[Dailydrool] A year ago today.....

[Susan Green]

A year ago today my sweet Pw Gina Marie made her final journey, to the Rainbow Bridge.  She took a large part of my heart with her when she left me.  She got so sick, so fast, that her leaving was not expected and made it all that more painful.  I left my house that morning expecting to pick her up at the ER, have her checked out by her regular Vet, and bring her home.  But that wasn't to be, she would never step foot inside her house or Corvette again.

A year later and I still have not been able to look thru a photo album that was sent to me, or to watch the DVD that was made for me by another Drooler.  I still cry when I think of her, still miss her with all my heart.  I look forward to the day when I will see her again and be able to hold her in my arms once more.

I hurt so bad that I thought I would never adopt another Basset Hound, but then I saw a picture of Holly Noelle on Daphneyland's website on 12/26/08.  She was pregnant and looked like a stuffed sausage :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bassetrescuenetwork/4100184161/

I picked up the phone and called Dawn of the West.  She was worried when I introduced myself as a DD moderator, she thought she has done something wrong.  We still laugh about that to this day.  Her second thought was that I wanted to adopt a buppy, but I only had eyes for the Momma.  We decided to keep it quiet until she gave birth....and Holly decided that it should be a secret for a very long time.  Everytime Holly went into labor I got a phone call, and then another call a couple of hours later saying that Holly had got tired and went to sleep instead of having her buppies.  Finally on January 7th Holly had her buppies by C-section.  At this point she was at least a week overdue, but really didn't feel like working hard enough to have them by herself.

In March my friends gave me a cyber adoption shower while I was visiting Donna Lindy in Georgia.  And in May I drove 1400 miles to Daphneyland to meet Holly Noelle and bring her home.  I had also agreed to bring Isabella back with us to Texas.  Isabella's new Mom, Sherrilyn, was moving b/c of her job and would pick her up in Texas on her way to their new home.  Isabella stayed with us until the middle of July, and is still missed by both of us.

On August 1st Holly and I got company again, 2 senior Hounds from the puppy mill bust in North Texas.  Sophie & Nancy stayed with us for 12 weeks, and are now at Daphneyland.  When they left they took a piece of my heart with them.  They were 2 of the sweetest Hounds I have ever met.  Holly Noelle and I are hoping that they get adopted soon, they both deserve to spend the rest of their lives being loved and treated like Pwincesses.

In honor of my Pw Gina Marie I have made a donation to Daphneyland..... 

http://www.firstgiving.com/bassetrescuenetworksurvival

I have also made a donation to Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue in her memory.......

http://www.tristatebassets.org/donations.html

When I adopted Gina Marie from TSBHR I lived in NJ and didn't have a fenced in yard, but they trusted me with her and changed my entire world, for the better.  I have met some of my best friends thru the Daily Drool, people I never would have met if it weren't for my Pw Gina Marie.

My Gina Marie didn't care for people or other Hounds, so we didn't participate in any of the rescue functions.  There were a few that I went to, and the Pwincess stayed home with a sitter :)   I had the honor of driving the GM in the parade at BoardWaddle in 2007.  I am so happy that I got to attend a BoardWaddle before I moved to Texas, it's something that everyone should do at least once.

My Pw Gina Marie never played with stuffies, never ran the Basset 500, or so much as touched anything that wasn't given to her.  You could put food down anywhere and she wouldn't touch it, not unless you actually picked it up and handed it to her.  I am sure that she is sitting on her cloud and laughing at how my life has changed in the past year.

I now have a Hound that doesn't know the difference between her stuffies and the ones I have for decorations.  Holly also has no problem in hiding dental bones down behind the cushions on the sofa.  She also runs the Basset 500 and it is in my best interest to stay out of her way.  We have had company that have run out the front door and almost given me heart failure.  And I know that I can't put food anywhere within Holly's reach, not if I want it for myself...LOL

And all because of my sweet Pw Gina Marie ATB 11/17/08....Momma loves you and will see you again one day!!

Suz
Holly Noelle
Pw Gina Marie ATB
Forever in my Heart





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