<div dir="ltr"><div></div><span class="">Rupert</span>
was found wandering the streets of San Diego, near the Mexico border.
He was extremely skinny and ill with a blood infection. The vets
initially estimated him to be somewhere around 10 years old based on his
appearance. A woman who ran a doggy daycare pulled him from the shelter
and began nursing him back to health, with her own money and donations
from clients at the doggy daycare. <br>
<br>On April 12, 2008, I saw <span class="">Rupert</span> in San Diego at an all-breed dog event, called Woofstock, that I was attending with my 2 y/o hound, Cowboy. <span class="">Rupert</span> was a skinny red and white hound, wearing an "<span class="">Adopt</span> Me" vest. Cowboy and I stopped to chat with the handler and <span class="">Rupert</span> warmed up to me immediately. I called the DH, James, on the spot, informing him that there was a basset hound here for <span class="">adoption</span>. He firmly instructed me to head home and that I better only come back with the one dog that I left with. <br>
<br>For the next 6 weeks I pestered James about sweet old <span class="">Rupert</span>, and checked the doggy daycare blog for status updates on his <span class="">adoption</span>.
At the time, we had a brother and brother's dog living with us and it
just didn't work to bring in a new hound. Over the 6-week period the
brother and dog decided to moved out and we finally decided to consider
getting Cowboy a friend. Finally James and I agreed that we'd go meet <span class="">Rupert</span> one evening after work. <br>
<br>May 21, 2008 came and I could not contain my excitement. I knew that if I could drag James down to the daycare to meet <span class="">Rupert</span>,
he too would fall in love and let me bring Ru home. I arranged to get
off work early that day, pick up Cowboy and James, and head down to meet
<span class="">Rupert</span>. Upon getting off work, I called the
daycare to give them a heads up that we were coming but I was stunned when
they informed me that <span class="">Rupert</span> had been <span class="">adopted</span>
earlier that morning. Devastated, I called James in tears. He reassured
me that there would be another dog that needed a home and told me to
come home. I was happy <span class="">Rupert</span> had found a home, but was so upset that it wasn't ours. After weeks of watching, I was just a few hours late on <span class="">adopting</span> the sweet red boy. After pulling into the driveway, I opened our front door, and there on my couch sat a big red hound. <br>
<br><div>Apparently while I was at work, James secretly took Cowboy to meet <span class="">Rupert</span> that morning and fell in love. The rest, as they say, is history. <span class="">Today we celebrate Rupert</span>'s 6 year gotcha day and he truly has fit into our family so well. We love the big red bozo with all our hearts!<br>
</div><div><br></div>Drool to all,<br>Kacy with Cowboy and Rupert<br></div>