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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I have been honored to work with some really smart people (some of whom are long time Droolers) from Basset Hound Club of America over the past several months to develop a survey to determine the health problems of Basset Hounds (and Basset Hound mixes) from all walks of life. The results of this survey will help us make informed recommendations about needs for research in the Basset Hound health field. Please take the time to do this survey. Be sure to include ALL of the Basset Hounds you have had … whether they had health problems or not. This is VERY important so we get a true picture of the overall health of all Basset Hounds.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Tell us about your Basset Hounds! As a member of the Health Survey Committee of the Basset Hound Club of America, I have been working on a survey of Basset Hound health for the Basset Hound Club of America. The data will help prioritize research on health issues prevalent among our beloved Basset Hounds and results will be shared with Basset Hound fanciers here on Facebook. If you have had a Basset Hound any time since January 2000, please take the survey. And please help spread the word by telling your Basset friends about the survey. The more who participate, the better chance we will have of getting an accurate picture of health issues in our breed. People outside the U.S. are welcome. The survey will close April 30<sup>th</sup>, 2016.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>You can access the survey here: <span style='color:blue'><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BassetHealthSurvey2016">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BassetHealthSurvey2016</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:blue'>Sandi Wittenberg & the gang<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:blue'>Chrissie, Norm, Ouija, Lena, Quincey, Mandy, Sandy, Remmy & Mary Jane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:blue'>Red Bay Bassets</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>