<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">When our house flooded and we had to move out for several months, the insurance company found us a house where we could have the dogs.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">We could see that some serious damage had been done before our tenure there--the back door had been kicked in and there were dents (big ones) in the fridge door--stuff like that--that, and the relieved looks on the neighbors faces when we did not carry in boxes of booze and guns seemed to indicate that former tenants had been a problem.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">When we left we left it in top condition, maybe better than when we moved in and the landlord tried to soak the insurance company for another $2000 in "dog-related damages" especially upstairs.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">The funny part was that we had never allowed the dogs up there, and I, who am a terminal camera nut, had the photos to prove it. Also photos of the dogs in their crates did much to dispel the anxiety of the insurance company. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">They did not pay. He tried to go after us privately, but our lawyer snapped that avenue shut immediately. The dogs were impeccable while we were there. Basset hair was the worst thing they may have left behind.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">It was a learning experience.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">MomPerson to Llewis, Conley and Doc<br clear="all"></div><br> <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"></font><br></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div></div></div>
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