[Dailydrool] New Basset/Shelter Challenge

[Tom Hickcox]

On 6/5/2013 08:54, carla kleinschmidt wrote:
> Hello, all
>
> I have adopted a new basset girl from a kill shelter in Robinson, IL. She is a beautiful black blanket tri with ears a mile long. She was a stray, so little is known about her past.?She does have hook worms, whip worms and an ear infection, but miraculously is heartworm free. Belle is being very kind and tolerant. We are working on housetraining this week, and it is going well. Her name is Taffy. She prefers the indoors and loves the couch and recliner.
>
> Carla, Belle, and Taffy in Evansville, IN

We have had experience with two rescues that had been strays, the first 
about 5y ago.  She was an older dog, 8-10y, and apparently had been a 
stray for a significant length of time.  The other was a couple of 
months ago.  I don't think she was a stray for long.  She is energetic 
and I think got lost.

Anyway, as I see it the biggest issue with both is trust.  It took a 
while with Mabel, the older one.  I would pet her and scratch her ears 
every time I passed her, but it took a year or so for her to trust us.  
Agatha, the recent rescue we got when Mabel died, is much more 
responsive, perhaps as she is younger.

I voted just now in the Shelter Challenge with no problem for the 
Wisconsin facility.

Tommy in the BlueGrass