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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I
am so excited! DH and I have finally decided it’s time to open our
homes and hearts to a homeless houndie…if just for a short time. We
are going to start fostering for Helping Hands Basset Rescue here in
Austin. Our home inspection is scheduled for this Saturday, and I think I’ve
read enough from posts on the drool to know what to expect and what is
important and what’s not. (Thank you all, btw) I remember that if
the lady from the rescue leaves the dog in the car, I should probably tell her
to bring him inside…cause it might be a test. Ooh and if the dog
lifts his leg on my sofa, well I should show him the yard while I grab the
steam cleaner and pre-treat the spot. And pretty much just be our normal,
everyday, basset loving selves and we will be just fine. (I’m not sure
who posted that story about their home inspection, but I never forgot it) I’m
sure I’ll have a million questions and I am so blessed to have this
wonderful group to turn to. I’ve been wanting to do this for a
while but the thing that finally pushed me to action this week was an email I
received from a fellow drooler about a basset boy in a shelter nearby with not
too much time left on his clock, and no place for him to go. The thought
of him sitting there alone with no one to love him, and knowing that he may end
up with his life cut way too short, and I could have done something to save
him, but… That just wouldn’t work for me at all. I was
planning to drive down to pick him up and foster him yesterday when I found out
that through the emails and calls that went around, this little boy got his
forever home with a new basset brother and he is going to have the life he
deserves. Thank you so much Lisa! You are a great person and the
love you had for that little guy you had never met before really is
beautiful. After that, I knew that there’s nothing that I can come
up with that will be a good enough excuse for why we’re not helping to
save these sweet little creatures and give them the lives my girls are blessed
to have. So, I’ll keep you all posted as things progress.
Wish me luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";
color:#007122'>Jessica L. Sutton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#007122'>Very nervous that I’ll fail miserably at fostering the
very first time…and then we’ll have three.</span></b><span
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