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Dear Theatre Friends:<BR> <BR>It is with a heavy heart that I write this
email. As many of you know, Al and I adopted two purebred miniature
pinschers from the Ashtabula County Animal Shelter on 11/23/08. We had to
put our beloved Annabelle to sleep on 11/14 and we made a snap decision to adopt
these little cuties while we were grief-stricken, emotional wrecks.
We had the best of intentions to give these little guys a loving home, and we
are heartbroken that it is not working out. <BR> <BR>Laurel and Hardy
are adorable. Two vets think they are father and son. They weigh 11
and 12 pounds, respectively. We were just at the vet today for a checkup
and they are totally healthy, as they were when we adopted them. They are
4 and 4-1/2 years old but act like puppies. They are active, but not
wild. They are warm and sweet, superior snugglers and sleep right up
against our bodies at night, usually mine. They love and welcome all
people, but they are not too crazy about other dogs. We are taking
obedience classes every Sunday and they are learning.<BR> <BR>We realize
now that we made a mistake by adopting them. We should have adopted
another laid back mutt. I have a rare autoimmune illness that prevents me
from keeping up with two dogs, as I have strength and balance problems
(have fallen several times), and the stress of having two independent, sometimes
stubborn dogs has been harmful to me. Al has a lot of arthritic and joint
problems, and he also needs a dog who will just lay around.
Also, Laurel and Hardy want to be around people (us) all the time, so
they should be in a home where there are more people (healthy people) to
interact with. <BR> <BR>I can tell you they are
beautiful, precious purebred min pins. I'm sure they would be happy in the
right home. They just aren't a good match for us. We will
<EM>not </EM>take them to a shelter, <EM>nor</EM> will we separate them.
We are looking to place them (for free) in a good, loving home. We don't
want them to pay for our mistake in judgment.<BR> <BR>Do you know of anyone
who might be interested in having these little guys? We would be happy to
drive them anywhere for a look-see or do whatever we have to do to place them in
the right home. <EM>Please</EM> ask around and let me know. And feel
free to give anyone my phone numbers. (I know some of you don't live in
Cleveland, but maybe you know someone who does.)<BR> <BR>And thanks for
trying to help us make this right for these darling little dogs.<BR><BR><FONT
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color=#800080><FONT size=4>Lynn
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330-467-3031 </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
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