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The
Basset Retriever
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Rosie
Rosie is a 9 month old Basset
Retriever pup. We adopted her from
her original owners when they were
moving an couldn't keep the puppies
anymore. She was 6 months old and
house broken, but we never had the
chance to see her as a little pup.
At that time she was just a little
larger than mom, and she now weighs
in at about 44lbs. We live in a
small apartment, and were looking
for a dog who would want to go for a
run down the beach, or a long walk
around the bog, but we didn’t want a
big dog to take over the whole
apartment. Luckily we found Rosie!
She has the playfulness of her dad
(the golden) and loves to fetch a
tennis ball all day, and at times
the activity level of her mom( the
basset) just wanting to sleep on the
lawn in the sun all afternoon. She
loves her play time, and if you
aren’t paying attention she will
crash into your ankles with the
ferocity of an elephant, and roll
onto her back hinting that she wants
her belly rubbed. Training has been
a challenge, she has chewed
four leashes and one harness, but
she will always come running and sit
right down for a cookie. We look
forward to having many joyful years
with Rosie keeping us on our feet!

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"You can say
any
fool thing to a dog,
and the dog will give you this look that says, "My God,
you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!"
-Dave Barry
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