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  thank you so much everyone.  I appreciate your comments.  Bella is my pride and joy.  My wife and I don't have children...so Bella is like our child.  To us, she's more than just a family pet - she's part of the family and we love her so much.  I do think this whole ordeal was much more traumatizing for me than it was for Bella (thank GOD).   She's been playing and jumping as if nothing happened.  
 I do like the idea of a pen.  It would sure put alot of my fears at ease.
 
 thank you again!!!
 
 ~Ricky
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