<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Bev, your comment struck a chord with me. When we used to take Bill (aka Billy B Basset) to our vet, he (the vet) would get quite googly-eyed. "I never say this," he said. "But if you ever find you can't keep him for any reason.." </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">He was smitten.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">And I know from years of walking my dogs around the neighbourhood, and from going to dog parks, that there are lots of dogs I remember fondly too. So yes, I think it does help to know that those who are gone are still alive in someone else's memory.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Mary, with bassets and others both here and ATB</div>
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