[Dailydrool] Good News

[Karen]

With all the sadness I thought we would share some good news with our Drool 
Family.

First is that our little Isabelle, from the Dec. 2009 Great GGBR 63 rescue was 
adopted!
She now lives with a wonderful family that loves and adores her for the timid 
girl she
is.   I was thrilled that she now has enjoyed her first Christmas and New Year 
in her
wonderful Furever Home.  

Then comes our new foster boy, Angus who arrived on New Year's Eve. My daughter,
Tracy and granddaughter, Lora (15) went with me to see how a rescue worked.  
They 

both were amazed by Mom/YaYa's commitment to helping Angus and offer to help
the first rescuer with her other furkidz grooming needs. (Charlotte is in her 
70's and is
recovering from a hip fracture.  I hope that they have a better understanding on 
how 

rescues happen but I am also glad this wasn't a rescue of a severely neglected 
and 

emaciated hound.
  
Anyroo, Angus rang in the New Year comfortably sleeping on one of the many 
perches 

in the house. He even got to share in the toast when my 
granddaughters Strawberry Daquiri 
was spilled. (We only had Mocktails and quickly cleaned it up, so he only got a 
taste.  Now 

that all our family  has gone home he has chosen the end of the couch as his 
favorite perch.
He is a big fluffy boy that is in serious need of the dreaded diet.  I think he 
is trying to
convince me he is just "big boned" and deserves to be fed more because of all 
the 

bad things he has lived through.  

Angus is a sweet 10 yr old(?), handsome senior boy and quite the champion 
sleeper.  I don't 

know much of his history, except a very nice lady rescued him from neglectful 
owners.  Poor
guy lived out in the backyard with no shelter or interaction for most of his 
life.  The owner 

willing let Charlotte take him.  I am ever so grateful for to her for saving him 
from the situation.
I feel bad that his first day started with a much needed bath, ear cleaning, 
blue ear treatment, 

me going over all his lumps/bumps and treating his owies.  For New Years he got 
his back
nails dremeled.  OMD his nails are the so thick and tough that I can't even use 
the nail clippers.  

Today we will try to start on the front toebones, which he does not like me 
touching at all. 
If I fail in the endeavor, then he is going to Bark Place with Ruby Doo to have 
the toebones
done.
  
On New Year's Eve we also had a Basset Alert.  My daughter and granddaughter 
thought
I was crazy when I stopped after our "sight seeing" trip to the dam, to see two 
basset 

who were going for a walk.  I told the family about the Drool and hope they 
join.

I have only one New Year's wish this year.  That is that anyone who decides that 
they are
in love with our floppy ear, silly, sweet bassets (or any furkid) would actually 
take the time to 

research the breed before getting one.  I wish they would just stop and realize 
that those
cute little buppies grow up into large, short legged furkidz with many quirks, 
attitude,
and a determination that few breeds can match.

My Christmas and New Years was awesome!  I was granted the wish of having my 
granddaughter,
Lora, spend her first Christmas with me in California.  WooHoo!  She is coming 
back this 

summer and we are going on a school shopping spree.  It's official, YaYa has 
better taste
in clothes for a 15 yr. old than my daughter!   Yippee I am considered a "Cool" 
YaYa!

We hope that 2011 brings many healing miracles, good fortune and love to all our 
Drool Family.
Karen and The Dog House
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