[Dailydrool] another Montana update and Notice

[Leslie]

To update all our Drooler friends:   The Sawtooth Fire is now 5,000 
acres and out of control.  Some areas are on Evacuation Alert as the 
fire is getting too close to mountain homes.    It is west of Hamilton 
which is just 50 minutes down the road from us.  My Arabian Horse I sold 
to a friend is down there, Reba......and I am now getting worried.    
The air quality now as of 10p Mtn. standard time is so bad that it is 
unhealthy to be outside.  All sports activities, school reassess, 
anything OUTSIDE is now cancelled. Yesterday my eyes burned alittle 
while in Missoula visiting the Alpine Vet Clinic with my basset Lakota 
Sue....mother of my Augustus Mc Crae.  She has a walnut size hard growth 
right in the middle of her dewlap area deep down near her throat. Upon 
aspiration......all we got was fat cells and blood.   We are medicating 
and monitoring and returning in 2 weeks .....hopefully....no further 
growth felt.....cause Kota sue is around 15 yrs old and getting 
aggressive on an old lady makes me nervous.

next:   well, another problem with the economy around here.....VANNS 
...   an audio and visual TV and appliance store just announced is 
closure.  A few months ago K MART announced is closing. Little by 
little....  months ago MACY'S closed down...and list goes on. ADOPTIONS 
ARE DOWN....no they are about NIL.  I am getting so attached to all 
these rescued babies that I decided I had to step up my efforts.    What 
do I do.?  Well, for starters..... I already went on a t.v. station with 
Hank in my lap spreading our word.....to no avail.   Not one response 
even being on a major television  news broadcast.  So when another t.v. 
station suggested sending in stories for their newscastings..... I 
decided to do so.   Below is what i emailed the television station.     
If anyone else has any good ideas to help spread our word .......that we 
have dogs here needing homes....please do share them with us.    We do 
have a FB for Basset REscue of MT., we advertise on Craigs list, etc  
etc plus in the Bitterroot Tidbits.. a fun little newsmag. Thank dog we 
have just a few compared to larger rescue organizations with so many 
more.  Well, for me.....even 6 doggies for me right now is plenty for me 
to care for........ So, below is what the t.v. station received today 
from us.

KECI...televison, Missoula, MT.

Our story is one of /hope/ and /anticipation/ for the 3 rescued Basset 
Hounds here at Basset Rescue of Montana.   "Checkers" was brought to us 
as a very starved hound with ribs showing and his tricolored coat looked 
like he lived in a sand bucket.    "Jingles" was tossed about for over 2 
years on an internet site for giveaways.............coming and going 
into 4 different homes who just did not have the time to feed or offer 
him love and care.  Then there is our congenial and happy-go-lucky 
Hank.....a mixture of pure Beagle/Basset/Terrier delight!!!  His front 
legs are so deformed that it must scare people off as he has not had 
even/ONE/ application in all the time we have had him here at the 
shelter. Each one of these precious happy and healthy boys wait everyday 
for a home of their own.  Their stories of abuse would make you tear up, 
as I do every time I tell their stories.

This is only a little tip of a story that needs to be shared with our 
county, and state.   We are here-- providing food, vet care, training 
and lots of love........../they/ are wondering where is their permanent 
family?


Thank you for considering our story for KECI.

Yours truly, Leslie Ames..R.N.
                     14600  Springhill Rd.
                     Frenchtown, Mt. 59834
                     406-207-0765

-- 
Basset Rescue of Montana
Leslie Ames - President & Shelter Manager
bassetrescuemt at gmail.com - (406) 207-0765
http://www.bassetrescueofmontana.org

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