Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Test Lovers…
I was just trying to see if I can add a mini video clip that I took from my Iphone today.
Can anyone see it?
I would love to add a few of these to the blog every now and then.
More wondering later….Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Road Trip Lovers….
Today, we loaded up the basset hauling vehicle and went to a near by KY state park. It is called Blue Lick Battlefield. It was about an hour and a half away. What a yawner! We were not impressed. We will not go back. I couldn’t even find a picture to day. That has to be a first for me.
The ride was pretty and Chaps really enjoyed getting out. We want to keep him doing things we always do which is taking road trips close to home. We absolutely love visiting KY parks and we have a list of many more. Not all of the parks are going to be bassetabulous but all of them are going to be fun because we are together…
Chaps could care less that we never found a Battlefield!
The best part of the trip was the laughter. We had some really great laughs.
So, we got home right in time for dinner…
And a movie!
No battlefields here!
More loving road trips later…Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE THIS lovers…
Before Emma left us I was on facebook and ran across this posting from Hound Haven Basset Rescue of Iowa INC
Let me just start by saying that I am not getting another hound. Everyone who knows us knows that our Mayor would never allow it and Grandma and I would NEVER do that to Chaps. Chaps is now going to be the only child for as long as we are blessed with him.
Again, that being said you guys are not going to believe it! A boy Emma is out there in Iowa!
I was thinking as I was sniffing around facebook, “who is posting Emma’s picture in this rescue page?”
It took a sec to sink in.
This guy is a rescue and needs a home. I just kept staring at him thinking….
OMDawg he has to be related to Emma.
The more I looked and the more I wondered the more I thought…this hound has to be related to Emma.
Here is howl I came up with my strong thoughts. Emma’s sister, Diva was from this exact area.
I feel in my heart that Nash is related to Emma.
Diva had many litters. In my opinion, and it is just that, some of the offspring would wind up in rescue. I have no idea if I am right but I am trying to find out.
Nash is in the most fantastic foster home that you could ever imagine right now. I love this girl that he is with. She is a huge, huge supporter of basset hound rescue.
Karin will take care of himz and her rescue will find himz a good home.
More loving Mr. Delicious later…Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and not being shut in lovers…Really! We felt like shut ins. I was afraid to venture out because what if we broke down in the basset hauling vehicle? It would be a disaster. So, today the triple digit heat wave broke and we have temps in the mid 80s. Tomorrow might be a bit cooler.
I tried to get the Mayor out to get a little bit of vitamin D on his bones.
“Are you sure Mommy?”
Well, of course I did not force him out. All in due time. Our Mayor is doing OK…all things considered. I can tell he is depressed and sleeping more. When I move he moves with me like we are attached. He is confused and misses Emma. I know he is sleeping more because he dreams of her. I do too.
We will just take each day as it come.
If all goes as planned we might go out for a drive tomorrow. We all need the stink blown off.
I think the fresh summer air will feel good!
More blowing the stink off later…Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and YouTube Lovers…I have been working on a video to celebrate Emma for awhile now. It was hard to settle on a somewhat short video but I think this is very fitting. I found a way to honor every year of her life with one of my favorite pieces of music.
More loving our girl later…Cat, Chaps and darling Emma ATB
PS – Music is Simple Minds – A Brass Band in African Chimes
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and spa bathroom lovers. Our Mayor needs some tender loving care so we are going to give him a sponge bath and spa treatment. Also, he had a few cysts burst over the past several weeks which need to be checked on. I think they popped due to stress. One of them he has had for about 8 years. One of those really deep ones that never change. Well, it did right before Emma died. Anyway, I took him to the vet and it looks pretty good now. I guess we all show stress in different ways.
Here we are entering the “spa”…..
Do you think he can get any closer to the door?
See the bathtub behind me? I dream of being able to lift him into that tub.
Remember the guy who does all of my yard work? His name is Wade. He said that when he comes over to work he could lift him into the tub, then work outside, then come back in and lift him out for me. I think I am going to do that this week or next week at the latest. I think the Mayor needs a good warm soak.
“Say what?”
Look howl handsome. Well, I didn’t mean to wake him up but I wanted this picture after his sponge bath.
If I win the lottery I am going to get one of those tubs you see on TV for the elderly. The kind where you open that little door and just walk in and sit on that bench. Wouldn’t that be great for the Mayor? I wonder if he would go in?
More dreaming of tubs for the elderly later…Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Hospice for Animals Lovers….
Well..we are sure one of those in bassethoundtown. As promised, I said I would further inform the residents of this wonderful facility that we were so blessed to find. It is called ANGEL PAWS.
I found Angel Paws by googling in home euthanasia for dogs. I wanted Emma’s final day to be peaceful and with the pack she loved right by her side in her own bed.
I also did not want her vet to be the last person she heard so he was out. Even if I wanted him to come to my home it would prove to be too difficult. I actually asked him a few questions about it and crossed it off my list. This might be an option for some folks but it was not what I wanted.
Prior to finding Angel Paws I called a few mobile vets. The coldness was chilling.
Then I found Angel Paws. They seemed too good to be true so being the skeptic I am, I hesitated. Wow, that was a big mistake. This group was the answer to every dream I had for Emma.
Founder Tammy Wynn, MHA, LISW, RV (pictured with the real CEO of Angel’s Paws…Itsy)
Taking one of most difficult days of life and making it manageable.
Angel Paws is not just an in home euthanasia service. If you look at their website you will quickly see that. This is a true and real Hospice for animals.
Yesterday we picked Emma up and sat in this small beautiful spiritual room at the Angel Paws facility.
They had it all set up for our Emma.
Well, I am glad to get Emma home. I had a special urn picked out that goes with Grandpas but for now I think I will keep her ashes in this beautiful little carved wooden box.
This picture is not where she will sit. She will be next to Grandpa, back in my office. The flowers came from Chaps’ son, Colby Chaps and his family.
I am currently working on a video for Emma. I had to laugh because Emma’s whole life was photographed and videoed. From the day she was born until the day she passed and even now.
More remembering our sweet Emma later…Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and sad blog posting not lovers…Well…this is a posting that is ruff and the journey to bring her home will be hard. Today is the day we go get Emma’s ashes. I really want her home.
This is the first video I made of Emma. YouTube was not invented yet.
Time sure flies and the moments are never long enough with our blessed hounds.
I am thrilled that we made every moment count.
More coming home later….Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Julian Lovers….We had planned a birthday party for Julian way before our Emma left us. It was not the best time for us to be up and happy but a birthday party with my wonderful human boy was just the ticket. I also knew that Julian would improve Chaps’ spirit and give a much needed boost to his sinking moral.
We had a huge pizza party with ice cream and chocolate chip cookie cake.
Here is Grandma waiting for the pizza delivery…
I had to take a picture of the biggest chocolate chip ever found in ice cream! Wow! That was a pretty good present in and of itself!
The party was a success and sure helped to lift all of our spirits.
Happy Birthday darling…we love you!
More lifting spirits later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB
Hollow Fellow Basset Hound and Goggle Lovers….
Isn’t that funny? Emma is a google sensation! Just as she should be. This is the first thing that comes up when you Google Emma Rudert. It is a video I took back in 2004, a couple years before I started my blog. I wonder if there was blogging back in 2004? I always kept a diary of sorts to look back on so I was vlogging and I didn’t even know it!
Wow, Emma was not even 1 yet. I think we had just got home with them about a week ago in this video. I really thought that I was going to burst open I was so excited.
Well….please enjoy
More loving old movies later….Cat, Chaps and Emma ATB/2012
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