[Dailydrool] Bonded pair needs a home

[Elizabeth Lindsey]

I got a call today from someone in my husband's church. His sister  
took in two bassets off the street. They were dumped yesterday and  
headed for a busy street when she called them. Apparently they're in  
very good condition and look well-nourished.

They are both housebroken, know how to use a doggie door, are very  
friendly and outgoing, and get along with the five cats that are in  
the house they're camping out in. How they do with other dogs is  
unknown as yet, but it's suspected they would be fine with them. Like  
normal bassets, they quickly made themselves comfortable on the sofa.  
All in all, they give every appearance of being well trained and  
highly socialized with people.

Both are tri-colored, classic-looking bassets. They're possibly a  
mother-daughter pair because they look so much alike. One may be  
about two years old (she has young-looking teeth) and the other may  
be about five. The older one looks like she may have had puppies at  
one time, but the younger one doesn't. They're in the fifty-pound  
range perhaps.

Of course, the home they're in at the moment can't keep them. The  
sister is happy with her five cats and doesn't want dogs. But she  
said she'd hang on to them until a home, permanent or foster, can be  
found for them. However, I got the impression that home needs to be  
found soon. At the moment they're hanging out in the fenced-in yard  
with a screened-in porch for shelter.

The guy who called me, Denny, said he has two dogs and can't manage  
four. He said that if he didn't have his two, he'd take these girls  
in a heartbeat because they're such nice dogs and so well behaved. I  
wish I could help him with it, but we're at our limit, too, and we're  
looking at a fair amount of traveling in the next three months and  
just can't afford to board three dogs (young Charlie doesn't behave  
well at our friend Jennifer's).

His hope is that one of the rescue groups might be able to take the  
hounds, so I said I'd put the word out here. Are there any rescue  
groups within a reasonable distance of Nashville, Tennessee, that can  
help with these bassets? Or is there someone out there in Drool-land  
who would like to give a home to a pair of well-adjusted and well- 
trained bassets?

I can send a photo of the bassets and Denny's cell phone number to  
anyone who's interested. Since he's retired, he'd be happy to drive  
the bassets to their next home wherever that may be.

Elizabeth