Hi everyone,<br>First of all, I just wanted to send drool to everyone who needs it. I haven't been in this community long, so I don't know a lot of you, but some of the stories I read here recently broke my heart. My husband often finds me crying when I read the digest, and he doesn't understand when I tell him that it's because Nigel is going to be all better or Harry has gone to the Bridge. Thank you all for sharing your stories.<br>
I'm writing because Dascha is doing something wonderful that I wanted to share with a community of Basset lovers. I've been sick recently (nothing major, but have dealt with some annoying abdominal pain and a visit to the doctor). Dascha started acting in a way that I considered rude: instead of lying beside me on the bed when we go to sleep, she has started climbing on top of me, keeping me awake and earning herself a strong reprimand. Yesterday, she even woke me up by climbing on top of me, and that's when I realized that she was trying to climb over my side and put her head on my abdomen. I don't know how, but she knew I was in pain, and she was trying to comfort me! Needless to say, today has been filled with treats to make up for all those times I misinterpreted her concern.<br>
Also, I never understood why Bassetts were considered drooly until this past week. It's been raining in Toronto, and since Dascha refuses to go anywhere in the rain, she had to wait a couple of days to go on a really long walk. When we came home, her whole little face was covered in gobs of drool she'd been flinging on the walk! I guess when she gets excited, she can drool with the best of 'em :)<br>
Alla, caretaker of (and, let's face it, slave to) Dascha the Basset<br>