[geeks] Basenji saves the day...

[Peter L. Wargo]

Ya, is a nice story, but a "Benji" DNE a Basenji. <grin>

(For starters, Basenjis don't bark... Hee, hee...)

_pete

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Peter L. Wargo
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Owner/operator of basenji.com.

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:

> Thought you'd like this Pete, don't know if you already saw this or not..=
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> (from USA Today)
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> In March, Lowman saved Percy from certain death by adopting him from the =
local Humane Society as he was recovering from an accident that took his ri=
ght hind leg and severed his tail.
> HOME, Pa. =97 A three-legged, tailless pooch named Percy might look like =
a bedraggled Benji, but he's got the heart of Lassie. The terrier-mix's own=
er, Christina Lowman, 47, credits the small mutt with saving her life after=
 she took a fall on Christmas morning. Lowman said she slipped on an icy ra=
mp outside her home and was knocked out cold. She's not sure how long she l=
ay outside in the 11-degree weather, but she said she could have died if no=
t for Percy. ''When I woke up, the dog was licking my face,'' Lowman said. =
''He brought me to by licking my face and barking.''
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