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An incredibly sad day at our household.  Shannon (my fiancee) has developed
allergies to Molly, our 16-week old puppy.  Her allergies are such that for
the sake of her health, we must try to find Molly a new home.

Molly is a Bichipoo - a Bichon Frise/Toy Poodle mix.  She's a light apricot
color (sort of the same color as unfinished pine wood), she's _very_ bright,
incredibly affectionate, and we have both fallen in love with her.  She
is, in the words of someone we passed on the street, "so cute that she
makes you want to puke."  Please check out her pictures (see below). 
Unlike other puppies, who seem to be terrified of children, Molly LOVES
kids.  She has been around several young children, and has always been
very playful, yet gentle, with them.

She was obtained at Lamb's Farm in Libertyville, IL, and did _not_ come from a
puppy mill or pet store.  Lamb's Farm is a small farm/family recreation areai
that employs/benefits mentally handycapped adults.  They have a pet shop that 
serves as a "front-end" for a breeder in Missouri who hand-delivers all
puppies that he raises. 

Molly is in excellent health - and is completely up to date on all of her
immunizations.  She has been crate-trained since we've had her (since she was
8 weeks old) and is 90% housetrained.  She is still in the process of learining
to "signal" when she needs to go out.  Molly has not been spayed yet.
She is obedient to the commands "sit", "stay"(sort-of), "down", "shake", and
of course, "no".  Not bad for 16 weeks, huh?

You can see pictures of Molly at http://www.uic.edu/~blackman/Molly.html
The pictures I've posted are of her at 10 weeks.  She's currently 8 lbs,
and probably won't grow to be more than 12-15 lbs.

As you can probably tell, Shannon and I love Molly very much and are
extremely concerned with where her next (and hopefully permenant) home
will be.  A face-to-face meeting/interview with prospective buyers will
be necessary for us as well as Molly.  Molly is the type of dog that requires
a lot of attention and a lot of devotion - she has an extremely energetic
and engaging personality and deserves a caring, devoted and loving companion.

If you are interested in providing Molly with a new home, please contact
us by e-mail or by telephone at (312) 752-1082.  Also, please note, we are
not _giving_ Molly away.  Price (which includes all of her equipment, toys,
cost of shots, etc.) will be discussed at the end, not at the beginning.
We are looking for the right person, not the right price.  Please be aware,
however, that the purchase price for Molly alone (from Lamb's Farm) was $400.
As a mixed-breed dog, Molly is not AKA certified, but we do have all 
documentation (health, etc.) available.

Hope this doesn't sound too severe, but it is very hard for us to part with
Molly, and I'm sure that shows through in the writing of this message. 
-- 
Samuel C. Blackman        ! InterNet : blackman@tigger.uic.edu
MD/PhD Student (3/7)      ! Disclaimer : Who cares what I say, I'm a student!
Univ. of Ill. at Chicago  ! Quote : "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV."
Dept. of Pharmacology     ! Phone : 312/996-4983 (lab)  Fax: 312/996-1225