<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>My dear Sister Gracie,</div><div><br></div><div>I am writing in answer to your query regarding "konking." I do understand your confusion. Konking is not a basset behavior per se, rather I learned it from Cyrus. He had a great big ole blocky head and if anybody got out of line he smacked them with the side of it and that settle that. Right then and there! Worked at the dog park, worked in the home, worked period. And the konking receipient always gets up and walks away (sooner or later). As you know Cyrus left us for the bridge on the 1st of August in the early morning and so I have taken over Konking responsibilities, anybody that gets out of line gets a knock in the noggin. I have modified Cyrus technique for the, er, shall we say
vertically challenged and it goes like this .....</div><div><br></div><div>1) Open your mouth wide</div><div>2) Aim at either the middle of the snooter or else the middle of the top of the head</div><div>3) bring your whole head down fast and SMACK the spot you were aiming at with your jaw bone (not teeth, you should distribute the blow across teeth, no teeth should go into the konkee because in a proper konking no mark is left at all)</div><div><br></div><div>As a side note you should be careful about how much force you use until you master konking. Cyrus occassionally konked someone who humped him at the dog park too hard and the poor doggie got up shaking his head and obviously seeing stars so be careful until you have some experience ..... and if you are very upset be careful too.</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Konking.</div><div><br></div><div>Love,</div><div>LuLu</div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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