Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and first toy lovers! Back when the Mayor was living in a breeding kennel he had no toys. The reason I can say this, is because I asked the breeders. I asked them, “What is Chaps kind of favorite toy so I can send him one?” (This is before I came to get him)

They answered,

“He has never had a toy, so send him anything you want.”

So I did! it was a red heart that said, “I love you”!

The breeder actually captured the first time Chaps ever had a toy from me. I begged her to take a picture and she did.

I cannot imagine that he never had a toy. Now he plays with toys all day long. He loves toys. He gathers them and lays on them and nibbles them. OMG! He cherishes them.

I still to this day cannot imagine why a large breeding kennel would not give their hounds toys. Even pounds do that. It just kind of makes me mad. Chaps was a single male in a solitary pen. All of the girls got to play together but he was left to watch. That must have been so hard on him.

Give the boys a toy for God’s sakes…….

I know I just posted this picture, but it is just so fitting. Look at his paw on this toy. I am just so mad that this large kennel left him to languish and frustrate. The only thing Chaps had was chasing flies. His bed was a bath matt. (I edited this post a bit. I try so hard not to sound bitter, but I am).

More later……Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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