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oh my! Droopy Basset rescue took in 6 of the bassets that were rescued (bought) from an amish puppy mill auction in Ohio yesterday. ( a total of 11 were bought- the others will travel on to NJ tomorrow I believe). The funds were donated by many folks across the country.<BR>
Thank you and God Bless you to those who did that end of it. Over 400 dogs were auctioned off- many different breeds.<BR>
We are fostering two of the babies- 12 weeks old, a boy and a girl.<BR>
The state of these hounds is one of the saddest I have ever seen. All the adults have splayed (flattened) paws- because they never walked anywhere but in their wire crates. All of them let Judy take care of ear cleaning and nail trimming ect without putting up a fuss at all. They are thin- not starved, but certainly no extra meat on them either. The oldest is 4- most of the adults have nasty teeth and will need dentals. All of them will need spaying and neutering.<BR>
The two little ones I have here- have never seen a toy, slept on a blanket or know much about the world in general. We will teach them what they need to know and will make sure they are ready for their furever home.<BR>
Elvis is just fine with them- he likes puppies. Peaches is not so sure- she told 'em off for getting too close, and Peanut-my gentle giant- rolls over for them. They have only met face to face for a few minutes though- the puppies have not had vet care, so all will be kept separate until we know everyone is safe to be together. They go in an x-pen outside- and my gang can sniff them that way for now. Potty areas are kept separate too for now. It has been many years since there was a puppy in this house, and these guys just seem so tiny.<BR>
If you have a few dollars to spare~ would you consider sending some to Droopy? It would help a lot with their vet bills which will be rolling in. Our vet is the greatest and really charges as little as possible- but it still adds up. Judy has all the auction hounds at Droopy until tomorrow- so they all ( but the babies) received flea and tick treatments today as well.<BR>
If you are looking to add another furkid to your home~ they will be up on Droopy's website as soon Judy has time to get them on there and as soon they are deemed healthy and ready by the vet.<BR>
<A href="http://www.droppybassetrescue.org">www.droppybassetrescue.org</A><BR>
from a full house tonight :) Angelika<BR>
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