Well 3 More Came In Meet Keanna.. Clancy & Roxy

.. These three are all adults ranging between 4-6.. Clancy and Roxy are a bonded pair here is Clancy..



Roxy..

Keana..

These are all great dogs.. just victims of circumstances.. nothing they did..
Yes its that time of year.. they are coming in in three's.. YIKES I need fosters urgently..

Double Edged Sword Weekend

.. This passed weekend has been a real roller coaster.. I really should have only been thrilled as I had an adoption ( Poko ) saturday and a new trial ( Rocky ) sunday.. I also had calls about 3 found bassets.. luckily 2 were returned to their owners.. One I still have to go get this week.. a 3 year old boy..
But saturday afternoon the hammer dropped on me.. one of my rescued pups had died.. he was only 1.5 years old.. and my favorite of the lot.. I loved them all but this guy was special.. quite a character.. He was so lovely looking he made it to the front cover of BHRO calendar.. My heart sank with that phone call.. I knew this couple LOVED him dearly but made a fatal mistake by leaving him in their car on a hot day while they shopped.. I have been angry.. melancholy.. couldn't sleep.. crazy images kept playing out in my head.. I had just ( June 4th ) put my Percy to sleep at 15.5 years old.. I am still raw emotionally.. In my mind I knew that they would never have hurt this little guy intentionally.. it was just poor judgment.. You know you hear it on the tv and radio .. about leaving dogs in cars.. this time it has hit close to home for me..
Rest In Peace Widestripe..Go find grumpy ole Percy..

31-12-09 - 19-06-10

URGENT TIMES ARE APPROACHING

.. As many of you know here in Quebec we have a set moving time every year its July 1st. That day and the days around it are nightmares for any rescue agency.. Calls come in about abandoned dogs as owners cannot take them and they rely on " anyone " to find the dog and take care of it.. Now Montreal and surrounding areas have a 3 million population and lots of moving goes on. Dogs get lost in the shuffle sometimes or worse.. tied up somewhere.. Calls come in from frantic people " come get this dog " its owner is gone.. We the rescuers scramble to get to these dogs.. try to foster them .. vet them if necessary.. do right by these poor souls.. But like all of us we need the publics help with fostering them as most kennels or vets are in their high season with no space to spare for a rescue besides bassets do best in a home environment.. not ending up in shelters with limited space so euthanasia can be the result.
So folks out there IF you can foster PLEASE contact us.. the dogs need your commitment at this time of year.

Thank You..

Across The Miles

.. Yesterday I was out picking up Magoo to take to be neutered.. on my way home I stopped at the mail box.. there was a Hallmark envelope with the other regular stuff.. a flood of feelings came over me.. I had a suspicion it was about Percy.. Yes I was right.. one of my adopters in the USA took the time to send me a lovely " Sorry For Your Loss " Pet Card.. Mary knows as well what it is to loose a basset as she lost her girl Daisy at the tender age of 13 two years ago.. I think basset owners have kindred hearts.. and I just wanted to let her know how very much I appreciated your kind words.. and I am thrilled Moose has filled the void in your life.. he is quite a character.. Keep smilin Mary.. Hugs to Moose..

Beep.. You Have One New Message

... Hi Helen.. I'm calling to tell you Percy's ashes are ready.. Reality again sets in.. I get them tomorrow.. I try to keep a lid on my feelings as they can get the best of me at times.. So I am keeping myself very busy.. Does it help.. sometimes.. but I look over at the couch and something is missing.. Hoover has been going on it but seems uneasy.. He was the one of all the dogs that have come and gone.. to engage Percy.. he wasn't intimidated by his grouchy humor.. as you may have seen in the various video's I put on Youtube.. Anyways I just put a short slideshow on Percy's Blog..

Percy's Blog just click the link there to view it..

Thank You..

.. To all of you that have taken some time out of your busy lives to send me messages of condolences for the passing of my Percy.. The cyber world surely is one that cares about one another.. I feel truly blessed .. between my facebook page and here my heart has been warmed by this out pouring of support.. for this my friends I say THANK YOU..

Newbies Faith and Bert

.. Saturday night Faith a tricolor and Bert red and white arrived .. they were both in kill shelters and I was asked to take them.. How could I say no.. I know Bert is basically a small beagle but he is so sweet.. Today I'm giving Faith a bath.. Bert needs one to but he was just neutered thursday so I can't.. He is going to foster today and Faith tomorrow.. they are going to very different areas hence I will drive one at a time.. Here is a short video of the two I took yesterday..

Faith & Bert

My Percy Passed Away Today

... This has been a tough day.. My Percy after 15 1/2 years has died.. my heart is so heavy tonight.. the house seems strange.. Hoover is very upset.. I came in not to long ago after delivering a dog and he wasn't there to bark and give me s*it for going out.. Its so crazy just the other day ( May 9th.. ) I took this video of him in the yard with the rest of them... Percy Out In The Yard.. he had been showing his years of late but this quick decline has me just empty.. Here is one of my favorite pictures of him..

Percy run free my boy

Behind The Wheel

... I feel like that is all I am doing these days.. just yesterday I was down in Ogdensburg New York.. Picked up two 8 year old bassets .. then drove to Ottawa to deliver them to my foster.. Got home around 7:00 .. Today I'm off to Saint Hyacinthe for a possible adoption .. I am meeting this family at a dog park there as its neutral territory to see if Yankee and him get along.. but thats not until 6:00.. but with the travel time and 4:00 crazy traffic through Montreal.. I have to leave at 2:15.. so I don't get caught up in bridge traffic.. So again tonight I'll be home maybe by 8:00.. Tomorrow I'm delivering two bassets to the South Shore for foster.. Saturday I'm off to Kempville for a home visit.. Then saturday Bert and Faith arrive on the transport at 10:00 in Prescott Ontario.. Sunday I'm out again..
.. Yes allot of behind the scenes work goes on in rescue that a second thought isn't given too.. So when some folks complain about adoption fees its all I can do to hold my tongue sometimes.. I know this is my choice to do but if I didn't the 100+ bassets I have saved and rehomed might not have had a life..as well their adopters might never have had the best friend they could ever have.. I know I'm proof of that as all three of my personal bassets are rescues.. and I cannot imagine my like without these clown like dogs.. Its why it is breaking my heart to know I'm loosing Percy..