[Dailydrool] My Buddy

[Houndy2 at aol.com]

One of the grreat things about the DD is that we
care. We can list our sweet Bassets as they go 
on up to the Rainbow Bridge. We understand
one another. It is not all just wispy froth about the joy our hounds give  
us or about their darling  freckles...errr "naughty spots" or OEBE. It is  
not all about the fun of it or the great feeling and peace of mind knowing 
about  the Rescued Ones.
 
Buddy had lymphoma and he was dumped into rescue as an unwanted  Basset
who had pee'd so much that "he ruined $2,000.00 worth of rug and the  
floors".
 
He had calluses so huge and nasty looking that he must have spent a great  
deal of time on the cement floor of the garage. When he came to us he did 
have a  few puddles but that soon passed and he was a great Basset and a 
comfort to have  with us. Nobody adopted him though because he was older.
 
His "carbunkles" soon just about disappered due to the soaking and  
cleaning  and homeopathic remedies given by our stellar Vet Doug  Yearout.  Soon 
the lumpy grey ookie filled carbunkles were gone and he was  looking shiney 
and his very SELF cleared out and he became a LOVED BASSET.
 
Still nobody adopted him.
 
Then the Cancer came like a wildfire. We had about 8 good months with him.  
He was so tired. So slow. He stopped eatting yesterday  and a good friend  
in his Aunty Sandy helped me make the call to the Vet so he could go to the  
bridge and he would not suffer and suffer. 
 
Just yesterday he was with me and now he is gone. How could all the people  
he loved before have let him down and given him away when all he was ...was 
 love. ? How could they? We are so honored to have had him in "rescue" how 
could  no one have given him a decent home? All  those  "good people"  who  
OWNED him before..the nurse and the fireman, the doctor and the  teacher. 
Why couldn't they get an animal behaviorist in to help them fix what  
behaviors they did not like?  Why in our  too busy home did this do  fit in so 
wonderfully and he was  so good and kind? He was never a bit  of a problem...ever.
 
We like you on the DD...we loved him that is why. Why can't people slow  
down and take some time to LOVE.
 
We miss him. We hope all the sweet hearts at the Bridge will be there to  
meet him.
 
Sadly, JP and Alexa
Basset Rescue of Puget Sound 
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