<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6166" size="3">Hey Basset Friends,</font><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6167"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6168"></font><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6169" size="3"></font><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6170"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6171" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6172" size="3">I just wanted to let you know that we had to put down our basset - Tank - this morning. Tank was part of the Pacific Basset Fleet. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6173" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6174" size="3"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6175"></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6176" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6177" size="3">He was old for a basset hound (almost 13 years old) and he was in constant pain because of his age. His mental faculties were not there either like he had Alzheimer's. The pain meds were no longer working and we didn't want him to suffer anymore. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6178" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6179" size="3"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6180"></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6181" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6182" size="3">My daughter, Caiti and I were with him. Although it was very hard to do, I know that he has crossed the bridge and is in a better place and probably running around and having fun. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6183" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6184" size="3"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6185"></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6186" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6187" size="3">Please keep us in your prayers while we handle our goodbyes and memories. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6188" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6189" size="3"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6190"></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6191" dir="ltr"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6192"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6193" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6194" size="3">Blessings,</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6195" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6196" size="3"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6197"></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6198" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6199" size="3">Kathleen & Bruce Norton</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6200" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6201" size="3">Las Vegas, NV</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6202"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6203"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6204"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6205"><br></div></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6206"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6207"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490380737836_6208"></div></div></div></div></body></html>