Seniors

... Today I was thinking about the seniors I have and the ones that sit in wait.. What are we to do with senior bassets.. I know their fosters will tire of holding them.. and with my municipal problems as well my place is tooooo small.. I know it would take a lottery win for me to set up something like that.. and or a very generous benefactor or philanthropist who could use a good tax right off..


Older unwanted dogs need their own retirement home? Think about it...

Where would you go if you were an old basset hound and your person was too old or sick to take care of you any longer? Where would you go if your person didn’t want you anymore because you had too many accidents in the house, or you were too sick or too much trouble to take care of? Where would you go if your person died?

If you are a lucky old hound, someone would contact basset hound rescue and a foster home would be waiting to take you in and care for you until someone came along who wanted to adopt you. But what if there were so many other homeless basset hounds that there was no foster home for you? What if nobody wanted to adopt you because… you’re too old? Where would you go?

Sadly, this is usually the case. Foster homes are often hard to come by. People looking for an old hound to adopt are even harder to find. Who wants an old dog that might only have a few months or a year or two more to live? Who wants an old dog that might pee all over your carpet because he’s too old to get out the door in time? Who wants an old dog that might run up a lot of vet bills?

Yet, senior basset hounds are among the dearest, sweetest creatures on earth and they deserve to be loved and cared for as long as they live. You don’t dump Grandma off at the local shelter when she’s outlived her usefulness. You don’t take Grandpa to the doctor and say, “Put this old boy down, I can’t take care of him anymore.” You at least put them in a nice retirement home. Why would you do anything less for a loving, faithful companion just because he’s a dog?

In the US there is such a place..

House of Puddles accepts senior basset hounds from basset hound rescue organizations when there is no place else for them to go. They live with the lady who runs it, in her house, just like any other house pet. The only difference there are a lot of them. Her capacity is about 16 to 18 hounds at a time, and she is always full. As soon as one lives out his life, there is another one waiting to take his place.

I would love to have a home where I could do it all.. rescue and allow bassets to live out their lives if I cannot rehome them.. but I know it takes allot of money and help for such a thing.. My hat is off to House Of Puddles.. God bless you..