<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>my<span style="font-style: italic;"> mr cooper the bassetter had demtentia. i believe his was a result of a combination of congestive heart failure, being heartwaorm + (& then treated) , having an enlarged heart, as well as having a displaced trachea too. you could see at times he just wasn't getting enough oxygen to his noggin.</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><br><span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">towards the end, he would go outside & then forget why, he played
like a puppy in snow (snow which he hated for the entire time i had him) & he would play even harder with squeaky toys. once he even nipped me. I knew he was sliding deeper into the deep end of the pool when he refused to come to me once at the park , when he always came right away (he was playing keep away in the snow) & once when he let me trim the fur on his feet..this was a dog who needed to be deeply sedated at the vet's for that.</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><br><span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">towards the end he was so lost, i just let him go. his cardiac issues outweighed
his dementia. loved that sweet old boy dearly.</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><br><span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">i can say that i doubt his first puppyhood was much fun for him, but i made damn sure his 2nd was as fun & enjoyable as it could be.</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span>as for dogs
that gaze at you with eyes that are totally blank..well that is so miss sally..it isn't dementia for that would require a brain. she just is intellectually challenged. i board her someplace & the first night home she looks at me as tho i am a serious stranger. no lie. had her for 3.5 months & i swear that first few days she doesn't recognize me. that girl is a little light in the head.<br></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(0, 191, 191);">"Creativity is intelligence having fun." </span> Albert Einstein<br><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 191, 191);"><br></span><br><br><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></div></div></body></html>