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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When Todd moved out and took our Great Dane, the
kids and I were 'left' with Hannah, our Bassett Hound. Now, Hannah is not
all that well disciplined... she'll come when you call her, but you gotta be
patient while she sniffs out the perimeter! She whines when one stops
petting her and she has been known to chew when left unsupervised.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But! The dog has ONE true mission in life,
one redeeming quality... If you're looking for something to hold and pet
for HOURS, Hannah is your chick!! She's incredibly adorable with her
little midget paws and sad eyes - and she absolutely, positively can NOT get
enough love! In fact, since Todd pulled chocks, Hannah sleeps beside me
every night and it's extremely comforting. (*And* I can depend on her to
stay there all night and not go out to meet up with her friends at the local
stripper bar!!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway... I *_REFUSED_* to get another
dog. One dog was enough responsibility for me. At this point in
my life, I'm looking to skim off all excess responsibility that I can, and
bringing another dog home in place of Banks was not my idea of good
thinking.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And then there was Holly. She and I
have known each other for years, and she was telling me of her newest
family addition, a little Beagle she found at the stables. She boards two
horses on base, and a few months back a little Beagle boy-puppy found her and
followed her home. She already has three dogs and wasn't really looking to
keep him, but she wasn't going to leave him in the streets either.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>She listed all his wonderful qualities, and told me
that after countless choices, he finally 'answered' to "Buddy", and she thought
he needed a great home with a couple of kids.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And I fell for it!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last Sunday, only SIX days ago, Molly and I stopped
by her house to pick up Buddy and bring him home as a surprise to my son.
Hannah fell in love with Buddy (as did Charlie), and pretty soon they were
chasing each other around the house having a grand time!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So far, so good....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yesterday, Saturday, only FIVE days after we
brought Buddy home, Molly went out walking with both dogs. And she came
home with the most amazing news!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Around the corner from us - less than a block away
- a new family had moved in recently from Officer housing on base. And the
'dad' recognized "Buddy" immediately from his walk!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems about three months ago they lost their dog
when he climbed the fence and got out! They put up a million signs in
housing - but never thought to check the base paper or the base dog pound where
Holly had advertised her find. They figured he was stolen or killed.
And they had named him "Scooby".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He had been a birthday present for their son's
3rd birthday.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course we returned him to his rightful
family.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But look at the facts... lost in housing,
found by Holly. She gives him to us a week ago, and they just *happen* to
move around the corner and see Molly walking him less than a week
later............ hhmmmmm..... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yep.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was a sign from God that that little puppy
needed to go home. I love it!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Meanwhile, Charlie was devastated so we called my
sister who does animal rehab and rescue, and this morning we drove to meet her
and adopt another little mutt-puppy that we've named Haley.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Guess who's responsible....??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>:-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pam</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>