Howllo Fellow Hound Lovers: How fantastic is San Fran? This is a video I made for them featuring their needy hounds. Please click the link for more information.
http://www.ggbassetrescue.com/waddle07.htm
Woof! More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fellow sitterupper hound lovers! Check out this Saturday night at YouTube vid. It kind of gets screwed up due to a rotation problem, but it is totally cute!
Do you know a hound that can sit up? Did you know that there is a sitteruppers’ club for basset hounds? Well, of course there is!
http://bassetsb4me-ivil.tripod.com/
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This is Kaylee and it’s her club. Kaylee’s sitteruppers club!
More Later…Cat, Chaps (only sits up with help when it is thundering) and Emma (can sit up for one nanosecond on her own, with Mommy spotting)! Slurp
Howllo Fellow Hound Lovers!
I was just checking on Cat, the basset hound that Devon picked up from a high kill shelter a few days ago and I saw that she had raised 50.00 on her firstgiving page!!! So, I scroll down, and guess who? Kip and Gus Massett!!! You guys are so sweet. I love the fact that Devon in CA, I am in KY and Kip and Gus are in MN, but we are like neighbors. What a great feeling.
Fundraising target: $250
Total raised so far: $50.00 Kip and Gus 6/28/2007 $50.00
(Kip and Gus’ comment!)
You are an angel Devon. We have 2 Cats to love !
Here is Cat’s Firstgiving Page again.
http://www.firstgiving.com/ahoundnamedcat
Of course I am on pins and needles because of the lottery drawing. I bought a dollar ticket to split with Devon. The haul after taxes would be a cool 3 mil a piece. I bought the ticket in honor of Cat the Hound. So, let those air balls rise to our numbers. Our ticket is a few blogs down so you can see it. The drawing is at 10:58pm Eastern Standard Time! Come on planets!
More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma
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A hound named Cat
Howllo Fellow Hound Lovers. The planets lined up today for this posting. (Or maybe it’s the blue moon tonight!) I had been thinking of Lily all day and all of my hounds at the rainbow bridge. Then I watched Devon’s Birthday Montage again. If you have not seen it, type the word montage in the blog search area. It is so sweet. I love the song, Somewhere over the Rainbow that she used so much. Then I googled the artist who sings this version,
Israel Kamakawiwi’Ole
What a wonderful artist.
Then, to top it off, I just got home from taking a walk and received 5 bucks from Kip and Gus for basset bucks. Kip writes:
Hi Cat, Chaps and Emma,
Just heard Billy Ray Cyrus sing Over The Rainbow. It was beautiful. It made me think of all the precious hounds at the bridge so I needed to send a little something for them. Love you guys!!
Kip and Gus
Billy Ray does not have his rendition on YouTube, but the fabulous Israel does. Enjoy and remember all of your dearly departed. Thank you Kip and Gus! Lily is smiling from the Rainbow Bridge right now.
Gone from this earth ten years ago this month 6-26-07
Throughout the latter part of his life, Iz was significantly obease and at one point carried 758 pounds on his 6′2” frame. He died of weight related respritory illness at the age of 38. Over 10,000 people attended his funeral. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean at Makua Beach. He was a powerful supporter of Hawaiian rights and Hawaiian independence. He made a difference and he is still making a difference. Thanks Iz!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kamakawiwo’ole
Howllo Fellow Hound Lovers: So far, as of today, only 7 basset hound rescues have signed up for Lily’s Basset Bucks. I will be putting a deadline on this FREE MONEY GIVE AWAY at some point. So, are you a 501(c)3 basset hound rescue that wants free money on 6-15-08? Watch my Vlog for all the details, or just click on Lily’s Basset Bucks under the Categories section, at the top, to the right! TIME HAS COME TODAY! To sign up your approved rescue!
More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fellow Hound and Little Red Corvette Lovers! You have to click on this picture. It is the high resolution great big picture. If you ever wanted to upgrade your computer the time is now! Click on the link and you will see the awesome Illinois Waddle information. How COOL is this? The Mayor would look so good in this ride! Woof.
http://www.bassetrescue.org/gabrraffle.htm
More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma
Cathy L. Rudert
Rudert Contract Services
Basset Hound Town Enterprises, LLC
bassethoundtown.com
103 West Vernon Lane
Ft. Thomas, KY 41075
Basset Hound Town Enterprises, LLC
P.O. Box 347
Ft. Thomas, Ky 41075
1.888.441.1477
1.859.441.6037
1.859.441.3792 – Fax
cell in transition to IPhone
Age: 52 – no dependents, basset hounds – Chaps and Emma
Specific Goal as it relates to this resume:
Obtain a volunteer position on the Basset Hound Club of America – Rescue Advisory Board.
Mission Statement as it relates to this resume:
The care and guardianship of basset hounds through
Research, Education and Rescue.
Personal Education:
University of Kentucky
Bachelors Degree in Business Administration
Wilmington College – 1993
30 hours towards a MBA – Xavier University.
Past Work Experience:
1980 – 1994 / General Electric Aircraft Engines.
Position: International procurement administrator. Responsibilities included managing GEAE’s 10 million dollar portion of the national defense contract between the governments of Turkey and USA. Negotiating contracts between the Turkish government and the governments of France, England, Italy, Germany, and the USA as it applied to General Electric aircraft engines being fitted on F-16s, F-14s, and numerous other single and double engine fighter jets. These duties involved extensive overseas travel.
1994 – Present / Rudert Contract Services
2005 – Present / Basset Hound Town Enterprises, LLC
bassethoundtown.com
Rudert Contract Services – Owner and Founder. Responsibilities include managing the legal aspect of my Brother in Law’s Orthopaedic practice. Arthur F. Lee, M.D., serves as an expert witness in legal cases that need independent medical examinations, live trial appearances, and deposition testimony. Dr. Lee is a partner of Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine in Cincinnati, OH.
Basset Hound Town Enterprises, LLC – bassethoundtown.com. Owner and Founder. Formed in 2005, several years after starting the Lily book. BHTE is part of a 5 year accomplished goal that included writing and self publishing the Lily book and setting up a website for showcasing the Lily book. Equally important is the goal to educate others, research the breed and network the rescue of basset hounds.
My website helps basset hounds and the people who love them via networking and fundraising using the internet as my vehicle of choice.
Experience as it relates to my goal of being on the BHCA advisory board:
1.) BHCA member since the early 1990s. My membership lapsed for a few years between then and now. The BHCA publication was very lacking and I did not breed or show so I found the club irrelevant. I decided to re-join shortly there after due to the fact that I wanted to educate myself on the breed and the breeders that were the guardians of the breed.
Fundraisers:
I started fundraising within a week of going live with bassethoundtown.com. This link shows some of the first fundraisers I did:
This link will take you to my Firstgiving Fund Raisers:
WELCOME TO OUR FIRSTGIVING FUNDRAISERS
These links are not the total sum of what I have done for basset hound rescue. These are meant to be an example of my work and dedication. For example I have donated approximately 5,000 dollars worth of Lily books to different rescues and unrelated basset hound charities such as hospitals and homeless shelters for women and children.
2.) Self published Children’s book author and designer. My book focuses on a homeless basset hound (my Lily) and serves as a tool to educate and fundraise. Lily, A Basset Hound’s Tail of Love was accepted into the Library of Congress in 2007.
3.) Member, Independent Publishers of America since 2003.
4.) Educate people about the breed via my website and personal experience. I have had basset hounds in my life since 1995.
Educational links on my website – many more to follow.
b.) Glossary – Ophthalmologic terms
5.) My website links to every basset hound rescue in North America. I might have missed a few recent ones. I am currently working with my webmaster to update Wikipedia with all basset hound rescues.
6.) Organized and helped to raise close to 6,000 dollars for the House of Puddles in 2008 with a goal of 10,000 by June of 2009.
7.) Networking homeless bassets on my website, MySpace, YouTube, and other internet groups. My YouTube videos have been seen by over 150,000 people. My website receives between 500 and 1000 unique visitors per day.
8.) Helped other rescue groups to get set up on YouTube and have made many videos for other basset hound rescues to help showcase their needy hounds.
9.) Worked with national transport groups to get basset hounds to foster homes in other states. This is critical in KY where we have no organized rescue group.
10.) Pull bassets from high kill shelters and form relationships with these shelters and animal control officers in my geographic area to alert me to these hounds.
11.) Work with different basset hound rescues to step up boutiques on my website to sell items. My webmaster has each rescue set up with their paypal account, not mine. I do not see one dime for this service. Currently, I only have a few, but I am working on several more. Here is the link:
These 11 items are some of the ways that I have helped rescues since I went live with my website in 2006. For the 3 years leading up to 2006 I was educating myself and making sure I had the tools in line to participate in my passion. My most important tool is my website which I use primarily for networking.
My book sales have saturated the basset hound market for the most part and my demographic usually does not visit my website. I sell to schools mostly. I also donate 5.00 from the sale of every Lily book to the school that has Chaps and I visit. Here is my school page, if you are interested.
Larry, I hope you find me qualified to be on the advisory board for the BHCA rescue committee. I want to send my resume to you prior to our telephone call so you get a better idea of who I am. I know I would be an asset to the board and I would love to hear about the experiences and qualifications of the other folks you have selected. I may be fairly new to the rescue world but I am willing to work hard for the hounds we love so much.
I have many ideas for the board as well as time and energy.
My goal is to be on the BHCA advisory board for basset hound rescue. I would love to learn from you and be a part of basset hound rescue history.
I look forward to our telephone meeting.
Sincerely, Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fellow Hound Lovers. The cases just poor in. Here is an e-mail I received this morning from Dawn of the West (BaRNI at Daphneyland).
The call came in this morning.
A 2 year old female who has been bred two times by a previous owner – who moved and rehomed the “stud” but couldn’t find a home for the female, so an all breed rescue took her in.
Problem. She is 7 weeks pregnant.
Her name is Roxie, and she arrives by private plane courtesy of the Alsups from the Modesto area on Friday afternoon…..
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Anyone interested in fostering a Mom, whelping the puppies in about 2 weeks and then giving up 10 weeks of your summer to weaning???? And you thought we asked too much already!!!!
Please meet “Roxie” 2 years of age and about to have her third litter of puppies.
The photo below is of Roxie and the “Dad” to her litter…….
Interested parties please contact us here at the ranch.
We will be putting together a list of everything we’ll need to whelp this litter – stay tuned….
Dawn
Basset Rescue Network at Daphneyland
661 269-2682
Well, there you have it. Yet another needy case. Remember, Dawn told us that July is the worst month of the year for dumped hounds and these do not even fit into that scenario. July is when all the Holiday pups get the boot because of various reasons including family vacations, moving, and the kids go to camp.
Man O Man, I wish I could win that lottery.
More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fellow Hound and Lottery ticket lovers. I told Devon earlier today that I would buy us a lottery ticket to split 50/50, if I won. It is in honor of “Cat” the basset she rescued over the weekend. The jackpot is up to 15 million, and the cash pay out is about 6 million. Here is our ticket.
So, if you could all sling some slobber it might help. Can you imagine what Devon and I could do with 6 million dollars? I think I hear hounds howling!
More Later…Cat, Devon (and her crew), Chaps, Emma and needy hounds!
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Howllo Fellow Hound and Corvette lovers. Check out this totally sweet, cherry, stunner. The top comes down and basset hound ears can fly.
Devon just sent me this e-mail, so here goes!
We are raffling off a beautiful 1972 Corvette Stingray LT1 Roadster!
All sales from this raffle will benefit Guardian Angel Basset Rescue and hounds here in Los Angeles!!
100% of all donations are allocated to the health and well being of the bassets.
FRAME OFF RESTORATION
Last year for front and rear chrome bumpers!!
LT1 engine, 350ci./ 255HP with 4 speed close ratio transmission.
Auxiliary hardtop with rare black vinyl covering
Mille Miglia Red Individual tickets $10.00!
Buy a Basset Bundle!
3 tickets for $25.00!
Get your Tickets Now!
Power windows, steering and brakes
Air conditioning
AM/FM radio
Tilt & telescoping steering wheel
Ticket sales will also help hounds right here in Los Angeles! Please get your tickets from me, Devon L. Smith, and help me help the hounds!
The drawing will take place at the Illinois Waddle on September 23, 2007.
(Winner need not to be present to win)
We will also have 2 Early Bird Drawings for $1000 each on July 23 and August 23, 2007.! ($1000 Winners are still eligible to win the Corvette)
1 ticket fo $10
3 tickets for $25
10 tickets for $50
25 tickets for $100
120 tickets for $300
Please contact me (DEVON L. SMITH) to purchase and help the hounds!
bassethoundsrock@hotmail.com
PLEASE FORWARD & REPOST! THANK YOU!
So there you have it folks! Take a chance on this dream weaver and picture yourself and your hound crusing old school style!
Sweet Cherry Pie!
More Later, Cat, Chaps and Emma
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