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[saintbernard]

I chose my username because from 1997 through 2011 I raised St. Bernard dogs. My last Saint, Max, passed on December 12, 2011. There isn't a day goes by that I don't think about and miss every single Saint I've ever had the pleasure of welcoming into my life. I hope to have Saint Bernard's again at some point because I sure do miss them!

Right now, I have a German Shepherd Dog, Fifty who is a rescue. He got his name because a soldier at the local army base found him wandering on the fifty caliber firing range. He tried finding his owners and when he couldn't kept him. In September of 2012 his orders were changed and he couldn't keep Fifty anymore so he needed to find a new home for him. I can't imagine not having him as he's brought so much happiness into this house which we all desperately needed as the past couple of years have been disastrous for us.

I also have a Golden Retriever/St. Bernard mix, Lucy. She's been with me for 10 years now and is also a rescue. She had heartworms when I got her and she came through all of that treatment with flying colors. When my house burned in early 2012 I lost four dogs and two cats. Miss Lucy was the only one of my pets I was able to get out of the house with. She's my special baby as we've been through so much together. My dogs are like kids to me.

I'm Jennifer. Some of the long timers here might know me from back in my trading days and from when I worked on the web site I used to have. I have gone by "saintbernard" pretty much anywhere I registered related to FM/SN and even at a few other sites.