Howllo Fellow Hound and You need to read this story lovers! It is really long, but well worth the read. It is awe inspiring and heart warming.

HERE GOES: JUST IN FROM WASHINGTON BASSET RESCUE NEWSLETTER

Sept 24

The 17 Bassets from the Missouri puppy mill closure arrived to WABR at 4pm. George, an ex long-haul truck driver and rescue volunteer, brought the doggies straight thru to Spokane from Minnesota, after help from Arizona & Iowa Basset Rescues. THANK YOU! We got them unloaded and into the big backyard at Hound Haven. They went for the water buckets to refresh themselves. Tails were down wondering what was up and if this place was safe. Within an hour, they were exploring and taking care of business. Sally, Terry, Ray, Mary, Jeannie, Jeff, Todd, Diane, Mike and Andrea showed up to help Pat (after working all day at their regular jobs) and started giving some serious, compassionate loving. Tails bounced up and you could start to see the gleam coming back to their sad eyes. Their awful chain collars with numbered kennel tags were way too tight, they were cut off and replaced by soft new Premier collars and name tags.

We leashed them up separately for dinner. Most ate; some were still too overwhelmed to eat (puppies devoured two bowls!). Awe is the only way to describe our wonderful volunteers – sitting with the hounds, hand feeding them, sweet talking to them, giving comfort, walks, ear scratches, belly rubs, pets and assuring all this was the beginning of a great new life.

Bowls were cleaned and dogs let off leash, mayhem ensued! They started playing, running, exploring the yard and enjoying these special humans that were being so kind and gentle, building trust.

One by one the newbies waddled into the big indoor Basset room, found soft raised beds and started settling down for their first night of freedom. The snoring was so LOUD, we could hear it from outside!

Sept 25 – It rained overnight, so early in the morning Pat was up checking on the dogs. The Basset room floor looked like a disaster zone from all the comings & goings thru the doggie door (muddy feet and a few accidents), BUT there were all these sweet happy faces and helicopter tails! Fantastic – all the dogs were having a ball running in and out showing what they had learned to do! They think this is so much better than being confined to a cold metal cage and concrete floor at the puppy mill they used to know as home.

Somehow, I got them all leashed up for breakfast without incident (amazing!). For those not sure about eating, I went around and put a big dollop of plain yogurt on their food. Zip, down went all the Canidae! I bet the other sweeties wish they had held out longer so they could have an extra treat too! Only one Momma dog is still not ready to eat (super odds with this large number) and she finally came around at dinner time.

KREM & KXLY news crews came over totojdjayi. .Andrea & Mary again to offer their loving hands. Please feel free to come over and share your time with these sweet Bassets too, we need help! These special fur-kids will give you tons of enjoyment and lots of slobbery snooter kisses! Seeing these houndys happy here truly speaks to what WABR is all about. Stay 30 min or hours, whatever you can spare, no one will be turned away!

These darlings have all been scheduled for their vet checks, spay/neuter, dentals and any other health needs they need taken care of over the next 3 weeks. So none of the new 17 are ready for adoption at this time, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fill-out an application, come over to visit and maybe fall in love with one (or two) new family members. We’ll get their individual photos and descriptions up on the website as soon as we can!

It’s so amazing these grown females have spent their lives as puppy producers and still have so much love to give; they’re real sweethearts who are starving for affection. They deserve to find loving, forever homes and be part of a family that will cherish them for the rest of their lives. Please consider bringing one of these sweet girls home in the future. Remember, puppies need A LOT of time during the day, aren’t potty trained, may chew and have other traits that an older dog has outgrown. These girls are ready to give you all their love!

Lastly, please consider making a donation – NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL! In rescue, every penny counts and we need every penny right now. After intake night, volunteers emailed family & friends to share about this adventure. One houndy helper has challenged everyone at their job to donate $17 – one dollar for each new dog. WABR is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent under the law. We accept PayPal online

or you may mail a check payable to WABR 7220 N. Haven, Spokane, WA 99217.

Please help us give these wonderful Bassets a second chance at happiness…..thank you!

P.S. A special Thank you from this angel girl who get’s her Mastitis taken care of.

DONATION INFORMATION AT THE LINK RIGHT BELOW!

http://www.wabr.net/donations.htm

More later……….How sad, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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