[Dailydrool] Daphneyland Hounds destined for England.

[Basset911 at aol.com]

A story of destiny, love and complete dedication. 
 
Last year a very apathetic caller dialed in and stated that they had  
purchased a basset as a companion for their Golden and the basset was not  
working out.  This basset was aggressive and the golden hated  him, they needed to 
give up this one year old. We needed to come  quickly. And so began the 
story of Freddie of Daphneyland.  One of our  club members; Shelia Adams ran 
over to pick up Freddie and was horrified by what  she found.  A one year old 
emaciated, terrified basset at the end of a  rope, covered in fleas and 
being beaten up on by the families other dog.   Shelia who is WONDERFUL is a 
spitfire and her very British voice on the  phone describing these wicked 
demons translated very well along the phone  lines.  Freddie came to Daphneyland 
with Shelia Adams of UK Bassets.   Freddie was saved by a Brit.  Freddie was 
fearful yet loving, One blue eye  and one blue & brown eye, Freddie 
resembled the young Bowie.  Freddie  began his life as a Young American, yet his 
life did not truly begin until that  ride with the lovely and wonderful Brit. 
Nutritional rehab, and all the normal  intakes of an emaciated hound began.
 
A family arrived at Daphneyland with their basset they had saved from a pet 
 store. Sleek, young and highly active their hound Scooby immediately 
picked out  Freddie, as did the humans - The Boxall Family.  How ironic that the  
Boxall's hail from the UK, in was predestined: Freddie was  adopted.  
Scooby and Freddie came out to the HoeDown, and  Freddie thrived in his new life 
stealing rolls and snacks, enjoying  his children and developed a 6 binky a 
day destruction diet.  Life was  good.  And then the day of the controlled 
but very distressed phone call  from Amanda.
 
Situations had changed and the Boxall's were returning to England.   Amanda 
with a very controlled panic in her voice was inquiring as to how we  would 
feel if Freddie moved to England.  Would we allow that and was it in  
Freddie's best interest?  How close to tears she was I cannot begin to tell  you. 
 A family in crisis and this wonderful basset mom could only focus on  how 
she could do the best for her furkids.  Assurances that a good family  is 
not based on geography and brainstorming found Scooby and Freddie arriving at  
Daphneyland for a temporary crisis stay while titer testing and quarantine  
issues were ticked off the calendar.  It's been 3 months since the family  
has seen their angels, yes the angels have been here in my home rather than  
sitting in quarantine. Currently Scooby is chewing on Synthia's Kahuna and 
Zuma  is cheering them on - Freddie is of course looking for a binky and 
settling for  my hairbrush.
 
And Tuesday November 16, two lovely hounds will leave Daphneyland in their  
airline approved crates, having passed rabies quarantine, USDA and UK  
requirements which are many, they will head off from LAX on Virgin Atlantic and  
wing their way to London Heathrow to be reunited with their family.  Keep  
the boys in your thoughts next week - for -2- Young Americans  will be  
invading England and the reunion can only bring tears to anyone within Heathrow  
that day.  You will know them immediately, Scooby will be on the heads of  
all present, and Freddie will be giving that Bowie gaze as he so lovingly 
marks  any edible items within scenting range.
 
I cannot begin to word the emotions that playing a small part in helping a  
family stay together has made on all of us.  Such love and dedication, it  
costs a small fortune to keep their family together, yet the Boxall's have 
not  blinked an eye at all the costs involved.  A true basset family is easy 
to  spot.  Our hounds are members of the family, and the Holidays would not 
be  complete without a family reunited.
 
Freddie of Daphneyland.  Emaciated and living a sad existence, was  rescued 
by a Brit, adopted by Brits and will be traveling to the motherland of  
bassets, to live as a well loved pampered basset in England.
 
 I MUST interject an apology to England,  Perhaps the whole of  Europe..  I 
am very afraid that England may not quite be ready for  Scooby.  If there 
is a formal forum for precursory apologies, please feel  free to forward. 
 
Dawn of the West
Basset Rescue Network at Daphneyland
Where wishes on stars are granted, regularly.
_www.daphneyland.com_ (http://www.daphneyland.com/) 
661  269-2682

Daily rehabilitation and socialization of up to 100 basset  hounds and some 
mixes - public viewing and visitation are Saturdays &  Sundays from 11 - 5. 
Come and rub bellies in person! Volunteer opportunities  abound!
DAPHNEYLAND IS CLOSED NOVEMBER 13 & 14, 2010  - THE FIRST EVER BASSET HOUND 
FIELD TRIAL EVENT TO ALLOW SPAYED & NEUTERED  BASSETS IS BEING HELD IN 
CORONA! HAVE TO BE THERE!! EMAIL OR VISIT _WWW.BHCSC.COM_ 
(http://www.bhcsc.com/)  FOR  DETAILS!
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