[Dailydrool] When I joined

[William Bartlett]

i joined late 90's after i bought my first computer


On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 12:33 AM Nancy via Dailydrool <
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> I think it was 1997. We had bought Shorty from an ad in the paper for
> $25.00.
> I saw the ad and mentioned it to Gary. He said let’s go look.  And Shorty
> came home with us.
> He was a typical Basset puppy and about drove me nuts.  I found the Drool
> while looking for help with him.
> He grew up to be a wonderful dog.  We waddled in Michigan,New Jersey, and
> Illinois. He won a few trick contests.
> He did therapy dog visits at our local hospital and nursing homes. That is
> the most rewarding thing that I have ever done.
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> He was joined by Roddy. Gretchen, who’s last name I forget, mentioned on
> the Drool about a blind Basset who needed a home. I mentioned him to Gary,
> about a hundred times, before he said let’s go look.  And Roddy came home.
> He accompanied Shorty on our nursing home visits. Most people did not even
> notice that he was blind. Then he developed glaucoma and had both eyes
> removed.  People noticed then.
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> We got involved in Ohio Basset Rescue and fostered…and failed…a number of
> times.
> The most memorable foster was Biting Sadie. She was found in a corn field.
> She came as a foster. She bit me the first time I touched her nails.  That
> pretty much made her un adoptable, so she stayed here. She adored Gary and
> he adored her.  She tolerated me. When Gary died, she mourned terribly.
> She developed cancer, had surgery and died pretty quickly.  When I took her
> to be put down, a sea gull pooped on my car as I was leaving the parking
> lot. This was in a town without any lakes or water around it.  I am pretty
> sure is was Sadie, having the last word.
>
> I now have Grover, a senior who came to me thru rescue when his owner
> could no longer care for him.  And I have Hobbs. He is a 5 y o male who was
> being abused and bit a number of people. He has been here since August and
> has not bitten me.
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> I also have 3 Clumber Spaniels and am involved in Clumber Rescue.
> And a Boxer and a JRT that I inherited from a friend who died.
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