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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>It has been very busy around here, and my time on the keyboard has been slim, at least with the fun things. Been working on rescue stuff for our 990s. and my own tax stuff. Not that I do either of them, but have to supply the info.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Anyhow, I cannot be certain I let you all know we took in a new Basset, Dudley, about a month ago. He is a big boy and there have been a few issues among who is boss around here. Hope that will resolve itself soon. Nothing major, just a few snarks here and there. We are getting in a new 12 yr. old Beagle this coming weekend, named Hunter. His mom has cancer and can no longer care for him, she lives close by, as do Dudley’s parents, who are very aged and could not handle him.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Our Hank, who is around 12, will be going into surgery on Thursday morning to tack his stomach. He has been having bloating for the last couple of months, at least 7-8 times that I know of. We have tried several routes to prevent the gas build up, but nothing yet has worked and I am really feeling like we are sitting on a time bomb, just waiting for the time it will torsion on us. I realize even after the surgery, this bloating is still going to occur, but we will be less concerned with his stomach twisting, and causing damage we cannot reverse. I do not go into this lightly or without a lot of thought and concern. It is elective right now, I just have a deep concern, one day it will not be elective, and he will heal better when his body is not in torsion. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>So if you could please keep him in your prayers, and drool, we would be so appreciative!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Everyone else is doing pretty well here. Laura Salmon came by the last Buff and Puff and got down and dirty with some hound bathing, and had lunch with us afterwards. We sure love to see her when they are down!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>OK, off to work, have a great day everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Drool to all in need from the Bounders!<br>wen<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div></body></html>