Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Nesting Technique Lovers: Meet Bessie! Bessie is the newest HopPer at House of Puddles. Turns out that Bessie is not a Sr. She is more like 6 years old. Too young for HOP.

Marilyn will try to place her in a home of her own to make room for a puddle maker. Can you believe how pretty she is? Look at that coat.

Marilyn just posted this and I had to share…..

Marilyn, Alvin, Lollipup, Hasheen, Ricky, Lucy, Norman, Boomerang Jeeps, Hermey, Billy, April, Polly, Jasmine, Bowser, Daisy, Patty, Buttermilk, Jiminy, Cricket, Floyd, Bessie…
House of Puddles,
Frederick, MD

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and 14K Teddy Bear Charm Lovers! Today I learned that the price of gold was really high. So, I took some of the scrap gold I was holding to my jewelry store. I did this for the Gold Rush that is still going on for House of Puddles.

This charm is Hollow.

I cashed in some chains at a higher dollar! I added this to Devon and my Firstgiving page!

So, I was wondering if I should cash in some other gold. Like this charm that has been sitting in the HOP boutique for about a year.

Here is the link to look at it if you want

14K TEDDY BEAR CHARM!

Remember, it is hollow….

Well, since gold was so high I took it to see what it was worth scrapped. Get this, it was only worth 23.00 dollars. That really made me mad.

So, I could not BEAR to scrap it.

Again, the jewelry store thought that this was worth 95.00 dollars.

100% goes to House of Puddles.

If you do not like this charm, do you know someone who would? Please send this blog posting to your friends. Or send it to Facebook or Twitter!

I want basset hound folks to see it again before I send it to ebay.

More loving basset hound and golden bear charm lovers later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and new HoPper Lovers:

Remember Stanley, the newest addition to House of Puddles?

Well, a few Saturdays ago, Marilyn, house Mother to the current 21 elders, held a fall picnic at House of Puddles for friends. Everyone loves to view the Elders in their natural environment, roaming the house and grounds. I could not go but by GEORGE I want to go next year!

Here is Marilyn greeting the folks as they arrived.

As I looked through all of the pictures I saw on different boards and forums one thing I always noticed was Buttermilk right by Marilyn’s side. Wow, that girl is a glue stick!

Here is another HOP supporter coming to love the hounds and likewise I am sure!

So, my friend Susan went to the party and she made pupcakes! I was so impressed it just made me smile!

Each HoPper represented as a sweet treat. How touching and true! Susan, you did such a great job!

So, Susan sat down the tree and herself and what happens next is truly amazing.

Stanley, the newest HopPer plopped in her lap and did not leave her side the entire time!

I am not kidding, he did not leave her!

They both felt the strongest connection. Stanley has no problem revealing his feelings!

So, Marilyn and Susan had a little chat……..about Mr. love bug Stanley!

And the rest is really history! Susan left with Stanley that night on a trial basis. We all know that it is really the other hounds in our life that make these decisions for us. Susan has Daisy and Toby. Susan and Stanley felt the connection but would Toby and Daisy?

Well, it did not happen over night but it did happen. It is all still very fresh. Susan announced days ago that Stanley is officially a member of her family. Thank DoG Toby and Daisy approved.

What a win, win for everyone.

You have to love a hound like Stanley that goes after what he wants. He saw Susan and said, “She is mine”! I guess you could call it, love at first sight!

More win, win and love, love later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound, House of Puddles, and Mutt Madness Lovers!

As many of you may have heard, House of Puddles has made it into round two of Rachel Ray’s Mutt Madness Contest! I am not exactly sure when voting is over for this week, but please just vote today if you have not already voted. Also, can you tell your friends and co-workers to vote as well. Every time that HOP makes it into the next round they are awarded 1,000 dollars. I just cannot be more excited for them. Also, look how excited the old kids are! Keep in mind there are about 12 more in different rooms.

What a beautiful site to behold! Here is the link to the voting booth. You must be registered to vote. I had a bit of trouble because my browser was not updated.

RACHEL RAY MUTT MADNESS VOTING LINK

If HOP wins, they will receive 50,000 dollars and most likely be on the Rachel Ray show, but I am not sure of that one. Can you imagine the exposure Marilyn could give to all basset hound rescues with an interview from Rachel? OMG I just got cold chills!

House of Puddles is the only basset hound rescue that was selected by Rachel’s rescue team to participate in Mutt Madness. (cold chills again)!

So, let’s all march to that voting booth together!

More pep talks later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and House of Puddles Lovers! Ahhhhhhhhhh, just look at the newest HoPper. It’s Stanley. Marilyn says,

“Here are a few pics of Stanley, new boy who arrived yesterday. He is a sweetheart and has already made himself at home. He has a cough and something wrong with one of his eyes. Have a vet appt. for Wed. night.”

Welcome home dear Stanley – We hope your eye is OK. Marilyn will take care of that for you.

More about the retirement home later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Mutt Madness lovers:

This just in from Rachel Ray…..

Thank you for visiting Mutt Madness. We had a rough start to this first week due to many technical difficulties people were having with the site. Due to these problems, we will extend the program by one week, meaning this first week will not end on Monday night as originally planned but will end on Sunday, October 25th at midnight. On October 26th, the candidates that will move into round two will be displayed on the site. This extra 6 days will candidates more time to get friends and families in to vote and get comfortable with the blogs. Here’s an update on the technical issues:

Registration: You do need to register anew with rachaelray.com to vote. Previously you would register and then still need to login to vote. People were confused in thinking it would automatically log them in and wondered why they were still seeing the Login to vote button. We have changed this so immediately following registration, you are logged in.Buttons: Some could not see the Submit button on the registration and Voting Booth pages. This should be fixed.

Voting: When you go to vote for a bracket, you will notice a small pop up that shows more information about the organizations. Then you can click into either of the orgs to learn more. You need to close this window and go back to the original page with the Voting Booth to place your vote. This may seem confusing to some so we are trying to make this process smoother.

If there are any other problems, please do not hesitate to post your comments here. Thank you for your patience and good luck!

End of posting……

OK, let’s all stay on board and get the HoPpers some Mutt Madness doe! YES!

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

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and winning money for the House of Puddles Lovers! Please everyone, please take the time to follow and vote in this contest!

Here is what has been posted by our very own Marilyn Brazzle, wonder woman extraordinaire and House of Puddles Mother!

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House of Puddles has been selected to participate in Rachel Ray’s Mutt Madness contest for cash awards as much as $50,000! There will be 6 rounds of voting to eliminate candidates-the 1st round starts with 32 pairs of rescues to vote for.

It takes a little time but the rewards are great. Please cast your votes and vote for HOP!

http://www.rachaelray.com/pets/muttmadness/

HOP has been selected to participate in Rachael Ray’s Mutt Madness contest for cash awards of $50,000 for first place and $25,000 for second place. There will be 6 rounds of voting to eliminate candidates-the 1st round started this week with 32 pairs of rescues to vote for. HOP is on the left-hand side, 11 down from the top. Please register on Rachael’s site and vote for HOP! It takes a few minutes – you have to register, then vote for one rescue in each bracket on both sides of the page…but it’s 5 minutes well spent. Log on and vote for HOP!

Then check back every week for the next round to see if HOP is still in the race. Each time we go through to the next round, we win $1,000! So even if we don’t win one of the big prizes, we can still earn several $K. Round 2 starts 10/19. Only YOU can help us!

http://www.rachaelray.com/pets/muttmadness/index.php

Remember, you need to vote for each of the 32 pairs, then submit your final vote at the bottom of the voting page in order for your vote to count. You will get an acknowledgement at the bottom of the voting page if you are successful. And don’t worry, it will get easier every week as Awards Candidates are eliminated. Thank you for your vote!

By the way, it appears that HOP is the ONLY basset hound rescue in the contest!

I will keep reminding everyone to vote. I had a bit of trouble at first but I switched browsers and was successful. I think we can do this folks! Please, pass this information along to your friends and family.

Are we excited or what?

If you want to read more about this contest here is Rachel’s press release for the contest on her blog….

http://blog.rachaelray.com/index.php/2009/08/06/announcing-mutt-madness-a-rewards-program-for-animal-activists/

The website area for Mutt Madness is super cool and a lot of fun to sniff around.

More excitement later, Love Cat, Chaps and Emma

Oh Snap and PS…..I just thought of something! I bet Marilyn and some of the HoPpers would be on Rachel’s show if they won! Oh, I can barely contain myself. This is sooooooo cooooooooool

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and World Premiere Lovers!

Hey, Hey we’re The Houndies!

Watch this soon, before Youtube deletes the audio portion!

More enjoying the Monkeys later……..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Needing to Transport two lucky hounds to HOP this weekend lovers:

OK – This transport has been a long time in them making for Jiminy & Cricket! Here is a picture of lucky boy Jiminy:

And now for the lucky lady, Cricket:

***CROSSPOSTING WELCOME & APPRECIATED!!***

For most recent version of run sheet, please visit:
http://www.acmepettransport.com/forum/index.php?topic=22327.0

THE PINOCCHIO PASSAGE!!
Saturday, September 26 Sunday, September 27, 2009
Clanton, AL to Frederick, MD
Route: AL GA TN VA WV MD (I-65, I-59, I-75, I-24, I-40, I-81, US-340)

These 2 senior Bassets were surrended out of desperation by their owner to a “kill” shelter. Their beloved daddy was going through a nasty divorce, had nowhere suitable to live, and the soon-to-be ex-wife was threatening to kill them. Please help Jiminy and Cricket to rescue where they will get to live the life of Basset luxury for the rest of their natural lives!

TRANSPORT COORDINATOR
Tanya Kittrell
pupsavr4life@cox.net (cox.net)
918-671-0123

If you’re able to assist with this transport, please do NOT respond to me on-list as I would hate to miss your offer. Instead, please email me directly at pupsavr4life@cox.net (@cox.net) with the following information:
Leg willing to drive:
Overnight in Roanoke?
First/Last name:
Your location (city/state):
Coordinators you’ve driven for:
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Email:
Is email accessible at both work and home?
Cell #:
Home or Alternate #, if cell not accessible at all times:
Vehicle description (color/make/model):
License Plate (state & number):

NOTE: All volunteers unfamiliar to me may be asked to complete a driver verification form.

**This is a quarantined transport. Any additional passengers must have been quarantined or away from a shelter environment for a minimum of 2 weeks.**

Thank you in advance for your generous offers of help!

Tanya Kittrell
NE Oklahoma
Rescued Dog Transport Coordinator
Independent Volunteer

***THIS IS A MONITORED TRANSPORT***

NOTE: Passenger Information at bottom.

***START OF TRANSPORT***
Times are approximate and reflect drive time only. 10 minutes have been added between each leg for break and handoff.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

LEG A **FILLED by Sending Party – Thank you Robbie!!**
CLANTON, AL to ATTALLA, AL (I-65, I-59)
(1hr 38mins, 100 miles) 7:30am 9:10am

LEG 2 **NEEDED!!**
**Time zone change at AL/GA state line from Central to Eastern Daylight Time**
ATTALLA, AL to CHATTANOOGA, TN (I-59, I-24, I-75)
(1hr 29mins, 97 miles) 9:20am 10:50am <<< CDT
10:20am 11:50am <<< EDT

LEG 3 **FILLED – Thank you JoAnne!!**
CHATTANOOGA, TN to KNOXVILLE, TN (I-75)
(1hr 38mins, 101 miles) 12:00pm 1:40pm

LEG 4 **FILLED – Thank you Teresa!!**
KNOXVILLE, TN to KINGSPORT, TN (I-40, I-81)
(1hr 38mins, 101 miles) 1:50pm 3:30pm

LEGS 5 & 6 **FILLED Thank you Loni!!**
KINGSPORT, TN to ROANOKE, VA (I-81)
(2hrs 43mins, 168 miles) 3:40pm 6:25pm

OVERNIGHT ROANOKE, VA **NEEDED!!**

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

LEG 7 **NEEDED!!**
ROANOKE, VA to STAUNTON, VA (I-81)
(1hr 13mins, 76 miles) 9:00am 10:15am

LEG 8 **NEEDED!!**
STAUNTON, VA to STRASBURG, VA (I-81)
(1hr 11mins, 73 miles) 10:25am 11:35am

LEG 9 **FILLED – Thank you Frankie!!**
STRASBURG, VA to FREDERICK, MD (I-81, US-340)
(1hr 20mins, 70 miles) 11:45am 1:05pm

***END OF TRANSPORT***

PASSENGER INFORMATION
TOTAL PASSENGERS TWO (2)

PASSENGERS 1 & 2 JIMINY & CRICKET

SENDING PARTY
Temporary Foster Home
Location: Clanton, AL
**Contact info provided to drivers only**

RECEIVING PARTY / RESPONSIBLE FOR DOGS
Rescue: House of Puddles
Website: http://www.houseofpuddles.org/
Location: Frederick, MD
Contact: Marilyn Brazzle
Email: mbrazzle@gmail.com
Phone: 703-201-4029
Verified: YES
Ownership Transferred: YES

GENERAL INFO – JIMINY
Reason for transport: owner surrender/shelter to sanctuary
Breed/Description: Basset Hound
Gender: male
Age: 10 years
Size/Weight: medium, 50 lbs
Spayed/Neutered: no, will be done at rescue
UTD on vaccs: yes
Rabies vaccs, tag/certificate: yes
General health: good
CVI (“health certificate”): yes
Flea/Tick free: yes
OK with kids: unknown
OK with dogs: yes
OK with cats: unknown, but has no problems with pot bellied pigs!
Temperament: sweet and loving
Special needs/instructions: none
Housebroken: were at one time, currently living outside
Crate trained: unknown
Travels well in vehicle: yes
Walks on leash: yes
Crate provided: no
Items traveling with: CVI, rabies certificate, collar, leash
Drivers to provide: fresh water, water bowl, crate if so desired

GENERAL INFO – CRICKET
Reason for transport: owner surrender/shelter to sanctuary
Breed/Description: Basset Hound
Gender: female
Age: 10 years
Size/Weight: medium, 50 lbs
Spayed/Neutered: no, will be done at rescue
UTD on vaccs: yes
Rabies vaccs, tag/certificate: yes
General health: has lump/growth on rectum, HW positive
CVI (“health certificate”): yes
Flea/Tick free: yes
OK with kids: unknown
OK with dogs: yes
OK with cats: unknown, but has no problems with pot bellied pigs!
Temperament: sweet and loving
Special needs/instructions: none
Housebroken: were at one time, currently living outside
Crate trained: unknown
Travels well in vehicle: yes
Walks on leash: yes
Crate provided: no
Items traveling with: CVI, rabies certificate, collar, leash
Drivers to provide: fresh water, water bowl, crate if so desired

End of transport information….
Wow! I have been a part of this transport news for a few weeks now. There is so much that goes into one of these. Tanya does a spectacular job. I cannot thank her enough. Please pass this along if you know anyone along the legs that need filling. Also keep clicking the link to see how we are doing.

Folks, if you have not been on a basset hound transport in your life you have not lived! LOL!

More keeping you posted later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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