Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Sunday Morning Lovers: Well this morning we are going to kick it into high gear and do some exercises. I took up some of the rugs so Emma could practice on hard wood, as per her doctor’s suggestion. I snapped this shot as she got a bit turned around without the rugs. See how she is heading for the wall?

All I had to say is, “Opps, Opps” and she turns on a dime and gets herself re-directed. She knows that Opps, means her nose will get bumped.

OK, I also thought it was a cute butt shot!

More amazing Emma later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(2)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Mauri and Lyly lovers: I had to crack up at these 2 videos. Can you believe those birthday platters? OMG, Emma would go into an allergy induced coma! Chaps could probably handle it. Notice how Lyly tries to horn in on Mauri’s platter of plenty!

Then our birthday boy needs a bit of exercise. We have a facility near us that offers a water tread mill. I want to take Emma. I think she would like it, plus it it kind of like a bath!

Hope you enjoyed the show!

More Memorial day eating and exercising later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(2)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and YouTube lovers: Have you ever been caught in a YouTube Vortex? You know the one, where you get sucked in and before you know it, the actual plans you had for the morning were now pushed to afternoon. I will try to save you that fate by placing a few of the best ones on my blog for you so you can still take a shower and eat breakfast.

These pups sure have the chow line figured out. This video is from a breeder in Hungary. How fitting is that?

The name of the kennel is called, UNDER THE SPELL OF KENNEL . They are show breeders and their site is nice. Just another example of how I get sucked in.

Get your breakfast and join in!

More chow lines later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(4)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and new harness lovers! Check out these adorable sisters, Lucie and Lottie, as they go for a walk down a grassy lane. I cannot get over how precious they are. I sure wish I lived on that lane in the United Kingdom!

More strollin’ down the grassy lanes of life later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

P.S. I just found this video of Lucie and Lottie at 10 weeks old. You have to watch this!

Comments(4)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and grey faced lovers! How cute is this picture of Kip and Bonnie his Sr. gal he adopted from 4 the Hounds

Kip is modeling his new HoPpers Rule cap that he bought in the HOP Boutique on my website. It is 20.00 and 100% (minus pp fees) of that will go to HOP via their paypal account. Need a fresh summer look or just look as good as KIP! Buy yours today!

Thanks Kip! Give those hounds a hug from us.

More gray faced residents later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(2)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and flying basset hound lovers:

Miss Cotton gets her wings! This is a a fun breaking story!

CLICK HERE

More flying bassets later……Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(3)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Checking on the Post Op Report for Emma Lovers! It has been 9 weeks since Emma had her hemilaminectomy. That means she had a disc removed. Emma has the will of an Iron Woman and she was going to get to the finish line with flying colors. The surgeon was amazed and thrilled with her progress. Of course Grandma and I were beaming with pride because we are working like crazy with her. I thought my dear readers would enjoy seeing how we get Emma into the Element.

This little ramp is right outside of my front door. I had to move a rock to make it lower for our girl. Emma knows perfectly where this ramp is. It took her one time. As she gets into position to move down the ramp, I will tap it so she can hear where the middle is. I am at the bottom and Grandma is at the top. OT – Those are my Stella Doras next to the ramp. I think I need to thin them out?

Then Grandma walks Emma across the front yard towards the neighbors driveway. It is a perfect place for loading Emma.

This is also how we leave the house for a walk. This way she avoids all steps. After her first time going this way she was a pro. She is just brillant. The employees at the vet office were swarming her. I kid you not. They took her off to weigh her and I peaked out and about 6 gals were petting her. She was in heaven. One of the gals said that Emma might be gone awhile because she had another hallway to walk down and greet her admirers.

This is good shot, it shows you how I set up the ramp into the Element. She basically has no stress to her back at all.

Emma received a entire new set of exercises from her Physical Therapist. My goodness, if I did everything on the list I would have to quit my job and sell Lily books on the street corner. This set is very involved but very important. OK – maybe I just need to get up a bit earlier – Dog Forbid!

It was a great day for the Rudert Family! Especially for Emmers – one small order of McDonald’s fries, hold the salt!

More crossing finish lines later……..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(13)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and how does your hair part lovers?

I find this very odd. Chaps has a part in his fur. His fur perfectly parts down the middle of his neck. It is deep as well. The Mayor has very thick hair.

When we get up in the morning, I go back to the office and open the door so Emma can go out without going out the dog door. I am dreading my electric bill this summer with the AC cranking. Anyway, I am so busy in the morning that I cannot watch her every move and I open the door for her.

So I walked back to check on the kids and I saw this sight. Chaps enjoying his morning with his perfect down the middle part! Is that not the cutest thing? He is such a natural!

More down the middle parts later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(4)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Winnie of HOP Lovers: I was just getting caught up on the news wires that I follow on line….Twitter, boards, forums, blogs, alerts, and more. I want to keep my dear readers updated. I just saw this report on Winnie, the poor, poor gal who had so many litters and who is now at House of Puddles. Marilyn states,

“The vet said there was way to much skin to just take a little out and she would have had to cut through the mammary glands. Then she found what she believes to be a mast cell tumor, so she decided it would be better to give her a full mastectomy. The tumor was sent out for analysis. She also said she could tell from the way needles went through her skin and how her uterus almost fell apart during the spay that she had been fed a very poor diet, extremely low in protein. So I’m to give her extra chicken or hamburger with her regular dinner (poor Winnie, think she’ll survive that?). But she won’t be having any more puppies, nor will she be posing in a bikini anytime soon.”

Winnie is in the best hands possible. We will all wait for our next update.

More pretty in pink later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(8)

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and wondering what Chaps is thinking lovers!

I was plowing through some of my 7000 pictures on my computer and this picture in particular caught my eye. I went back to it and began to wonder…….

What was Chaps thinking?????????????

Here is what I think he is thinking……

“Love is always bestowed as a gift – freely, willingly and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.”…Euripides

More pennies for your thoughts on Chaps thoughts later…….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

Comments(12)