[Dailydrool] Duke and Duchess have a big day!

[Wendie Prince]

Hi all!

 

Wanted to share about a play date some of the kids had this past Sunday.   I
posted a little on FB but I know many are not on there and wanted Duke and
Duchess to have a little blurb.

Some good friends of mine, Debi and Amy, lost their hound last year and are
just not ready to have another yet,  so they borrow some of the Bounders
from time to time to get their basset fix.    This past Sunday, I took Duke
and Duchess over for the day.  

Debi enjoys bathing the hounds, so she always will do that when they come
over.  After D&D got their baths, they were hauling basset butt around the
back yard, and as Duke was coming up onto the patio area, where the pool is,
it was apparent he realized he ran out of ground..just a little too late!
Amy said it was slow motion,  he assumed the position,  the position being
all 4 legs out,  and did a perfect belly flop into the pool.  Now, we are in
FLA, but it is still chilly here and the water in the pool is more than
chilly for us!  Duke did  show that he is a swimmer, and swam around the
edge of the pool before he came over to the steps where Debi was waiting for
him.  During this time,  Duchess is along the sideline barking her head off
at Duke.    I have no doubt she was calling him an old fool,  and
threatening to tell the rest of the Bounders how he fell into the pool.  Now
these 2 hounds have been a pair for at least 8-9 yrs., so I guess a little
"I told you so" from Duchess was not a surprise.  Whether Duke jumped
because he wanted to, or because he had no other choice, who knows,  but he
did get lots of extra loving and cuddling the rest of the afternoon.  I say
he was not an old fool,  just a very smart senior hound, figuring out how to
get pampered to his heart's desire!

 

Duke and Duchess are available for adoption through Suncoast Basset Rescue.
I fostered them in my early years with Suncoast and when I heard they had to
come back into rescue, due to their owner passing away,  I wanted to help
them out and foster them again.  They are a joy to have around and anyone
would be so blessed to have them in their homes.  

You can see them here:

 

http://www.suncoastbassetrescue.org/pairs.asp

 

 

Drool to all in need and big hello and thank you to 1LT Thomas McLeskey!
The Bounders send drool your way to keep you safe!

 

Wen and the Bounders

 <http://www.seniorhoundsabound.org> www.seniorhoundsabound.org

 

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