[Dailydrool] that Awnery Awnie

[Mr Shannon R Gerdel]

Hi Droolers,

First and foremost, thanks for the prayers, and all the Drool.!!! I should
be closing on my home next week.!!!! I love you all, and I could NEVER have
made it through this without you all. Your love and support has helped me
through some of the darkest, saddest times in my entire life.

I just received an email from dogster. It was a happy birthday wish
for dat Awnery
Awnie. Oh how I miss that furry little creep. Please allow me to share a
story or two about the Hound that had been so neglected, that he literally
would have given up food for attention. Maybe I should apply for a honorary
OEBE title for that Awnery Awnie. He truly was all things Basset Hound. I
really miss the furry little creep. (my pet nickname for him.) I loved him,
don't get me wrong, but I SWEAR there were days, if not every day, that
dat  Awnery Awnie woke up and said "what can I do to put DDOD (Data Dum Ol
Dad) in the nuthouse today.....

When you Think of Bassets, some people first thoughts might be 'cute',
'stubborn', 'smart', "Bassetude" and 'funny', among many others. Awnery
Awnie was all of these, and more. He had extra helpings of Bassetude. Smart
alack furry little creep. Oh, how I miss him. He came to us from Wyoming
Basset Hound Rescue, as a foster. the dxw had gone to Gillette to get him.
Well, she didn't get but about 1/4 of a mile before she called me on the
phone and said that we might have a problem. I kind of figured we might,
since in the picture he was so cute. He was ours before he even got to the
house. He took his Bassetude, charm, and cute face, and worked his magic on
the dxw.

I loved him, but he was wotten, just wotten!! My CNA had cleaned up one of
his 'messes, one day, and told him after she vacuumed not to do it again.
Well, you all know how well he listened to her. He had a serious listening
problem. On most days, you might have suspected him to be deaf. When my CNA
came the next day, she looked at dat Awnery Awnie, and said "why did you do
this", and he just gave her that cute look, and walked away.

He loved to run and play. And bark, and bark , and bark, ad infinitum. One
day, he had been particularly annoying. He would get to the point where the
dxw would have to go get him with a leash, because he wouldn't shut
up...which was great, when she was home. He and his Bother Boo had treed
the neighbors cat, in my tree. Picture me in the dark, in my chair,
hollering at Arnie from the porch, since I had no ramp into the backyard. I
thought that if I went to my next door neighbors that owned the cat, they
could come get him. They were out.  Several months before, a dear friend of
mine had given me a wheelchair ramp that his sister had in her garage. I
had a friend of mine come over and put the ramp up, and nail it in.
Faithfully, Awnery Awnie started barking. I told him in NO uncertain terms
to shut up, and get in the house. He did waht he was famous for. He walked
halfway to the porch from where he was, turned around, and SAT DOWN!!! I
coulda just kicked his cute furry but!! Picture said Basset Hound, when the
DDOD started to go down the ramp with a leash in my hand....It was
PRICELESS!!! If you had been here, you would clearly have seen, by the look
on his face when he realized that his barking and ignoring me days were
over, "HEY! That's NOT FAIR!!" It was so funny. Oh he was mad at DDOD!!!

Not as mad as the day I tricked him though. It didn't take that little
smart aleck brat long to figure out that DDOD wasn't going to be able to go
after him when there was snow on the ground. again, bark n bark n
bark...............I don't know why, but he never howled. Anyway, when the
dxw got home at night, she would close the door and hollar "hello!", and
he'd come runing.....So, I open and closed the garage door with my garage
door opener, tried to open the door to the garage as quietly as possible,
and then slammed the door and shouted "HELLO" in the highest pitch I
could....Here he came, dat Awnery Awnie, running through the house looking
for the dxw!!! All I could do was LAUGH!!! You know what I mean, the kind
of belly laugh that you get when you finally trick a Basset Hound. He went
to every room in the house. Can you say mad as all get out, and pi55ed right
totally and completely off? Thats was the look on his face. It was way too
funny!!

Adoption: $150.00
Vet Bills, $1000.00
Getting one over on a Basset Hound : PRICELESS!!!!

Thank you for letting me share. I miss you Awnery Awnie, but I know you now
feel no pain, and that you are healthy and happy. Thank you for the
laughter, and the aggravation. You are missed, and there will never be
another Basset Hound like dat Awnery Awnie. Thanks for sharing your life
with mine, Awnery Awnie.

I hope that he knew how much I loved him. have to go, starting to tear
up. Healing
Drool and prayers to those that need it!!



Houndie Hugs and Snooter Kisses frum da Caspaw Cwew! Yours in Dwool,


 Babe

Boomer

Arnie ATB

Butler Shannon-DDOD (Dat dum ol dad; an absowute total, compwete BassetCase)


 Mr. Shannon R Gerdel

3583 Meadowlark Drive

Casper WY 82604

Home: (307) 337-2144

Cell: (307) 797-6041

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