Basset Hound Rescue Organizations

Two bonded basset hounds losing their family! These two need immediate rescue. BROOD is the contact at MJsAnimalSanctuary@gmail.com, but the dogs are temporarily still with owner in Maryland.  BROOD cannot take them in as the rescue is  beyond capacity. Brood is seeking Basset Hound Rescue or adopters. Current owner will pay all medical expenses for life of the dogs! Heartbreaking decision to spare a child’s health:

From current owner: We are heartbroken to have to give up our dogs for adoption but have to do so because our 4-year old child is asthmatic and is extremely allergic to them. Her current medications are causing cataracts and the dogs must go so she can get off her medications. We are looking for a loving person or family who will provide a caring, safe and affectionate environment for our two wonderful Bassets.

Bailey and Dudley are two loving, wonderful Basset Hounds. Both are fully house-broken, and have received regular veterinary care, including teeth cleaning and geriatric panel tests. They also get year-long heartworm and tick/flea prevention medicines. Both have AVID micro chips implanted (for identification), and are spayed/neutered.

Bailey: D.O.B October 2, 2000. Beautiful 9 1/2 yr old female tri-color Basset hound, spayed. Bailey has an extremely sweet temperament. She is very loving and gentle, and loves to snuggle up on the couch. She loves going on short walks, but needs a fenced yard as Bailey is adventurous, and will explore any chance she gets. She occasionally suffers from a stiff back (treated with Rimadyl, only as needed), and does best with minimakl stairs. Bailey is good with other dogs and older kids.

Dudley: D.O.B. January 14, 2004. Handsome 6 1/2 yr old male Basset hound, neutered. Very affectionate and loves human company. He is happiest at your feet. Again, needs fenced yard. Loves walks. Gets along well with other dogs and older kids. Dudley has skin allergies and needs to be an anti-histamine (Atarax) as well as receive frequent (twice a month) baths.

Please contact MJsAnimalSanctuary@gmail.com if you can help these two. They are losing their home and the only family they have ever known!

Mark Your Calendar for the 11th Annual SLOBBERFEST Fundraiser!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
15581 Stewart Hill Rd., Union City, PA 16438

Click here for more information.

This beautiful dog and many others are eagerly awaiting adoption at BROOD. Won’t you consider adopting a needy dog from you area? You will be rewarded with so much unconditional love.

JULY 8–11, 2010
Cathedral Square Park, Milwaukee
Volunteer to party with your Basset Buddies at Bastille Days!
Bring your crowd-friendly hound or just yourself and plan for a good time with lots of fun, food and friends!
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Thursday–Saturday: 11:00am–8:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am–5:00pm
BBR is located on the corner of Jefferson and Wells
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Please contact Michelle (rmstumbris@wi.rr.com) to signup to volunteer 2-3 hours of your time—any of the days Thursday—Sunday!
Brewers ticket raffle!
Good times!
Good Friends!
Great Food!

After 9/11, a number of bassets heard the patriotic calling and this website page was created. As a celebration of our Independence, I am presenting this page again.

Veterinarians offer tips to help keep your dog calm during fireworks and festivities.

In honor of the Fourth of July, a day of energetic festivities often involving fireworks and loud noises, veterinarians are offering tips on how to keep dogs calm during the holiday weekend.

Rolan Tripp, D.V.M., founder of the Animal Behavior Network defines noise phobia, a common problem during Fourth of July, as “an excessive, unreasonable fear response to specific loud noises. It is more common in dogs than cats, and the most common noise phobias are to fireworks and thunder.”

For mild cases or as prevention to fireworks phobia, Tripp suggests what he calls a “Fireworks Party.” Starting a day or two before July 4, either fast or feed only ¼ of the early meal to your pet. Then at the first faint of fireworks, respond with a happy, “It’s a fireworks party!” Then offer a treat for your dog. From there on out, every boom triggers a “party snack” until the dog “happily” waits for the next boom.

“The idea is to turn the fear into joy,” Tripp said.

A dog-appeasing pheromone collar can also be added, he said.

For moderate to severe cases, those who do not have a response to the “party plan,” Tripp suggests medicating the pet for several hours on days when fireworks are expected. He recommends asking veterinarians about benzodiazepines, and strictly following your vet’s advice when medicating a pet.

Lorraine Corriveau, D.V.M., a wellness veterinarian at Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, also suggests tips for lowering the noise stress of pets during Fourth of July fireworks.

“Owners must use common sense when they allow pets to join the festivities,” Corriveau said. “Some dogs like chasing those spinning and swirling objects on the ground. Others fear loud noises. Owners can use simple tricks like putting cotton in their pets’ ears to muffle the sound.”

Other tips include [the following]:

•    Don’t leave pets alone outdoors, even if tethered or in a fenced yard. Keep small pets indoors, preferably in a room without windows.
•    Make sure all sharp objects are removed from enclosures.
•    Turn on the radio or TV for distraction.
•    Do not take pets to fireworks shows.
•    Do not leave a pet unattended.
•    Keep pets on a leash or in a carrier if they must be outside.
•    Protect animals from children who may not realize that waving sparklers or setting off “safe” firecrackers could upset pets.
•    Keep identification tags current.
•    Sedate dogs if needed. Talk to your veterinarian in advance if your dog may need to be sedated.
•    Desensitize the pet by playing CDs that contain noises of thunderstorms, fireworks or gunshots ahead of time.
•    Pick up leftover sparklers and other sharp objects when the festivities are over.

SOURCE: The Dog Channel

This past Sunday, I attended an adoptathon. I had recently lost my pal 13+ years. He was my first foster car and my first foster failure. Well, he was a foster failure, if you call adopting him a failure. When I first met him, deep inside I knew that he was not going to go anywhere else. He had found his home. It took me 2 months to accept it. Anyway, after he passed on the Rainbow Bridge, I knew that I would need to let another one in my heart. And Sunday was the day I was finally ready to bring my new baby home. I could’ve bought a dog from a breeder.

Chances are, most of the advertisements for pure-bred dogs are from backyard breeders or, horror of horrors, from puppy mills. If the price is too good to be true, you can bet that the dog breeder is not a caring breeder. You will not get a good-quality dog from an ordinary breeder. Frankly, I can’t afford a dog from show-quality breeders. Although they do sell their pet-quality dog cheaper than the show-quality dog, nonetheless, the price is not within my budget. Buying a dog from a backyard breeder perpetuates the need for rescue organizations.

Backyard breeders don’t care whom they sell their dog to. All they want is to get ready of the pup. They want their profit. They don’t do house checks, they don’t check up on you later to make sure that the pup is in the right home. Some of these pups wind up in shelters and, if they are lucky, they are picked up by their local rescue organization that will make sure that the dog gets placed in the right home. Five dogs out of so many were adopted at the adoptathon. As I was leaving, I overheard one rescuer telling the other that she just heard that a new batch is waiting at the shelter. One of them said, “It never ends, does it?” “No,” said the other, “sadly, it never ends.”

Rescuers are volunteers, but rescuing costs money. Hence, many rescue organizations rely on fundraisers. This coming weekend, the Golden Gate Basset Rescue organization is having a fun-filled fundraiser day in Lovato, CA. If you have the time, a bit of money, and perhaps is even interested in bringing home a basset hound who is in need of love, contact them.

What can you do for a fundraiser?You can buy a beautiful T-Shirt that not only celebrates basset hounds, but the 50th anniversary of the city of Lovato. You can participate in a parade, you can eat a picnic. And you can help needy hounds. So, if you live in the San Francisco area and would like to participate or if you live anywhere else and would like to donate, please click here for further information.

BROOD ADOPTATHON – SUNDAY, JUNE 27 (11am to 3pm)
Diane Morgan, John Warner and Dick Weber’s home, 15213 Clear Spring Rd, Williamsport, MD

Interested in adopting? Come and see BROOD dogs and get to meet them close up and personal. We have many dogs that are looking for their forever homes and this adoptathon is a perfect opportunity to meet them in person.

The public is welcome, people can complete our online adoption application and all approved adopters are also invited. If you are not already an approved adopter, apply now. Dogs will only be adopted out on June 27th to approved adopters, so fill out an adoption application before the event!

Please go to their website for more information.

American musician Laurie Anderson performed at the ‘Music for Dogs’ concert for canines, which was part of the Vivid LIVE festival at the Sydney Opera House forecourt on June 5, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. The concert featured a 20-minute piece composed by festival co-curator Anderson for the hearing range of dogs with the bulk of the performance inaudible to humans.

'Darwin' the Basset Hound sits with his owner at the 'Music for Dogs' concert for canines

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