[Dailydrool] My first basset.

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My first basset was named Charlie.  He was 7 years old when I adopted  him 
from the Wisconsin Humane Society in Milwaukee, WI.  His owner died and  no 
one in the family wanted him.  I got him in September of 2003.  I  had been 
wanting a basset hound for several years.  I loved watching the TV  show 
Columbo and he had one he called Dog.  In August of 2003 I attended  Basset 
Buddies Rescue fundraiser and the following month I saw Charlie on the  WHS web 
site, went down there with my lab mix Cheyene and as the two got along,  
Charlie came home with me.  He became my heart dog.  For 7 years we  kept pee 
pads around a coffee table in the living room as when we were  gone, he 
would pee in the house, never did it all night, just during the day  when we 
were gone.  He slept between Kathy and I at night and would take  over my side 
of the bed.  When he had back problems, I would carry him up  and down the 
stairs, towards the end of his life I would take him out late at  night, even 
when I was recovering from hip surgery, so he could go potty and not  mess 
the house.  By then he was becoming incontinent, which was hard on my  wife. 
 He would get us up every morning at around 5 am, rain or shine, week  day 
or week end without fail.  Then on the 27th of August, 2010, he went to  the 
Bridge.  I woke up and heard some noise and saw him dragging himself  from 
the den.  He had lost the use of his rear legs.  Seeing him drag  his little 
body to his favorite couch and not be able to get on it just broke my  
heart.  I had call my son and have him put him in the car for his final  ride to 
the vet, as I was recovering from my hip replacement.  What  really makes 
me feel bad is that he fought going to the Bridge, and to this  day I wonder 
if I made the right decision, wondering if there was some other  course of 
action I could have taken.  I still cry to this day thinking of  him and his 
last day.  He raised thousands of dollars for Basset  Buddies as his legacy. 
I sure miss the little guy. I always called him  "My Little Old Man".     
 
Douglas Dropp  and Millie with
Pw, Charlie(ATB) & Pw. Bennett(ATB)  


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