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#Post#: 12479--------------------------------------------------
We Had A Dog.
By: Helen Date: March 12, 2020, 12:46 pm
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In our 59 yrs of married life , we have 'had' 4 dogs ...but a
coulpe of them 'had us'! [emoji4] This is one.
Our second dog was a Basset Hound ...she had a high pedigree ,
her registered kennel name was "Bergeronnette Hoyden" ...and
aptly named Hoyden by name and hoyden by nature "Hoyden = a
boisterous female. "
The first time we laid eyes on her she was aged 2 , and
wild...she was charging round and round this persons living room
on the back of the couches, chairs, and anything else in her
way. They wanted a home for her because they didn't have time
for her. The lady confessed that her husband was a policemen
and she didn't have time to walk her.
They had named her Heidi. ( no one used her pedigree name, too
much of a mouthful)
So Heidi came home with us . We had just lost our beautiful
German Shepherd to age..she was 12, so our girls were thrilled
with Heidi.
If anyone knows anything about Bassett Hounds , if they have
not been mastered by 3 months old , then they never will be.
They are stubborn , and bossy.
If I had not lite our fire ( shows you how long back this was)
she would sit in the fireplace and glare at the cold ashes and
look at me with disgust.
When Dave took her for a walk , she had a mind of her
own...she did not like our old dog follow his lead as to which
way...if she wanted to go a different way she would just sit
down and glare in the direction that she wanted to go.
Once she just rolled onto her back and wouldn't move.
Dave was red faced and felt very stupid as he dragged her home
while laying on her back !!! ;D ( Bassets have to have a
harness, never put a throat collar on a basset, it can be
fatal)
Because for years Dave had exercised as huge Shepherd , Heidi
never ever ran around like she did the day we brought her home.
Exercise was all she needed.
She had a fetish for soap...yep soap, she just ate it!!
[emoji23] The more scented the better!!!
Also bathing...I had to close the door when either of my young
girls were bathing ...or the dog would rush up the stairs and
leap into the water with them.
Her other weakness was raw potatoes. I had to bar her way into
my pantry..once I found out that she would eat all the potatoes!
[emoji33]
We took her with us to visit friends once, and suddenly noticed
she was not laying calmly in the room with us ...yep...
[emoji38] she had gone into the lady's kitchen and was eating
her potatoes.
Many stories, I could write a book...
Sadly we had to leave her back in England when we immigrated.
But, bassets are bassets ..they are the one dog which does not
'get attached' ...she calmly walk away from with her new owners
and never even looked back at us.
I hope she had a good end.
Say hello to Heidi. [emoji4] ♥︎
#Post#: 12481--------------------------------------------------
Re: We Had A Dog.
By: Amadeus Date: March 12, 2020, 1:07 pm
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I actually wrote this article into my computer in 2011. Blondie
was already gone, but never from our hearts:
A few years ago, I was sitting absorbed in the book I was
reading. My two youngest grandchildren were in the bedroom
playing and it was my job to keep an eye on them. I had a good
helper in Blondie, the golden retriever/cocker spaniel mix, who
had been my faithful companion for several years. She was also
the self-appointed nanny for my grandchildren.
At that time we lived on a busy street corner with an all-night
gas station and convenience store across the street from us. We
had a large fenced backyard, but the front yard was small and
unfenced. The grandchildren had been warned several times by
myself and my wife that they were never allowed to play alone in
the front yard.
Somehow this old man missed the mark! Suddenly Blondie who was
usually quiet, gentle and everyone's friend was jumping up and
down and barking loudly to get my attention. She did get my
attention. I checked for the grandkids and they were not in the
bedroom. Blondie continued to bark frantically. I looked out the
front door. The little boy and little girl [7 & 5] were running
back and forth across the dangerous street laughing and carrying
on. My heart nearly stopped in fright for them as it was not
unusual for car to speed recklessly around the blind corner and
into the gas station. I immediately ran out and got hold of
them. Then with them safely back in the house, I turned to the
faithful nanny, Blondie and gave her a proper reward.
Blondie is gone away now, but all of us here still remember her
as the faithful loving nanny that she was!
Give God all of the glory, but remember that He does work
through His supposedly lesser creatures!
#Post#: 12490--------------------------------------------------
Re: We Had A Dog.
By: Pat Date: March 12, 2020, 3:03 pm
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Our lovely dog was called Babs - we called her Babsie most of
the time. We got her after my 15 year old son was disappointed
that the owner of the lovely young German Shepherd which
followed him home from the park came to collect her.
He was so heartbroken that the next day we took him to the
animal rescue centre to choose a dog of his own. Of course he
wanted a German Shepherd but sadly for him there were none of
that breed in the kennels.
There was though, this beautiful collie cross lab puppy of about
nine or ten weeks old and we all fell for her.
Normally if a stray has been brought to the shelter they must
keep it of seven days to see if it will be claimed by its owner,
but as this pup had been brought in by her owner just that
morning as the last of a litter they couldn't home, we were
allowed to take her home with us.
And we were only just in time. As we had just finished signing
the papers and paying the fee another couple arrived and said
they would take the puppy they had admired earlier but they
couldn't have her because she was ours and she came home with
us.
She was beautiful, intelligent and well behaved and was a lovely
addition to our family. Because of the sheepdog in her DNA she
used to 'count' us when we went out with our four grandkids.
And she loved to swim or paddle or just get wet. Water was a
magnet for her. Unless it was the bath. We only had to say
'bath' and she would go and hide.
She was also good at finding Sparky the cat late at night when
he used to hide because he didn't want to go out - even though
he had rather plush overnight quarters in the shed. And she had
such a wide vocabulary that we had to spell words that we knew
she would react to, and e ven then I think she understood
p-a-r-k and w-a-l-k etc
She was the best and I still miss her
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Re: We Had A Dog.
By: Helen Date: March 12, 2020, 3:12 pm
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Amadeus and Pat.
Yes, They can get right into our hearts...which is good, for in
that way the will 'live-on'.
The one which can still make me cry, is our third ...Solly (
Solomon)
The 12 years with him was bliss. I rescued him at 5 weeks old
because they were going to put down the whole litter ...because
the **** (Rhodesian Ridgeback) had got out and mated with a
Shepherd.
They did at least advertise then 'for one week' at six week
they were going to destroy them.
It was the best thing I ever did.
Our kids had grown and gone ..so he was our spoilt kid. LOL
#Post#: 12493--------------------------------------------------
Re: We Had A Dog.
By: Joe Date: March 12, 2020, 5:03 pm
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We are Basset hound folks as well. We bred them for a while but
now down to one left. And she has been with us for nearly 11
years. She’s old and can’t hear well anymore but still gets
excited when she sees my truck coming up the driveway and does a
little dance. She likes to stay out all night but for the last
couple years we have had to put her up at night. We are infested
with coyotes and she will bark all night right outside my
bedroom window. Always loved bassets. Such sweet dogs.
#Post#: 12505--------------------------------------------------
Re: We Had A Dog.
By: Nancy Date: March 12, 2020, 7:26 pm
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[quote author=Helen link=topic=809.msg12479#msg12479
date=1584035211]
In our 59 yrs of married life , we have 'had' 4 dogs ...but a
coulpe of them 'had us'! [emoji4] This is one.
Our second dog was a Basset Hound ...she had a high pedigree ,
her registered kennel name was "Bergeronnette Hoyden" ...and
aptly named Hoyden by name and hoyden by nature "Hoyden = a
boisterous female. "
The first time we laid eyes on her she was aged 2 , and
wild...she was charging round and round this persons living room
on the back of the couches, chairs, and anything else in her
way. They wanted a home for her because they didn't have time
for her. The lady confessed that her husband was a policemen
and she didn't have time to walk her.
They had named her Heidi. ( no one used her pedigree name, too
much of a mouthful)
So Heidi came home with us . We had just lost our beautiful
German Shepherd to age..she was 12, so our girls were thrilled
with Heidi.
If anyone knows anything about Bassett Hounds , if they have
not been mastered by 3 months old , then they never will be.
They are stubborn , and bossy.
If I had not lite our fire ( shows you how long back this was)
she would sit in the fireplace and glare at the cold ashes and
look at me with disgust.
When Dave took her for a walk , she had a mind of her
own...she did not like our old dog follow his lead as to which
way...if she wanted to go a different way she would just sit
down and glare in the direction that she wanted to go.
Once she just rolled onto her back and wouldn't move.
Dave was red faced and felt very stupid as he dragged her home
while laying on her back !!! ;D ( Bassets have to have a
harness, never put a throat collar on a basset, it can be
fatal)
Because for years Dave had exercised as huge Shepherd , Heidi
never ever ran around like she did the day we brought her home.
Exercise was all she needed.
She had a fetish for soap...yep soap, she just ate it!!
[emoji23] The more scented the better!!!
Also bathing...I had to close the door when either of my young
girls were bathing ...or the dog would rush up the stairs and
leap into the water with them.
Her other weakness was raw potatoes. I had to bar her way into
my pantry..once I found out that she would eat all the potatoes!
[emoji33]
We took her with us to visit friends once, and suddenly noticed
she was not laying calmly in the room with us ...yep...
[emoji38] she had gone into the lady's kitchen and was eating
her potatoes.
Many stories, I could write a book...
Sadly we had to leave her back in England when we immigrated.
But, bassets are bassets ..they are the one dog which does not
'get attached' ...she calmly walk away from with her new owners
and never even looked back at us.
I hope she had a good end.
Say hello to Heidi. [emoji4] ♥︎
[/quote]
She is so beautiful Helen! I did not know their
characteristics, lol. I love that Dave just drug her back
home...while still laying on her back :D Couldn't have bothered
her too much if she let him do that. Funny story..
#Post#: 13549--------------------------------------------------
Re: We Had A Dog.
By: mark Date: March 26, 2020, 1:57 pm
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These are great stories!
The first dog I remember in my family was General, the German
Shepherd. General became crazy, so we kept him in the space
between the garage and the fence. It was closed off and formed
a pen about 10 ft by 20 ft.
Access to feed General was through the little window in the side
of the garage, and down the ladder-like slats nailed to the
clapboard.
It was my job to feed and water General. At around 6 years old,
it would take me a few long seconds to get out the window, down
the slats, to where his dish was, so I could pour out the
canister with food.
I'd creep silently into the garage. If he heard me it was over.
Creep over to the window and look out, trying to not be seen,
hoping, yes! Asleep in the corner! Time to move! I'd open the
window, scurry down, pour, and climb back up, with this crazed
animal, bigger than me, charging, snarling, snapping at my heels
as I pull myself back through the window. Water was easier,
just spray the hose over the fence til I filled the bowl.
Unless it was knocked over. Then I'd have to set it upright. I
don't really remember how long that went on til he died.
Then there was Misty, the 300 lb. St. Bernard. She would lay
across the laps of my sister, my brother, and I as we sat on the
sofa. And until she felt like moving, there was nothing we
could do. Walking Misty as a skinny 10 year old was a trip!
Off she'd run, and my choice was simple. Hold on and be
dragged, or let go and face my mother. I learned to hold on.
This wasn't my first experience with St. Bernards. My
grandparents had a St. Bernard. This would be one of my
earliest memories, I'm told I was 2. Behind their house facing
the orange grove, and out this dog runs, straight for me, right
over the top of me, I'm not sure it even noticed me. Just kept
running.
But that St. Bernard was a pretty good sized bowling ball, and I
was one small pin!
I don't think I'll ever have a dog!
Krishna the Keyshound was beautiful, smart, gentle, wonderful!
But too little too late to save me! We only got to keep her
like 3 months, I don't remember why.
So there's my dog history. Oh, and Jamie, the toy poodle that
my mother never bathed, never groomed, and always stank! I
suppose that really needed to be shared!
Nothing but time . . .
Much love!
#Post#: 13555--------------------------------------------------
Re: We Had A Dog.
By: Helen Date: March 26, 2020, 2:54 pm
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Thanks for the dog memories. [emoji4]
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