Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Shake it lovers! You guessed it! Buttermilk will be at the House of Puddles tomorrow evening! Good for her. She deserves it!

So, let’s shake it Buttermilk, (and the schnauzer too)!

OK – here is my next song for doing the happy dance for our Buttermilk! No, I am not 16 years old, but I wish these guys were around when I was! LOL

http://myplay.com/video-player/metro-station?bcpid=1185051878&bclid=1184497283&bctid=1545110591

How To Make Buttermilk or Butter

I am about to reveal to you an ANCIENT butter making secret, to make butter it requires,
shaking, shaking, shaking, MORE shaking, lots of shaking, but the end result is FANTASTIC. Homemade butter can be fun to make (if you are a butter enthusiast).And clean-up is very easy, you only need a few things
Materials:
Whipping cream (Can be normal or heavy whipping cream)
1 Jar
1 measuring device (not necassarily needed)
Fresh strong arms,able to withstand alot of shaking

the whole process takes about… 10-20 minutes, the majority of the time is shaking.

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

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and hauling hounds across state lines lovers! I am not 100% sure, but it is looking very promising for Buttermilk to hit the road to HOP tomorrow. In anticipation, I am make a CD for the ride. Here is my number one pick. I just downloaded it from iTunes, but I wanted to show my dear readers this fantastic video of the song from YouTube. The song is Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire. OMG how good was that movie? I love brilliant story tellers. What a gift! Anyway, here is the video. I had been wondering what the translation of the song was. So, here it is. It is about 4 minutes long so you might want to save it for lunch. I will list some of the other songs soon. I love making CDs. I don’t have an iPod so I am still old school! LOL

More DJing later……Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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UPDATE – 7-24-09 9:30AM

I always get so confused with transportation communications. I really, for the life of me, have no idea how these folks keep up with run sheets. Thank goodness there are people like that. I would never be able to that part of rescue. Anyway, I totally missed the part of the run that I am also taking a mini schnauzer named Pearl on my 2 legs ending in Columbus. That is if all legs get filled. 2 are still open.

Alrighty then! LOL – What a crew we will be! You know I will have plenty of pictures.

So here is our update. All legs are filled for Buttermilk but we still need to legs for little Pearl.

LEG 9: Ft Littleton, PA to Harrisburg, PA (I-76) PEARL ONLY

66 miles, 1 hour, 10 minutes

TIME: 6:20 pm to 7:30 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 7: Harrisburg, PA to Hamburg, PA (I-81 to I-78) (EST)PEARL ONLY

55 miles, 1 hour, 00 minutes

TIME: 7:40 pm to 8:40 pm

NEEDED:

These legs are not on the original blog posting because, well, I am a putz and cannot read a run sheet. Can you imagine if I showed up in Columbus without Pearl? Maybe my brain is filled with too much slobber.

So – to complicate things further, I am meeting a van full of bassets, including Buttermilk coming up from Georgia Basset Hound Rescue at 2:00am. Another van from All Bassets Cherished in NY is coming to pick up 6 – 8 bassets. I am just scooting over to grab Buttermilk who will get off in KY and head to HOP. I am pretty excited about seeing all the bassets and meeting the people.

Then, I take Buttermilk home and try to get a few hours sleep before I meet the person with the mini Schnauzer and head to Columbus, OH.

Whew………….

Well – There is your official update! I will be adding another one at noon.

Keep your paws crossed that we get those last 2 legs filled!

More crossing paws later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

END OF UPDATE 7-24-09

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Hauling Hounds Lovers!

Well, the weekend is quickly approaching and Buttermilk still needs some more milk of human kindness! Marilyn at the House of Puddles is working with a transportation coordinator for her newest resident, Miss Buttermilk.

Here is the run sheet. Please see if you can help or know someone you can forward this blog posting to. If you want to forward this blog posting, click on the title, Buttermilk needs a ride. That link will show up in your browser. Then just drag that into your e-mail.

BUTTER MILK RUN SHEET FOR 7-25-09

BUTTERMILK GETS ON IN COVINGTON, KY FROM GA.
CAT RUDERT WILL MEET THE TRANSPORT, SATURDAY – 2:00AM.

LEG 3: Cincinnati, OH to Wilmington, OH (I-71)

56 miles, 1 hour, 00 minutes

TIME: 9:45 am to 10:45 am

FILLED THANK YOU CAT

LEG 4: Wilmington, OH to Columbus, OH (I-71)

63 miles, 1 hour, 05 minutes

TIME: 11:00 am to 12:05 am

FILLED THANK YOU CAT

LEG 5: Columbus, OH to Cambridge, OH (I-70)

79 miles, 1 hour, 20 minutes

TIME: 12:20 am to 1:40 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 6: Cambridge, OH to Washington, PA (I-70)

80 miles, 1 hour, 20 minutes

TIME: 1:55 pm to 3:15 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 7: Washington, PA to Somerset, PA (I-76)

77 miles, 1 hour, 20 minutes

TIME: 3:25 pm to 4:55 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 8: Somerset, PA to Ft Littleton, PA (I-76)

72 miles, 1 hour, 15 minutes

TIME: 5:05 pm to 6:20 pm

FILLED THANK YOU CAROLE

SOMERSET DRIVER STOPPING IN BREEZEWOOD TO DROP BUTTLERMILK WITH THE BREEZEWOOD DRIVER.

LEG 1A: Breezewood, PA to Hagerstown, MD (I-70)

55 miles, 1 hour, 00 minutes

TIME: 6:05 pm to 7:05 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 1B: Hagerstown, MD to Frederick, MD

28 miles, 0 hour, 30 minutes

TIME: 7:15 pm to 7:45 pm

FILLED THANK YOU HOUSE OF PUDDLES

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END OF RUN SHEET………

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WANT TO HELP?

Leg you are offering to drive:

Name:
Address:
Home City/State:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Vehicle Description:
License Plate(include state):
Email:
Emergency Contact: (Name and phone number)

References: (Vet, rescue, adoption, personal, previous transport, etc.)
Preferred meeting Place:
Would you be willing to add an additional dog/pup/cat/ kitten if requested to combine with another transport? If yes, how many and what sizes?
EMERGENCY VET IN YOUR AREA:
Please list 24 hour emergency vet along the route if you know of one in your area (include address & phone number):

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ALL DOGS MUST COME WITH COLLAR AND LEASH OR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK THEM.

THIS TRANSPORT IS MONITORED.

E-MAIL TONI – TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR:

tklemko@verizon.net

Note from Cat: I will be updating this run sheet until the run is filled. This is always a nerve wracking part of rescue.

More wringing our paws later…….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Buttermilk lovers who love updates! Currently Buttermilk is with BHRG being fostered by Rosemary Glennie. Rosemary is taking such good care of this old girl and Buttermilk is making great strides under her protective wing. Rosemary states,

“Buttermilk spent a quiet Saturday night – she ate, took her meds, and then settled in. She has a very good appetite – loved the wet food, but went slowly on the dry kibble (spoiled already). I took her out on leash later Saturday night for one last potty break. She did not wet in her crate (what a good girl, because she drank a lot of water).

Sunday morning, my dogs were barking up a storm, and she never woke up. I checked on her with held breath to make sure she was ok – she was <whew>. She went outside to potty, and then I gave her meds for the a.m.

One of our volunteers and his daughter came to pick her (and another) up for a ride to the kennel.

At this moment, she is at the vets being checked out. I didn’t hear any coughing or see any snotty nose, so hopefully she will get the health certificate on Friday. I’ve included a couple pictures of her rear end – was told it was flea dermatitis (and that’s what is looks like). Hopefully with fleas gone, her hair will grow back in.

She’s a really nice girl. It’s wonderful that four states came together to save her. Shows we can do anything if we work together. BHRG will donate the money for her expenses while she is in the great state of Georgia!

Cat – I sent a COPY of all her records to the vet. I have the originals along with her collar/leash/rabies and microchip tags. I was afraid the kennel/vet would misplace. All will be in an envelope with her name and picture in the BUV Saturday morning.

Will email in a day or two with her progress at the vets.

Rosemary”

end of e-mail

Wow, Thanks Rosemary for the update and also for paying for her care while in GA. That is just super! We love you for that.

BASSET HOUND RESCUE OF GEORGIA ROCKS!

Rosemary said that she would send more updates soon…….

More good news later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Buttermilk Lovers! In exactly one week, I should have a hound named Buttermilk in my possession. This fine older woman is heading to House of Puddles from a shelter in AL. The beginning phases of a transport is being worked out as we speak. Please check back all week for updates because Buttermilk will reign supreme in bassethoundtown.

What a lucky houndette she is. A volunteer at the Lee County Humane Society was so impressed with this stately lady that she worked very hard to network with basset hound rescue. This volunteer, Karen Gaston, named her Buttermilk which I just love.

Karen states, in an e-mail to Marilyn at House of Puddles………..

“Hello,

Wendie Prince in FL referred me to your senior basset sanctuary. I apologize for not going through a rescue organization to contact you, but I haven’t been able to get her into one, and I have tried several groups in FL, GA, and AL. Our shelter has worked with a couple of different basset rescues in the past, but everyone is full, full, full right now. We have a senior female basset that came in as a stray w/o any ID, and we think she is about 10 years old. She hasn’t been claimed and because of her age and skin condition, she won’t be a candidate for adoption at the shelter. I’m a volunteer with a huge soft spot for bassets and old dogs, and I’m hoping I can get her into rescue. She is just a love, and I feel she still has some good years left in her. She is heartworm negative. We can’t really tell if she’s been spayed since we know nothing of her background.

Her skin looks pink and irritated, and I’m pretty sure it’s an untreated flea allergy, as she’s covered with fleas and flea dirt. Her eyes are a bit gummy, and she has a couple of old dog lumps that look like the typical fatty tissues that usually crop up on older dogs. I think with a good diet, fish oil, and some oatmeal baths, her skin would clear up just fine, and she’d be a fine-looking older basset hound. She seems to be housetrained, as I’ve never seen her mess up her kennel. She’s been vaccinated for parvo, distemper, and kennel cough, and she was dosed with Revolution in hopes that would help her skin. Again, I think this is a flea allergy that’s been neglected. She doesn’t have any kind of mange smell at all. It just looks like typical allergies to me.

We’ve named her Buttermilk because of her coloring. If you take her, maybe we could check into the Pilots for Paws program or something like that to get her to you. Thanks so much for considering her and for helping bassets. I love this breed so much, and I think they age beautifully.

Regards,

Karen Gaston

Volunteer

Lee County Humane Society

Auburn, AL

end of e-mail……………

Well, the rest is history and the grand dame of milk products is headed to HOP. Marilyn Brazzle you are the best.

Again, everyone stayed tuned.

More about our BUTTERMILK later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Grunt Grunt Lovers! hehehe

This is DeeDee, an elder who lives at the HOP. Marilyn states,

“She carries him everywhere, occasionally trying to bury him in the bed or futon. Wonder if she thinks he’s her baby?”

Marilyn, Alvin, Lollipup, Hasheen, Ricky, Lucy, Norman, Boomerang Jeeps, Laverne, Hermey, Billy, April, Polly, Jasmine, Bowser, Daisy, Winnie, Sophie, DeeDee, Patty, Loretta…
House of Puddles,
Frederick, MD

Thanks Marilyn for the update! It will bring a lot a smiles to a lot of folks today! I think Emma needs a Grunt Grunt! hehehe

More Grunt Grunts later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and wondering what the connection is to Chaps surgery and HOP Lovers…..Well gather round all ye hounds and hold your tails up high in pride!

The day before yesterday I went to the Jewelry store to price some fine donations of Gold and Jewels for House of Puddles Gold Rush.

I blogged about the first one already from Terry that made 146 dollars. It is about 5 or 6 blog postings down.

Anyway, the other donation is from Ginny Tata-Phillips

There is lots of cool stuff that is going to be listed in the HOP boutique in a few days. However do you see that little black box with the tiny cross in it? My jeweler told me that it was worth about 30 to 40 dollars retail due to it’s size, weight and it is 14K. They were pretty spot on because I checked it out on ebay. Here is the link I found most like it. The weight of the gold is a bit more on the ebay cross. It is .08 and ours is .05.

EBAY CROSS

So, my Dad was sitting with Emma this morning while we were getting Chaps ready and he saw the cross in the BHT photography section, aka dining room, on top of a clean water bowl. I was telling him that I thought it was for a baby or child. So did the Jewelers and Ginny.

He asked me how much it was and I said, “40.00”.

Grandpa then said,

“I want to buy that for Chaps collar so he can wear it during his surgery.”

I said, “Really, that is so sweet and special!”

Grandpa really likes the little charm and wants to reserve it for occasions like this. He wants Emma to share it as well. When and if she goes in for surgery again or for a dental I will attach it to her collar. Grandpa said that a baby cross is perfect for our baby hound dogs!

I immediately ran and got Chaps collar and attached it to the jump ring with his lucky penny that Grandpa gave him.

This is Chaps heading in to the Vet office this morning. I requested that he wear his collar during surgery and the Doctor said that was fine. NO PROBLEM at all.

When we got home with Chaps he ran right to his Grandpa. It was too cute. I saw Grandpa look at the little cross charm and then he looked at Chaps and said,

“Worked like a Charm!”

Is that where that saying came from?

More thank God that is over moments later…..Love, Cat, Chaps (resting comfortably) and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Gold Rush Lovers! Well, we all know that Terry M. from Clint, TX is one of those! Terry sent me a gold rush package back on June 11, 2009. I have been hanging on to it just to watch gold pricing. Well, today I decided to take it in. Here is what was in her pan!

Wow! Can you believe it? Nice. Very Nice!

This bounty brought in a tidy sum of 146.00 American dollars! Ride um cowgirl!

Excuse me, cowgirl can you please wake up?

Then the cowgirl woke up!

What a good cowgirl!

Terry – you did not leave me an e-mail. I only have your address. I will wait a few days to see if you read this blog posting because you get to pick a free gift. Your donation was over 25.00. If I do not hear from you I will have Cowgirl pick the gift. That would be Emma who is blind. But she will use her keen sense of smell to accomplish the task!

Here is what it says on the Firstgiving page after someone makes a donation of 25.00 or more.

Slobber kisses and thank-you for your donation. If your donation is 25.00 or over, you can pick a free pack of Lily Greeting cards or a Devon’s Dream necklace. You can see both of these items on my website. After you pick one, e-mail me with your selection and address. bassethoundtown@fuse.net

REMEMBER: DO NOT ADD TO CART! THESE LINKS ARE FOR VIEWING PURPOSES ONLY!

Cards:

http://www.bassethoundtown.com/mainstreet/store1/items/view.php?item_id=89

Dream Necklaces:

Clear with larger blue bone

http://www.bassethoundtown.com/mainstreet/store3/items/view.php?item_id=109

Clear with smaller pink bone

http://www.bassethoundtown.com/mainstreet/store3/items/view.php?item_id=124

Again, thank you for your donation of any amount! Remember, only one gift per donation. We love all of our supporters. Please check back often. The Hoppers are holding a lot of parties this year!

Love, Cat and Devon who honor Marilyn and all of her hard work at the

HOUSE OF PUDDLES INC.

Click here to see the Firstgiving page!

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

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Howllo Fellow Bassset Hound and old Basset Hound Lovers:

You think you have heard most of the stupid dog stories before but NOPE, there is always someone that proves to be more stupid when it comes to dog owner ship.

THIS WAS A POST THAT MARILYN DID A FEW DAYS AGO………..

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and new Seniors to the House of Puddles Lovers: Again, it is my sincere pleasure to introduce one of the three new, old gals to HOP!

This is PRETTY PATTY!

Patty was found wanderin the streets of AL……….

We cannot wait to hear more from this lovely old gal. Thanks Marilyn for rescuing her!

More about the other gals soon……..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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