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   alicia@mclaughlinfinancial.com schrieb:   
      
   > Dear MC,   
   >   
   > Good job for your 1st time in answering in English.   
      
   good evening alicia (don't know us-time about...now?)   
   thank you very much for your wonderful compliment - normally i answer to   
   a german ng and of course (big love) to an italian group.   
      
   > My close friends   
   > go to the Tuscany reigion twice a year.  I had to pass up the recent   
   > trip this past fall due to my dog's illnesses. I'm sure if I went with   
   > them, I would have probaly brought one back. That's how I ended up with   
   > my beautiful Mariposa - I lost a dog back in 1994 (he was a rescue   
   > dog), and I went on a trip to Costa Rica to give myself a break. I left   
   > his camponion at home with a friend and I was concerned about my Taco   
   > being without her compnaion friend (I brought back Taco from Mexico in   
   > 1993). During my trip, I found an abandoned 8 week old black lab at a   
   > butterfly farm north of San Jose and the workers on the farm encourged   
   > me to take her with me. After 7 days of touring around CR, like   
   > yourself, I went back to the butterfly farm and when I walked down the   
   > path, she came running out from camping undering a rubber plant and she   
   > was real happy to see me again. I got permission from the govt. office   
   > in CR to take her back. My Mariposa was with me from that time on until   
   > May 4th, 2006. In June of 1995, I ended up with my 3rd dog in the   
   > household He was a 1 1/2 yrs old boxer who was on his way to being   
   > brought to a shelter. I named him Puegie - I lost him to boxer   
   > cardiomyopahty on Nov. 2nd, 2005. Between the two dogs, I spent about   
   > $18,000 in vet bills - they were worth it for both dogs gave me so much   
   > comfort and joy over the years. My Taco left me peacefully on June 6th,   
   > 2005 from old age, she was 15 yrs. old. Thru Mariposa's illness, I meet   
   > the staff  at UPENN Ryan Vet Hospital in Phiadelphia and I got to see   
   > the whole operation there for I was there for 1 week with Mariposa -   
   > what an superior facility and for those of you who need the cutting   
   > edge of vet medicine for your pet - this is the place to go if you can   
   > get there. I drove 6 hrs each way but the drive was a piece of cake.   
   > That trip and story is for another topic.   
   >   
   > Glad you have a wonderful dog. I know that there are older dogs that   
   > need a home but I just got through giving nursing care to 3 senior dogs   
   > and I really can 't go through that again.  I have checked out the   
   > references on the rescue outfit that I'm getting the 2 lab pups from   
   > and all of the recipients are happy and have verified the creditability   
   > of its operations.  The gal who coordinates the adoptions is personally   
   > coming with the transport so I feel alot better about it. Today I'm   
   > working on getting a good chain link fence contractor to set up a nice   
   > large pen in my backyard that will connect to my back deck. My former   
   > dogs were big couch potatoes and even though they had full free access   
   > to the huge outside deck, they preferred to hang inside on the couch.   
   > With the new guys, I want to get them used to enjoying the fresh air   
   > when I'm unable to bring them down the lane to the beach.   
   >   
   > Stay in touch - I plan to visit go with my friends to a villa in   
   > Tuscany next fall.  The other trip that I had to pass up this past   
   > spring only cost $500 US to stay on a 200 acre estate for a week! Take   
   > care.   
   >   
      
   i followed your very interesting story and therefore now i'm really   
   ashamed about my >little< experience that i told you in my first   
   posting. when i was a kid i grew up with boxer-dogs in the house and   
   large garden of my grandma. later on we always had cats at home (today   
   i've 9 cats who live with me and the 2 dogs). my very first dog Hektor   
   came to me in 1987, sept 23 (northern dog black/creme very light blue   
   eyes) he was at my side wherever possible very 'strong'   
   character/identity/personality but for me till now the real dream-dog.   
   for the last ~3 yrs he had heart problems but thanks to vet-support and   
   his other very good status he survived. i lost him on 22 of march, 2002.   
   Hektor helped me so much educating Cirillino (took Ciri from Rome on 15   
   aug, 2000) you will understand that i am missing Hecki every single day   
   but i think he had a beautiful life for 15years and 4 months.   
   nevertheless the 2 that are now with me are very very good dogs   
   beautiful too and i'm glad about having met them.   
   so i send you the very best wishes for beginning your 'new life' with   
   two little puppies: and first of all a long and healthy life together!   
   mail add: mumon@lycos.at   
   kind rgds mc   
      
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