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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white'>Grand Champion Red Bay Praline Parfait (Lena)<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823'><br><span style='background:white'>January 13, 2010 - April 3, 2016</span><br><span style='background:white'>My beautiful, sweet, funny girl has traveled to the Bridge into the waiting arms of her other Momma, Pat. I am sure there will be a joyous reunion. Lena was the best basset (conformation wise) that Pat and I had bred. She finished her Championship and Grand Championship very quickly and loved the show ring.</span><br><span style='background:white'>Lena was the sweetest basset I have ever had. She was good with all other dogs and never go<span class=textexposedshow>t involved in pack politics. She was a gracious hostess and welcoming party of one to new bassets to the pack. She loved puppies and took great joy in her own beautiful litter of 6 last May. Lena also had a great sense of humor and she knew when to use it. The day she finished her Championship was a very hot day and show pictures were not high on either of our agendas but they were necessary. Lena was not impressed and proceeded to "melt" every time I got her stacked. The photographer got just a giggle out of it that he sent me the picture. I will have to dig it out and post it.</span><br><span class=textexposedshow>My heart is broken but I know I did the right thing at the right time. It does not make it hurt less.</span><br><span class=textexposedshow>Heart of a Dog</span><br><span class=textexposedshow>It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are. - Anonymous</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sandi Wittenberg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Red Bay Bassets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>