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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Hi Everybody – Nick Here!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Well, I finally found out what all the fuss was about Nationals … there were about 2146987516 bazillion <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>bassets there! I tried to meet every one of them and invited them all to our doggie condominiums by our trailer. I even made Mom and Granny Pat put out our Red Bay banner so everyone could find me. And it worked! People would come up to our set up and say “Where’s Nick?”! It was so much fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>On Monday, I was entered in a Specialty Show. I placed in my class and got a pretty ribbon. Mom was proud of me and I got to go in the trailer and sleep on the bed. On Wednesday, I was entered in the 9 – 12 month puppy dog class. Mom was not too proud of me that day … I had a bad case of the puppy butt wiggles. Every time Mom tried to stack me, I would wiggle and sit down. I tried to tell her she was tickling me but she wouldn’t <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>listen. She threatened to “make me sing soprano” … what does that mean? I just laughed at her and gave her <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>a big kiss. When I very bravely went up on the ramp, I let the nice judge pet me and then I gave her a big Nick kiss too when she looked at my teeth. She thought it was funny but Mom was not amused!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>My sister Fancy was in the girl dog, 9 – 12 month class. She was a VERY good girl and got a really neat-o <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>ribbon and plate. Then on Friday, a nice lady came over and I thought she wanted to see me … but she wanted to see Fancy! Anyway, now my sister Fancy is going to live in Texas with her new mom, Sally, and learn how to do tracking, obedience and conformation. Maybe I am glad I didn’t win a plate … I might have had to move to Texas too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>On Friday night, a nice lady named Sylvie brought Phoebe to see me. Phoebe and I fell in love and we played and played and played! Phoebe smelled really good … I think she put on some perfume before she came to see me. Phoebe’s mom REALLY watched me play with Phoebe … I don’t think she trusted me to be a <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>gentleman! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Nationals were lots of fun … but I need to rest up for a week now!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Slurps,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Nickpagetext><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>