This is Leroy in his costume for the contest he entered at the OMBR (Ozark Mountain Basset Rescue) picnic that we attended last weekend.
We had a great time and enjoyed helping the folks at OMBR raise some $$ to help the hounds.
We really enjoy the opportunity to travel a bit with our bassets - we have some houndies who really enjoy getting out and about and mingling with the crowds.
Leroy had a great afternoon and slept the whole way home.
We hope you all have a great fall weekend. It is so hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only 4 weeks away. The bassets are expecting us to roast them their own turkey this year.
It will be a busy weekend as Elmo will be going to his new home in Omaha. And Snickers and Gravity will be going to their new home in Wichita. And we have a new 10 year old boy arriving from Arkansas. (His owners did not think it was worth it to pay the impoundment fee to get him out.)

Have a great weekend and enjoy your hounds.
Kim

Just Playing....
This is Romeo and Oliver - just playing - lots of alligator mouth in there... ARgggghhh, ARgggghhhh, they can be just so noisy and they are just playing and making as much noise as is possible for two basset boys.
This is nightly entertainment during that rerun season on the television.
Gotta love Bassetvision.
Have a great weekend.

We love happy endings.....
Here is Shorty and Duds (Dunley) in their new home. Dunley is a uniquely colored bassador - basset and labrador mix.
A note from their adoptive home says -
"Well its been over a week and the Dynamic Duo Duds and Shorty are getty along pretty good. As you can see from the pics they do fight over toys every once and a while. Its funny to see the differences in their personalties. They both crave alot of attention. You can't start playing with one without the other coming along real quick to get in on the action. But where Duds is happy sitting next to me on the couch, Shorty is happy sitting on top of me on the couch.

Shorty is a welcome addition to our family

Thank you very much"

Meet Shorty.....
Bruce and I picked up Shorty from his foster home and took him to his new home a few weeks ago.
Shorty is a young male of ~ 2 years old and loves everyone. His favorite playmate at his foster home was a young male doxie - they had the best time.
Shorty was adopted by one of our previous adopters who had adopted Dunley - now know as Duds. Duds and his family desired to add another basset to their household so contacted us and we found that Shorty was a great match.
It is always such a great feeling to find that furever home for one of our bassets.

Just Chillin' by the Pool....
This is my handsome boy, Willie, just chillin' by the pool. His mother was a puppy mill survivor from about 4 years ago.
He has been practicing his sidestroke as he will be going to one of the Lenexa, KS pools this saturday for a Doggie Swim day sponsored by Lenexa Animal Control and Lenexa Parks and Recreation. BassetsRus will have a booth with goodies to sell to help the hounds at the ranch.
We have been busy making cement pawprint shaped garden stepping stones to sell.
Hope to see you there.

Don't Worry.... It is a friendly licking my chops kodak moment.
Shane kitty has lived with us nearly 7 years. He has no idea he is a cat - he wonders in and out with the bassets just like he is one of them.
Boomer on the left was rescued from a kill shelter in MO in 2004. He was approx. 8 + years old then. He was heartworm positive and went through the treatment.
He was available for adoption for several years but recently decided he would accept the offer to be a resident retiree.

Leroy doing the "I am a happy basset rolling on my back on the grass dance" - Leroy is one of our most senior hounds both by age and the length of time he has been at the ranch.
On this past Tuesday Leroy had his teeth cleaned and several lumps removed. He had to have several teeth removed. On Wednesday he was a bit punky but these pics were taken on Wednesday evening and he is a feeling pretty darn good for an old basset boy.
The week before he had his senior physical - bloodwork, eye exam, urinalysis, ekg, etc.
He would like to say a big thank you to his guardian angel who donated the $$$ to take care of his recent vet work.
He does have the most velvet of ears as I think he keeps them so soft because he is an ear sucker - usually in the evening during quiet time he can be seen sucking his ears - first one then the other. I have to be quicker some time and get this on film - or video better yet.