A Dog with a Disability Limps into their Hearts
A shelter worker in Hamilton, KY, arrived at work one morning to find a middle aged basset mix in one of their “drop pens”. With him, came a note …
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Why Was Roland Eating Chicken Feed?
In late February, ABC Basset Hound Rescue Intake Coordinator, Shelly Gordon, was contacted about taking in a 9 year old basset named Roland in Missouri. A neighbor saw the …
Gertie-Forever Foster, Forever Loved
In February of 2011, a good Samaritan dropped a young female basset off at a local shelter. This person claimed her owners were not properly taking care of her. …
Why Was Buddy Surrendered?
Surrender Application Received: Dog’s Name: Buddy Age: 1 year Any health issues: No Reason for surrender: He is becoming too expensive to be kept fed well. When our adoption …
Win 2 Round-Trip Tickets on Southwest while Helping Bassets
Win 2 round-trip airline tickets on Southwest Airlines! THREE WINNERS WILL BE DRAWN AT THE BLAST! Each winner receives 4 one-way tickets that can be used for 2 round-trip tickets for …
ABC Basset Hound Rescue’s Top 10 Moments of 2018
#10 Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! Who says you can’t get a puppy from rescue?! This past year, ABC has had 47 puppies come in that were under the age of …
How This Woman’s Husband Tells Her They are Adopting a Basset
As all of us involved in rescue know, there are many, many heartwarming moments. Today, I got to experience one like I never have before in my 18 years …
What Happened to Bo?
Bo Duke hasn’t had it easy. He came to us from a puppy mill auction, along with his brother Luke and sister, Daisy. They were 12 weeks old. Bo …
The Slobber Shoppe Prepares for The Holidays
It is coming! The Slobber Shoppe’s busiest season…Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday/Giving Tuesday/Christmas! Earlier this year, we had a small makeover of The Slobber Shoppe to make it more “user friendly”. …
Seven Days-$7,000
What an absolute disastrous week for ABC Basset Hound Rescue’s foster dogs and our bank account. We’ve had 4 dogs that have required over $7,000 in veterinary care. Tuesday, …