Boxer Alert.....
Don't worry it is just one of the neighboring boxer girls. But part of the gang had to run to the fence and alert us to the nearness of intruders. It was a wonderful, sunny November day and we were out in the yard raking leaves and poop scooping. Of course all the hounds need to help and we keep the camera close for those "kodak" moments.

Closest to the camera is 10 year old Abby (given up a year ago when she was tossed into the backyard of an ex-husband who did not want her). From left in the picture are Bowser (our 18 month old long-legged basset), Romeo, Bonnie, Willie and Speedy (who is completely blind but joins in with the gang at every opportunity and at the moment of the camera click was shouting ahhhrrrroooooooooo.)
Have a great day,
Kim

Hurry Roger..........
Roger is our furnace repairman and was here this weekend to do maintenance/upkeep on our furnace in the
dining room . We live in a 100 year old farm house so most days are an adventure. As you can see he had some helper bassets to assist him. (Not that they were much help as they were sound asleep.)
He is so wonderful with the hounds and his wife also comes with him.
That is Speedy on his right and Abby on his left. When this heater is running many of the hounds bask in the blowing warm air. We lovingly call them the "heat hogs."

We love Boomerang I.D. Tags
We all wear boomerang tags on our collars. These tags are donated by a wonderful friend of BassetsRus. Each tag has our name and several phone numbers and our address - and if the tag is for a blind dog it lets people know that.
And every adopter gets one for their new family member with all their personal information.
I.D. tags are very important and they are life savers many times over should a dog get lost for any reason.
visit www.boomerangtags.com to order one for your four legged family members.
Have a great weekend,
Kim, Bruce and the houndies

Welcome Foggy (short for Foghorn),
Foggy came to us from a shelter in southern Kansas where he came in as a stray. He was never reclaimed and was rescued by a wonderful local animal lover.
She delivered him to BassetsRus just a few days ago.
Bruce took Foggy to the vet and he got all his vaccinations, was heartworm tested (which came back negative) and was given a clean bill of health except for the fact that he needs to gain about 15 lbs. (he only weighs 38 lbs) --- he was already neutered and is very personable so some where along the road of life somebody did give Foggy some attention. Why he ended up in a shelter and went unclaimed we will never know.
So Foggy is on his road to weight gain in a BassetsRus foster home.
sincerely,
Kim

2 Handsome boys.....
I just had to post this picture of two of my boys. On the left is Willie who will be 4 this month. We purchased his mother from a puppy mill auction and she delivered a beautiful litter of basset pups a short time after she came to rescue. Willie is a big boy of ~ 65 lbs but just a lover at heart.
Romeo on the right will be 2 this month. He is a dwarf sized basset with crooked legs and only weighs about 30 lbs. But he is my protector - he will let no harm come to his Mom.
I was sitting in an easy chair across from them busy with some crocheting but I try to always have my camera close by to catch those "kodak" moments.
Enjoy!!!!
Have a great weekend,
Kim

A new girl on the ranch.....
Meet Sophie, an 8 month old little basset girl. She was given up by her owner who did not have enough time for her. She gets along famously with our house hounds and is available for adoption.
She is resting here on one of our "flip foam beds" - she had a busy evening playing in the fall leaves.
Have a great day,
Kim