Howllo Fellow Hound and Kip Lovers! Today is Kip’s birthday, 1-13-08 and we have a present for him. It is in honor of his new fund-raiser called, CHANGE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Here is what Kip is proposing…..

“How about for the next month we take a jar and throw our change in that jar at the end of the day. At the end of the four week period, take the jar to the bank, they can run the change through their change machine thingy, give you the cash and then send it off to Marilyn. Enough of us doing that could really add up to a nice amount. It would be fun to see what all our change will add up to and think how good we will feel. I am starting today. Who else would like to join in? I will post my total Feb. 10th.”

Donations…

All donations are used to help pay for food, veterinary care and other healthcare needs of the dogs.

As a 501(c)3 charitable organization, donations to House of Puddles are tax deductible.

Checks can be mailed to:

House of Puddles, Inc.
4422 Reels Mill Rd.
Frederick, Md. 21704

Or you can donate to olddogs@houseofpuddles.org with PayPal

OK, here is bassethoundtown.com’s present to you!

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We had already started collecting our change and as you can see it looks pretty hefty for just a few days! (OK, I cleaned my car) Teehehehehehehehe!

In honor of your birthday and your new fund-raiser Chaps and Emma will match whatever is in the jar on 2-10-08! We will send Marilyn the total in Gus and your names.

We love you KIP! Thanks for all of the help you do for hounds and the inspiration you provide as a friend and a co-fund-raiser!

CHANGE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

More Love Later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and Wendell Lovers: Today we had a big day planned for Mr. Flopbottom. Since he loves to waddle we invited him to share in our waddle dreams. We all went to a huge RV show. It is only fitting that the Mayor and his public relations manager travel in comfort and style some day. Come on Wendell, let’s check this RV out!

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Wendell, jump in and see what you think!

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Hang on to your waddle visor Wendell! Pasadena CA, here we come! Cali or Bust! OK, we are Cali dreaming, but hopefully not for long!

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Wendell thinks he can drive! Why not? In my dreams he can!

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OK, that was fun. Now what? Let’s take Wendell to the Ft. Thomas Dog Park! Woof!

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You better stay in the small dog area little boy. You are the cutest hound here today! I bet your care taker misses such a good boy.

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You are so good, we are going to take you for ICE CREAM! Yummy!

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Mr. Flopbottom was so good today! He was such an inspiration with helping me to work harder in realizing my waddle tour dreams! When that happens Wendell, you have the front seat my dear!

We love you!

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and Wendell U. Flopbottom lovers:

This is our house guest! We are so excited to host Wendell and send him on his way for his maiden waddle. This is how he arrived!

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After he stays with us for the weekend, he will be on his way to the Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena!

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Wendell is waddling for Sr. Hounds at the House of Puddles and Senior Hounds Abound!

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Wendell comes with his own crate, instructions, and pawograph book!

Please go to his blog to read all about it: http://www.wendellswaddletour.com/

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(The Mayor is trying to figure it out!)

Mr. Flopbottom meets the Mayor!

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Emma meets Mr. Flopbottom and wants to chew on him!

We are going to have so much fun! Please support Wendell for his National Waddle Tour! Keep checking back this weekend, I have big plans for Wendell tomorrow!

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUZANNE AT MID-ATLANTIC BASSET HOUND RESCUE (NJ) HAS AGREED TO TAKE THIS YOUNG LITTLE GIRL!

Thanks so much Suzanne!

Now we have to set up a transport which will take awhile, so please, foster this little girl. She has a place to go, so fostering should not be to long! Contact Susan at the e-mail listed below to help!

And again, thanks to Suzanne of Mid-Atlantic. I love your website!

More good news later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

The below blog happened last night and this morning. Thing can change in bassethoundtown in a wag of a tail! Stay tuned!

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Howllo Fellow Hound and Hounds in need lovers: This just in from Susan of Bluegrass Basset Hound Rescue. The Humane Society in Clarksville TN., contacted her about this young girl.

Susan states, “The Humane Society in Clarksville TN is sending me info and a picture of a 2 yr old female whose elderly owner has had multiple heart attacks and can no longer care for her. She is not spayed but if someone will foster her, we will take care of that.

She is housebroken and great with kids. 39 pounds. 1 yr 10 mos old. Will be vetted before a foster home takes her. Need to get her in foster care ASAP because elderly owner has had medical emergency and friend with the dog has her listed as free on various lists.

This one is in danger of becoming a breeder as she’s on a ‘Free to good home” list….”

Can you pass this blog posting along to anyone who can foster this little good girl. Poor thing is just starting her life. Clarksville, TN looks like it is on the Western, KY boarder close to Nashville.

Google Map

If you can help, please contact froggie0310@bellsouth.net

She is so cute!

More later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and special guest lovers!

This guest is the perfect visitor. I don’t have to clean the house or go to the grocery store. I do however have a fun event planned for him!

This special guest loves to waddle for Sr. Hounds and I will be sending him to his first waddle way out west very soon! Any guesses?

He should be here any time now. Is that the Fed X truck I hear?

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and Rudolph Lovers!

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As many of my readers know, Rudolph has a new Mommy. He was not a good fit for the House of Puddles. He did not like other boy dogs! He did however, like the ladies! Hence, his neuter surgery is pending as it should be.

Poor Rudolph, he also has heart-worm. Marilyn will be paying for his treatment and neuter surgery.

It is so expensive! It will probably reach 1000.00 dollars just for both of these procedures.

Rudolph’s new Mommy is holding a silent auction. This item is something she hold dear to her heart! It is Butterscotch’s coat. Butterscotch was Gail’s beloved hound who is now at the rainbow bridge.

You can bid on it via her e-mail. I know that there is a 40.ºº bid on it so far, so you have to bid higher than that! Here is her e-mail!

DeeUtz68@aol.com

I am having trouble linking to Rudolph’s MySpace and Dogstar pages. I will make sure I get those links for everyone! But for now, here is the cute coat/cape that anyone’s hound would be honored to wear!

Emma really wants it, so we will be bidding!

Bidding ends Sunday night 1-13-08!

Keep checking this blog and the Daily Drool for updates!

Gail’s beloved Butterscotch wearing her coat! Just breath taking!

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More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and Marina del Rey lovers:

Devon is hosting a meet-up this Sunday and it is not to be missed. If I lived within a day’s drive I would go.

Details: From Devon’s Meet-up page
This meetup is scheduled to give us a chance to meet other basset hound owners and lovers! We will be meeting at the beautiful Marina Del Rey Penninsula! There is a little nature trail where the hounds love to watch the birds, lizards and meet other dogs!

If you like, you can bring a picnic and sit and watch the yachts go by with your new basset buddies!

More info and detailed directions will be provided later. Hope to see you there!

Arooooooooooooooooo!

We will be meeting in front of Mariner’s Village Apts. at 4600 Via Marina, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 – Once you get this address keep going straight and it dead ends into the water. Park at the metered parking – I’m sure you won’t miss us! lol

General Map of Marina Del Rey – 90292:

**I will also have some DREAM NECKLACES on hand that benefit senior hounds across the USA. This month 100% of the proceeds go to the House of Puddles that save senior hounds and give them their forever homes! Need a gift? It’s the gift that gives twice! To see the necklace, more info on the House of Puddles and to order click here!

OK folks, there you have it. You do not need to live in CA to be a member of Devon’s Meet-up group. You should join and get up to the minute info on events she his hosting. Some of these are on line events that are just as fun!

Click here to join!

There is contact button if you have any questions. She will get right back to you!

Have fun this Sunday, you lucky HOUNDS!

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and bonded pair lovers:

A nice lady near Hopkinsville KY, (Murry area) found a bonded breeding pair of bassets that were dumped in the county. (tri-color) She took them in and wound up finding Bluegrass Basset Hound Rescue. They are being vetted right now, but they need help finding a foster home.

Can anyone open their home to these sweet sad souls? If you are interested in becoming a foster Mom or Dad read the next post and see how to do it. It really is very easy.

I thought it would be a good fit for a retired person who loves dogs but can’t afford to have them. The rescue pays for the hound, and the foster family gets to visit with potential families!

Please pass this blog to anyone you know that might fit the bill. If you cannot foster, maybe you can donate. Vetting a hound is not cheap (I will ask Susan to comment on that) and in this case we have two! Click here to donate

Humans used, abused and then tossed out these two. Let’s show them we are not all bad. Bless their little hearts!

I will update this later, hopefully with pictures.

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and KY hound lovers.

Bluegrass Basset Rescue needs foster homes in KY! Do you think you can help? I asked Susan of Bluegrass to write a few words on what it takes to foster and her reply was to me within the hour.

Here it is:

To be a foster parent all one really needs to have is extra room in their hearts and home for a homeless basset 🙂 The foster home application is the adoption application because if you were to fall in love and not be able to bear to part with a basset you are fostering, that application would need to be in place before you could adopt. Foster homes get first dibs on adopting a hound in their care.

All we ask you to provide is the love and the food. We pay for medical expenses and monthly maintenance (heartworm and flea Rx.) There are some vets we prefer to work with in certain areas because of the rescue discount they generously extend to us, and we do ask that, barring an emergency, you contact us before taking a dog to a vet for something acute but not necessarily urgent. A limping basset, for instance, when you do not know the cause, is not an emergency. A basset pacing, drooling and swelled up–bloating–IS an emergency.

We do our best to send only healthy dogs, but sometimes we get dogs in who have been exposed to something that takes days to manifest itself. In the case of kennel cough, it can take 5 days for the symptoms to appear–even if they’ve been vaccinated–, and then we have to wait about 2 weeks past the date of the last antibiotic pill to re-vaccinate. If you were to foster a dog who has completed treatment, we’d schedule you to take the dog to the vet in a few weeks to get that bordatella vaccine. This might be prepaid at a certain vet or we’d reimburse you if you have a preferred vet with reasonable charges.

In the Louisville area, we generally receive dogs from Louisville Metro Animal Services and the Kentucky Humane Society. ALL dogs from these shelters are spayed/neutered and UTD on shots/vaccines before being picked up.

To inquire about fostering, just email Susan at froggie0310@bellsouth.net or call 270-890-0491. You can delete my signature off the bottom of the e-mail. I don’t know why that comes up.

Most bassets are in foster care for 3-6 weeks. If you prefer an older dog who can stay longer, we have those, too 🙂

Susan

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Thank you so much Susan for this wonderful information on becoming a KY foster parent. Let’s keep up the blogging. I hear you are going to have some new pictures soon of additional hounds needing homes, including some seniors! I cannot wait to see them and I will put them on this blog ASAP.

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hound and Rescue Lovers: I got a call today from the animal control officer who is a delight. She said that she got a call about this guy. I will e-mail this blog to OHBR as well. Anyone in the area who wants a new friend here he is. Unfortunately, he does not like other dogs. Wow, we are running into a lot of these types lately????? Sup with that????

Here is the message that was sent out by the shelter holding him.

PLEASE CALL 513-867-5727

Hi Rescue Friends,
Attached is a pic of a 2 year old, M, neutered basset. The dog loves people and is dog aggressive. He is a smaller basset. If interested in pulling, contact us asap.
Thanks,

Animal Friends Humane Society
5225 Trenton Rd
Trenton, Oh 45067-9202
Phone- 513-867-5727
Fax- 513-867-5725
Website- www.animalfriendshs.org
Email- info@animalfriendshs.org
Hours:
M,T,F,SA,SUN 11am-4:30pm
WED, THR 11am-7:00pm

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