[Dailydrool] From Dawn at Daphneyland

[Susan Green]

 I am constantly amazed at the good will and outpouring of all animal lovers everywhere. 
This weekend, the fire behind us, smoke seriously minimized with the help of mother nature and hard working air purifiers -  donations for the hounds arriving and the goodwill of an incredible network was so very heart warming, I have to share - and I hope I don not leave anyone out - please let me know if I did.....

Friday on bleach down Janis from Havasu arrived to lend much needed helping hands and along with alumni Molly, spent the night and helped open up so many packages that Jim brought up from Tarzana.  It was so amazing!  Tri State sent a large toy donation along with dog beds, air purifiers from Eleri in France, and D. Jones - supplies from the Chamberlains, Marshalls, Danas, Clothing and supplies from Georgie in honor of Miss Becky - and among all these packages ..... birthday presents????  I'll have to get back to that later!!
Denise drove in for the weekend from Tracy (No Cal) and Kim & Keith Kuwahara stopped by on their way to Las Vegas with a truckload of stuff for the hounds!
Aunti Rita arrived fro dinner/close down duty and at 1:30 in the morning, after romping and playing, eating and being sung to, our violin fronted old man (15 years) Turbo - went to bed, snuggled in and just crossed over to the rainbow bridge.  As passings do tend to come in three's - we've alerted all our houndage that our three is now complete - Turbo joined Molly and feral Ross and we are not ready to say goodbye to any other hounds anytime soon.

Saturday morning found Ha Adolfo ( www.basicneeds911.org ) and Stephanie (Doxie Rescue) as well as Jim Smith arriving with 8 55 gallon water barrels.  These water barrels are being converted by addiing a tap and turning them into water storage containers all over the property - they have a double purpose.  Water to rinse and refill for drinking in the yards where hose bibs are not easily reachable, as well as emergency water storage just incase.  We have a total of 12 barrels now, which make it so much easier to use all the side yards and keep fresh water in each and everyone of them.  Jim had picked up the water barrels from a donor, along with some wonderful doggie shampoo.  Cement blocks, facilitated by our wonderful friendly truck driver helps to elevate these barrels for proper gravity flow.  Jim & SHerrie Strachan arrived with donations as well as transporting in Sadie Sue who was being fostered during the fire - a Lancaster girl.
Chris A arrived with another truck of items needed and to help the hounds - all the way from Sacramento!!
The day was a long one and the hounds were bedded down by 1:30 a.m.

Sunday morning and here came the Strachans helping to awake the hounds at 8:30 a.m., and breakfast started.when Stephanie came back for day #2 -
Jim who was spending the weekend as a Daphneyland Warrior began projects of distributing the water barrels, cleaning debris and various projects around the property including forming and pouring a slab for the generators - 

Best Friends Brigade began arriving headed by Robin and her amazing people, joined in by Bruce and the So Cal Basset Hound Meetup Group volunteers, Barni/Daphneyland volunteers came out.  Candi & Rob Hollman of Club Mutt arrived, Linda Miller lead a kennel cleaning crew made up of many volunteers and the bathing began - Basset Hound Rescue of So Cal affiliates arrived with Nancy Timmons in the lead, Millan Foundation volunteers arrived and thus we had 5 bathing stations, Big Sunday volunteers arrived and as the goodwill of animal lovers was pouring out, volunteers were assigned to an area and they disappeared to scrub, rinse, mop, and of course the squealing when it was thought a snake was sighted (turned out to be a lizard - )  Hounds were leash walked by volunteers as normally they are all out playing during the day - but freshly washed hounds have to dry before playtime, so leash walking was in order. I saw many cameras - if anyone has photos please share them!!

Volunteers arrived with items - pillows, simple green, bleach, aloe, cranberry caps, vitamin C, towels, muzzles, toys - the pile continued to grow as we used items straight from the donation pile!

During the course of the day we had 1 new hound come in, from a foster situation during the fire - and that same hound scored herself a home by afternoon.  Another 3 bassets found homes during the day and we are happy to report that Bridgette, Chopper and Marsh mellow (another fire victim) all found homes on Sunday!!

By Monday morning at breakfast we were at 85 hounds, -2- owner surrenders arrived today thus dinner and close down found us at 87.  The numbers change daily yet one constant remains - the hounds could never enjoy the wonderful time they have at the ranch without all your support.

You guys have me utterly speechless at all the hard work, generosity and goodwill that has made it possible to say - Thank you.  Thank you. Thank you.
The clean and happy hounds have much to say - and if you come on up, they will thank you in person.
Wear drool attire - you'll need it!!

Dawn and everyone here at
www.barniatdaphneyland.org


We are currently recovering from the Station Fire - email will be forwarded to the appropriate volunteer, please be patient. Please help us bath the hounds on 9/13/09!
Donations for emergency funding can be made at:
www.firstgiving.com/ActonFire_BassetRescueNetwork

In the event of an emergency - please call 661 269-2682

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