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<P DIR=LTR><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 proud of my little boy Dexter</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> five hours today in the house out of his crate and no</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">chewing! I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ve been watching him for a couple of months now, and he hasn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t chewed on anything except for his own toys. So</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">ve started giving him some freedom.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">(</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 not quite two years old.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">When Maggie was still with me, I had to crate him every time I left because</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> he</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> irritated poor Maggie something fierce <grin>! After Maggie passed, I stopped closing his crate door</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, and he had free run of the backyard and the utility room where his crate and the other dog beds are kept. Then yesterday I left him in the house (doggie door still open) when I went to the grocery store. No trouble then, so this morning I left him in</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> when I went to work.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Of course, I should also point out that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> cleared my desk, dining room table,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> end table, etc. of anything that has captured his interest in the past</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> like my</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Bluetooth</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> headset, my mouse and gel wrist support mouse pad,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">TV remote,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">all my loose papers, etc.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> I may be testing him, but I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">m not tempting him.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Anyway, since I usually only send out</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">bad</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> news, I had to send out</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">some</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> good news this time instead.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<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 Puppie</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s TNG</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">: Leia Round</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> &</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Dexter Dogstar</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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