JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND MY BASSET. MY NAME IS KAREN AND I LIVE IN GEORGIA COPPER IS ALMOST A YEAR OLD (HE WAS BORN ON VALENTINES DAY). WE HAVE BEEN READING THIS FORUM SINCE I DISCOVERED IT ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE FOUND IT BOTH AMUSING AND HELPFUL. I LOVE READING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEIR BABIES AS MUCH AS I LOVE MINE AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF SUCH A SPECIAL GROUP.