<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530681028645_70159"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530681028645_70159">To all the friends I've made threw the years from the Drool, I am truly grateful. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530681028645_70159" dir="ltr">But with a heavy heart I lost Gus the 25th of last month, almost 6 months to the day of loosing Sophie. Both died of different types of cancer. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530681028645_70159" dir="ltr">It's all just been too much for me, and feel like I need to take a breather from all things basset for awhile. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530681028645_70159">Thanks for the laughs, education and tears threw the years. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1530681028645_70159">Kindest regards, Vikki Grauf </div></div></body></html>