[Dailydrool] Need Help in Bloomington IN

[Steve Floyd]

I saw an ad in the Bloomington paper last 
Wednesday about a 4 yr old basset that is 
needing a good home and went to take a look at 
him. I will not go into the background of all 
the why's but just what I found about the dog 
and why I cannot take him.

- He is a 4yr old male
- He has not been to the vet since he was a 
pup.
- His nails have not been cut and may have to 
be cut by the vet or groomer
- He is underweight but looks like he would be 
a big boy, big shoulders, wide head
- Has been kept outside in a 6ft kennel since 
the family moved into town from an open 20 
acres
- Tri Color, mainly black and white
- He liked being outside of that gate and 
trotted through the yard when I had him on a 
leash

Why I cannot take him

- Since that visit I just started a new job 
where I am gone from 7am - 430pm
- I do not have a fenced yard
- I do not want to leave a dog that has always 
been outside, in a crate for 8.5 hours while I 
try to train him to be an inside dog and away 
at work.
- He was very protective of his owner and 
territory when I introduced my 4 yr old basset 
male and wanted to attack my dog.

I feel this would be a really good dog for 
someone that is looking for a basset where he 
might be the only dog. He did not show any 
aggressiveness to the kids at the house where 
he lived. I have tried getting in contact with 
local people that I know, which are few and 
this forum was the only place I could think of 
that could help.

The family knows they cannot take care of him 
and its not fair to the dog to keep him in his 
current situation. All they want for him is a 
good home. Location is Bloomington IN, which is 
50 miles south of Indianapolis IN. If anyone is 
interested I will give you the point of contact 
for this great basset that needs immediate 
help.

Thanks
Steve

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