Latest Posts Latest Posts http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php Thu, 17 May 2012 19:21:34 -0400 0 <![CDATA[Dog "Sanctuaries" ?????]]> http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1804
The next mountain over is Dawn of Daphneyland, BaRNI, private land, money pit - what the hell is it? It is absolutely not a "sa hank shoe oooo ariy". It is prison sentence as far as I can tell.

I just can't understand why the basset loving people of CA don't band together and start a real rescue. Dawn's private land is no more a sanctuary than any of the other hoarders who try to label their dysfunction with a positive label. Sanctuary? Howl can one word fool so many smart people?

If someone wants to help the homeless bassets of CA, get them before Dawn does. Find a foster, then find a home for them.

You would be amazed howl fast bassets can be adopted if they are networked. That is my specialty. The hounds of DL are not networked. Dawn told me that she sleeps in every day of the week until about 11am and no one is allowed on her property until a few hours over the weekend. This is not howl you get dogs home. This is more like a sanctuary for Dawn and her sycophants. And guess what dear reader? You are paying the bills.

If a group of dedicated folks when out there and gathered up all the hounds they could all be adopted within a month.

There was a 15 year old basset gal in a pound about 2 hours from me that was put on the internet one morning and by night fall she had 15 applications and 5 rescues waiting to take her in.

I do not believe all of the belly aching that goes on at these sanctuaries. Not for a second.

If the all breed rescue in my area gets a basset hound it is adopted within the week. They have a waiting list for bassets. They never let a basset hound sit in the pound past the hold date.

Another basset rescue up north also has a waiting list for bassets. Let's get the hounds living in horrible conditions (aka DL) and get them to the folks that want them.

We as a basset hound community cannot afford to pay for this type of money pit sanctuary. It cost way too much and it does not benefit the bassets one bit.

Let's band together and get the bassets of this section of CA into real foster homes and adopted out.

OK - more later.....

I have so much catching up to do.

Love, forever, Cat Woman!]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 09:23:53 -0400 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1804 Glaucoma in basset hounds http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1799
Emma Wanda Rudert will help me for ever. Her battle and struggle will never be forgotten on the internet. Many folks to do not like that I expose the facts and ban me when they can. Not a problem for me or for Emma. We see justice through to the end. Just ask the Murder Hollow Basset Hounds.

I want to park this link here so I can report on it very soon. Keep checking back.


1594: Genetic Analysis of Familial Glaucoma in the Basset Hound

Here is someone who is very interested in this study and who else is involved.
http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=77]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 19:29:16 -0400 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1799 Bassethoundtown Wallking Club - Spring Event http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1779
Are you on facebook? Please like us. Search for

bassethoundtown walking club! I will see if I can add a link here. rolleyes.gif]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:11:00 -0400 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1779 Basset Hound Transports - http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1635 Da Basset Underground Railroad that is trying to help facilitate basset hound transports.


http://www.facebook.com/bhundergroundrailroad

I "liked" this page and look forward to see howl others, including myself will benefit from the meeting spot.

If you are on facebook, check it out. So far, it is working quite nicely!]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:06:02 -0400 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1635 Pioneer Woman, aka gREEd buys a new basset hound pup http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1535

This is the height of idiotic.......

I will re-type then entire post and have many comments on it.]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:31:41 -0400 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1535 DISCLAIMER..... http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1524
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Attention anyone wishing to join basset hound town hall. Your account will not be validated until you send me an e-mail letting me know that you are not spam.

If you wish to remain anonymous that is perfectly fine with me. Just tell me what your g-mail account is or what ever your e-mail is and I will approve you.

OMD! You would not believe the bull chit that tries to get in on a basset forum. The new big spammers for this forum are the Russians selling women.

Give me a break......]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:45:21 -0500 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1412 The run away cheese ball http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1367
Furbabies are on the floor just watching us, begging us with those eyes... "Please Mom, just ONE cheese ball?"

My brother notices from across the room, another tiny pair of eyes, watching us... Yep, a tiny little brown mouse. And he starts to laugh... He says, Sis, watch this... and he lays a cheese ball, about 12 inches from where he saw the mouse. Meanwhile, Stinks, gets up like it was meant for her... and I say... Hey, not yours! Cop-a-squat. And she does... So we see this little mouse coume out... grabs the cheese ball, and scurries away... Well my little stinky butt girl says, "Oh Hell NO!!! and takes off running after the mouse. "That's MY cheese ball!!" Of course she had to run over Charlie, and he just didn't have a clue what was happening... so he jumped up and joined in, knocked over the table... bowl full of cheeseballs, dumped, remote went flying, chair tipped, curtain pulled off the rod... around and round the room they went... mass destruction, looking for the runaway cheeseball. I was horrified my little girl would cause such a rukus.... I think my brother is still laughing...

She never found that mouse... buy laid with her nose poked behind the china cabinet for the rest of the night... and me without my camera!!]]> Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:44:56 -0500 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1367 BHCSC Picnic So Calif http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1271 The BHCSC organization is a great place for information on Bassets, shows and fundraisers for both show and rescue people. I found the boardmembers very caring and helpful and really love this breed and wants the best for all. When I was infomed that a P & L was used to determine, who gets the raffle, I thought how unfair for other rescue organizations who put out tens of thousands for care of the dogs.

My experience with a P & L is it does not tell you where the money brought in is spent or how an organization cared for the dogs in their care only how much they brought in and what went out, providing its accurate. A P&L is worthless as you can hide where money was spent or to who is paid, that an organization doesn't want seen under an account label, you are not getting the actual bank records ie: canceled checks (to see who/what was paid, monthly statements to compare with the returned checks, online payments to people etc. or where the money for that year really went.

Has the board of BHCSC, thought to also ask for a list of dogs included with the P & L ==== a total number of dogs in there care and a list of dogs adopted out, the number brought in, for that year so you can see a ratio between the dogs brought in and adopted out for that year as well as, the vet care each dog received in that year and original vet receipts for each dog. A very simple thing A records file for each dog should be kept with all paperwork on the dog, the file would include ie: shelter paperwork will show date the dog was pulled (also show how long in rescue), owner surrender paperwork will show date dog was surrendered, folder will also include all vet work done on dog while in rescue. Each dog that comes into rescue should see a vet, this should be the first thing any rescue should do bringing in a new dog, is to make sure nothing is wrong with them, that isn't obvious by a visual look, it is the right thing to do for the dogs. In the many years of my attendance I have noticed that the same person gets the raffle and the group they are with, for a very long time. Why???? is this fair to the other rescues that spend lots of money to care for their rescues as well as the work each ones does to save the Bassets. I am asking the board of BHCSC to take this into consideration and be fair and rotate each year, so that each rescue be allowed to benefit from the monetary aspect of the raffle




]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:49:24 -0400 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1271 <![CDATA[IRS "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams]]> http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=994 Charity Lawyer. It is so informative. Check out this posting from her.


"Every year the IRS releases its "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams. The list serves both as a warning of scams for taxpayers to avoid as well as a reminder of the IRS' investigation and enforcement role. This year, the list includes "Abuse of Charitable Organizations and Deductions" which provides:

The IRS continues to observe the misuse of tax-exempt organizations. Abuse includes arrangements to improperly shield income or assets from taxation and attempts by donors to maintain control over donated assets or income from donated property. The IRS also continues to investigate various schemes involving the donation of non-cash assets including situations where several organizations claim the full value for both the receipt and distribution of the same non-cash contribution. Often these donations are highly overvalued or the organization receiving the donation promises that the donor can repurchase the items later at a price set by the donor. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 imposed increased penalties for inaccurate appraisals and set new definitions of qualified appraisals and qualified appraisers for taxpayers claiming charitable contributions.

Donors donating in-kind goods and claiming significant deductions for the contribution should expect extra scrutiny this year. Generally, donations of property (other than cash, inventory, publicly traded stock, or intellectual property) in excess of $5,000 require qualified appraisal. Also, any single item of clothing or any household item that is not in good used condition or better and for which the donor deducts more than $500 requires a qualified appraisal. The appraisal must meet the definition of a "qualified appraisal" which requires specific information to be included and must be prepared by a qualified appraiser who meets certain qualifications. If the donor does include the appraisal with his or her tax return or if the appraisal does not meet the specific criteria for a "qualified appraisal," the donor cannot deduct the contribution. The qualified appraisal and qualified appraiser rules impose high standards that are extremely specific. Care should be taken to ensure the appraisal and appraiser meet these standards."

End of blog posting.....


I suggest you bookmark Charity Lawyer. She has some really good postings!



Cat Woman]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 11:21:21 -0400 http://www.bassethoundtown.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=994