[Dailydrool] The Picnic Wrap Up - and other tails

[Basset911 at aol.com]

Awwwww.  How can one describe the wonder and the absolute pleasure of  a 
perfect day ?  Obviously I will take this challenge and attempt to do  justice to 
the wrap up of 2008's BHCSC Picnic.
 
The Basset Hound picnic is thrown by our local Breed Club as an awareness  
day and to assist in promotion of basset rescue.  We are very fortunate as  to 
the best of my knowledge, this is the only event of its kind in the country -  
thrown by a breed club to assist rescue.  This year was the 53 rd annual  
picnic.
 
Rescue groups present were BaRNI at Daphneyland, Golden Empire Basset  
Rescue, Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California and Basset Rescue  Connection.  
Each with a booth and items to be purchased to assist in the  individual groups 
rescue efforts - there was great stuff to be had!  BaRNI  is very fortunate 
to be able to hold the raffle - and so many people donated,  assisted and 
bought tickets to help the hounds of BaRNI - we thank you  all.
 
One of the highlights of the day - (and there are many) for me, was  the 
Rescue Parade.
I take great advantage of the opportunity of seeing all of our alumni and  
the hounds that would otherwise be euthanized if rescue and shelters did not  
intervene...  and oh what a wonderful ring  full of glorious happy  fur-babies 
we had!  It is completely selfish of me I know, but I always sit  behind the 
ring announcer and get to kiss, gaze or pet on each baby as they  strut thru the 
ring.  As I sit there and the hounds of rescue show off  their forever 
families - my mind is constantly filled with the knowledge of what  that hound went 
thru to find a new forever family - some fortunate to have  limited homeless 
time - others so very near death that it truly takes a  team of rescue, vets 
and specialists to save their lives - each and every hound  so well loved.  
Hounds who were aged and found the family fit to spend  their days with - Lucy, 
Mitzi, Chuck, Tanner, Henry, Cleo, Maggie... Hounds that  visit often and had 
such horrible back stories - Raxy and the Firecracker Pups,  The Christmas 
Puppies, Crash, Maggie, Hunter, Dewey - hounds that no one thought  would ever 
leave the ranch - George, Amos, Snoopy, hounds in foster  homes... Maizy, Sadie 
Mae, Thumper, Moby recovering from surgery and unable  to attend - but sent his 
human slave anyway..... The Picnic is a rejoicing of  happy hounds in loving 
homes.  And I cry tears of gladness all day  long.  Thank you for allowing me 
the joy of seeing our babies - and getting  slimed.
 
Surprise visitors - Aunti Denise Schwartz of the San Diego Basset Hound  Club 
brought her wonderful cards and set right up next to us to benefit  Barni 
hounds -  Dawn of the East (NJ - Tri State BHR) and Walli from  NY were a huge 
surprise!!  And in true "good Aunti Fashion" DoE bought  raffle tickets, club 
pins and various items - and hawked the lovely basset  necklaces we hear so much 
about on the Daily Drool - I know I now own  one!!  It was wonderful to see 
the Aunt's and the hounds appreciated  drooling on East Coasters.  I am not 
sure however that the East Coast  hounds will appreciate drool returning home 
from Western Hound Slingers - there  may be some foodslaves in a bit of trouble.  
I think truly tho, the visitor  who came the furthest distance was Amos' G'ma 
- straight in from Mexico  City!  I still have to giggle at what she must 
have thought seeing so many  people all swarming over Amos!!  She does rescue in 
Mexico, and my hat is  off to her efforts which mean so much to the critters 
lucky enough to be helped  by her!
 
Getting to see our extended families - Romi, Rocco, Lana and the newest  Fred 
- DaisyDuc, Little Duc, Maggie Su, Pretty Boy Floyd, China Moon,  Snowy..... 
the glorious hounds of the club one and all - who cannot resist  a cuddle and 
a slurp from pure beauty anyway?  Admiring those hounds we get  to see the 
best of the best.
 
Costumes are wonderful and of course Liz and I, former rivals, now buddies  
stand and admire so much talent and love put into each and every costume - the  
reigning queen Lucy and her ever extending family taking the show this year 
(for  the third time in a row!) The Howlers, the ears - the paws - the agility 
hounds,  conformation - amazing.  No matter what or where your interests lie - 
there  is something for everybody at the picnic.
 
Volunteering to assist with the day and all that leads up to it takes a  
swarm of muscle and hard work - and so many helping hands make it  possible.  
BaRNI's booth is a compilation of a years hard work and effort  from literally 
over a hundred people, and BHCSC puts an enormous amount of  effort into making 
sure all is as it should be - planning, vendors, food, set  up, registration, 
mercantile, ring announcing, judging, tear down, clean  up, promotional - the 
task is huge and so well done!   The Club  volunteers make it look effortless - 
I know from personal experience it is  not.  A giant and huge Thank You to 
the Basset Hound Club of Southern  California for holding such a great event 
year after year.
 
There is always so much to tell - I find myself rambling - so the biggest  
question I have post-picnic is this:
WHO WON THE FUDGE???  
 
Stay tuned for more updates - we have lots to share!
Bath Day: Nov 1 & Nov 2
Filming Day on November 7
Ranger in his new home - 
Incoming hounds abound
Jackie Flores (BHRSC) won Rescuer of the Year 2008
and the list goes on!!!
 
Kiss those hounds for us - great big sloppy drooly kisses!!
Dawn of the West and all of us at
_www.barniatdpahneyland.org_ (http://www.barniatdpahneyland.org) 
661 269-2682 - Kennel
661 269-2781 - Residence
 
 
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