind of big tall hound</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">) Well, little Dexter hasn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t a clue that he</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s half the size of this guy</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">here</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s a YouTube link to a little goofing off.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkA3zutTPC4"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkA3zutTPC4</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I haven</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t had any luck finding the owner, so</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Monday</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ll be turning him over to a nearby rescue shelter that works with a lot of hounds.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> This</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">organization</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, like all the basset hound rescues I know, is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">going to have him vetted, checked for heartworm, neutered, microchipped, evaluated, etc., then adopted out to a family. Believe me, if I had room to keep him, I would</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. He</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s an absolutely wonderful dog.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> But the mobile home park management would just freak out with a dog this size.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">On a not</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">so</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">cheerful note, Maggie d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Earest</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">(my 12 year old)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">has developed some serious back pain. I took her to the vet on Thursday and she got a s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">hot</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> cortisone, I think. I was really distracted (and in pain myself from carrying her around</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> she weighs 63 pounds) and in a panic mode, so I don</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t remember for sure.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">But it didn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t help yet. She can hardly get up from laying down, she can</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t walk without stumbling</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, I try to help and she cries out in pain.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> And now, tonight she didn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t want to eat. That is NOT my Maggie</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> she</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s always been a real chow hound!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">m so worried.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ll try to have her back at the vet early Monday morning (unless something goo</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">d happens before then.)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Tim</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">‘</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n Puppies</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Maggie d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Earest</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Leia Round</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Dexter</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">And this week only,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">what</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s-his-name</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> the stray</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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