<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This is Athena. I believe strawberries are poisonous and disgusting things. Do not eat them. I spit them out because The Woman will give them to me - apparently the hounds who used to live here ate them and the girl hound used to jump over the fence into the strawberry patch and eat as many as she could.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Merta Lou, as a professional Lady Basset, I think you should stick to bananas and apples and nectarines and plums and peaches and just forget stinky strawberries - although The Woman has never heard that they are bad for houndies.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Now my good news. The vet lady says my lump was benign, although a type it was good to remove and that the lymph node had no nasties in it, so once I have my stitches out I can start looking for a forever home. So, here are my demands:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">More food, <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">especially human food</span></span> (I get starved here) </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">My own special soft blanket in every room</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Treats just for being fabulous</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">No more vet visits</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">No visitors under the age of ten</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Only visitors I approve of</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I must be the only dog</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I must receive constant pets, cuddles and tummy rubs</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Fresh water in my bowl - none of this rainwater or shared bowl nonsense</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Punctual meal times</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Complete devotion......</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm sure there's more, I'll get back to you.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Snooters and drool to all</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Athena, UK</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> </div></div></body></html>