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Jason and I went coursing on Sunday in Keller. Sokar won Open as a sole entry, Fawkes 1st, DeeDee 2nd, and Hathor 3rd in Specials. Sokar went on to win BOB with a great run against Fawkes, earning a 3 point major. I puppy ran Gozo just to the 2nd pully and back along with Gunny the Rat Terrier. Both ran great, came back very happy about being able to chase the bunny. We got home, unloaded, fed everyone, and Gozo was playing with his toys fine. I put everyone to bed in thier crates. About 1 am Gozo needed to go outside to tend to business. At 6 am, got everyone up and noticed that Gozo was favoring a front leg. I noticed a small bump on top of his knuckles. I iced it down, took his temp-no fever. I kept ice on it all day until I had to pick up Abby from school. When I got back home his foot was swollen as in the photo. I loaded him in the car and called the Vet on the way. When we got to the vet he temped at 104. X-rays showed no broken bones, so the Vet wrapped it and I am to go back Wed am for bandage removal. We think he got bit by something, although I searched his crate, bedding and the side yard/run where I had turned him out at 1 am, and found nothing. The poor guy is resting comfortably on the sofa, after a special supper of roasted chicken.

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HARRY~ Multi BISS Multi BIF AM/CAN/Mex/International/ States /World/ All
Rasse Groupe CH/ States BIS/ DC Kamaraj Bija Ka-Harakhty CD RE
SC CGC HIT HIC
ZEPHYR~BIF DC Galadrial Bija Zephyr FCh SC
ZIGGY~ CH Bija Galadrial Zig Zig Ziggy SC
RAMSES~ UKC Ch AKC CH Szkieletor Ramses Of Infinita RN (Multi UKC GRCH Pointed)
DEEDEE~ Multi UKC BIMBS UKC GRCH BIF DC Kamaraj Bija Aida SC HIC (AKC GRCH Pointed LGRA pointed)
JACK~ Multi UKC BIMBS UKC Ch Multi BIF DC Bija Springdown At World's End SC CGC
RAY~ UKC Group Winning UKC Ch AKC CH Bija You Can Call Me Ray RN CGC TDI (UKC GRCH Pointed)
LIZZIE~ UKC Multi-Group Winning UKC Ch Bija My Only Friends Are Pirates JC (AKC singled out-just hunting for Majors/UKC GRCH Pointed)
Abby's Rat Terrier(s)
COWBOY~ UKC RBIMBS UKC GRCH Lace's Rhinestone Cowboy
GUNNY~ Lace Burway's Fire Win Ready
Our Harrier-
SARAH~ UKC BPIMBS UKC Multi-Group Placing UKC Ch Pacific's Going Rogue (AKC double major pointed)
AND NEW TO OUR FAMILY FROM MALTA~
GOZO~ UKC BPIMBS Qaxxuri Bija Iben T`Ghawdex
AND NOW LIVING AT HER NEW HOME~
KINA~ Qaxxuri Kekina L-Ghawdxija

What a mystery. No advice here just wanted to express my sympathy and hope that all turns out well. Maybe our spiders are just a bit different than those in Malta???
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Ruth
Sharing a home with
Gracie the Greyhound,
Bo, Galadrial's Cuervo Gold,
Harvey, CH. Lileo's Wild Rabbit Pooka, JC, CGC,

At the bridge--
HRH Chantze, Chart Polski, CGC (the most Polish Princess),
Rufous T. Firefly, CGC (my first PH--he knew how and when to beam a grin)

Weird, hope the poor kid is OK. Maybe some of the people that always race there might have some idea what it could be.
Debby

Dear Margaret,
So sorry to hear about Gozo's injury/bite/ailment! Hoping that his fever is gone and that he's showing improvement. I know that is really scary, and especially since you don't know exactly what caused it. Hugs to you all, and sending healing thoughts your direction!
Best wishes,
Rebecca and Margie
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Rebecca Stephens
Margie Luck
Arja Pharaoh Hounds
South Orleans, Massachusetts
RStephens4@aol.com
with pharaoh hounds:
DC K'Azar Eyeam Air Amie', SC, F.Ch., SORC, GRC (Air Amie')
CH Arja K'Azar KisAir Armani, AOM (Armani),
K'Azar Arja KisAir Kisamie'(Kisamie'),
Arja K'Azar Re-Cey Kacey (Kacey), and,
with wonderful memories of our beloved shep/lab, Artemis;
BIF DC K'Azar Eyeam Too Kool Ra-She, AOM, SC (Icey); DC K'Azar Nefer of Distinction, SC (Nefer); and our precious little guy, Arja K'Azar Re-Cey Boo (Boo).

Ochie!! Hope it heals fast.
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TiaRa Pharaohs
"Produce quality and present it yourself...that way you know what you've won, when you win"
"Quality isn't expensive, it's priceless."

If my guess is right, that is a front foot that is swollen. Our Rhodesian Ridgeback had a similar looking front foot and we thought he had stepped on something or been bitten. Finding no signs of injury or bite we took him to the vet. I forget what she called it but with a few antibiotics it returned to normal in a couple days. With our RR it reoccures ocassionally but the antibiotics take care of it.
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Crystal--Washington State
Temu-Royale Pharaohs
PH: CH NEFER-TEMU FLYING AMARETTO SC HIC "AMY"
FC TEMU-ROYALE AMARETTO'S SWEET ALMOND SC HIC "ETT"
DC TEMU-ROYALE HAIRY'S HARLEQUIN OPAL SC "HAIRY"
RR: BIF, FC RAHISI RAFIKI MC "RAFIKI" a.k.a. "MONKEY"

Keller, TX??? Where??
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Jane & the Gang in TX