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face=Arial>Ben has been eating fairly well, but it is not the easiest thing to
convince him to come to the kitchen. Lately I have had to bring him a
sample of what is in his bowl. Then if he finds the sample palatable, he
will waddle into the kitchen and eat. He is the first dog I have had
that does not just wait to be fed. He has to be begged. I
do admit he did better when I had other dogs, but since he has been the one and
only, he has become quite spoiled. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Douglas</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>