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<DIV>Well I made the waddle this year. It has been about 4 or 5 years
since I last attended one and 8 years since I went there with a hound.
Millie went with Kathy and me. She did all right for a 13 year old
hound. She behaved at the auction and appeared to enjoy the picnic,
although she did just follow me around. The auction was nice, but not a
big as other years. There were some larger items, but not many. I
won a cutting with a basset on it and a beautiful lamp with a stained glass
shade that had a basset chasing a rabbit on it. You can only see the
rabbit when you have the lamp lit. There were not a lot of high
bids. I got the lamp for only $120.00, which was a bargain. If I
remember, the Moon Doggie label went for over $200.00. The bid for the
king was $1,000.00 by Dawn for her Rusty. I wanted to get the Queen for
Millie, but Kathy's back started to give her problems, so I had to leave and
missed bidding on the title. I was really disappointed. That is why
Millie had to walk in the parade. The weather was nice, any rain
came after the events. Our motel was the Red Woof Inn. Kathy felt
it was called that because it was a dog. Our TV did not work for half the
time, the floors were not carpeted and because our maid was allergic to dogs,
she would not come into the room. So we did not get any room
cleaning. Kathy had to round up the towels and take them to the door
and give them to the maid. She then gave us towels which Kathy
had to put in the room. She said that if we go again, she wants
to stay at the Quality Inn across the street. I hope Millie stays
healthy and will be able to go next year. Kathy and I had a great time
reuniting with Dawn, Angelika , Donna Funk, Jodie and the others. I was
glad I went and had a nice time.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Douglas Dropp
& Millie with<BR>Pw.'s Charlie & Bennett(ATB)
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