....Rescuing Basset Hounds in Northern California for the last 11 years (for available hounds click here)
WADDLE 2009 - TODAY!!!
4th of July Parade in Novato
Please join us for this Parade - around 100 basset hounds walk - followed by a PICNIC, raffle (check the prizes here), auction
& lots of FUN!!
ALL Basset Hounds are welcome, you don't need to be a GGBR alum!
PLEASE REGISTER ON THE DAY, 8-9:45AM, GRANT & REICHERT (in the parking lot - you won't miss us!) - or come straight to the Baseball Field on Grant at Marion Park if you're reading this after 10am!! We'll be there until around 3pm... come on down!!
***Don't forget your pledges....there's STILL time to send out a Firstgiving page - Use our Firstgiving account (click HERE) to contact your friends, family and work colleagues around the globe. Just one email blitz will do the trick! The funds come straight to GGBR and every penny counts! It may be too late for the paper pledge sheet... but maybe not (click HERE) if you prefer the traditional approach. Or, ask your contacts to donate directly via check or PayPal (our PayPal address is treasurer@ggbassetrescue.org) - Remember they need to mention your name if you want the pledge to count for your total pledge and win your hound the chance to be King or Queen of next year's Waddle!!***
Help on the day is still needed.... see HERE then contact JoAnn Beebe by email - mamassecret@sbcglobal.net
Don't forget to order your tshirt - for pick up at registration. This year's design is by Dottie Elliott and is FANTASTIC! If you can't be at the Waddle, order a tshirt anyway and wear it that day! We have sizes from child's small (6-8) to 4XL (some sizes are selling out FAST!). Order via our online store before 9pm on Friday, July 3 (click HERE) and choose the 'non-shipping' option. If you can't be at the Waddle, choose the 'shipping' option.
Announcing... the Corvette Raffle!
You don't know about this? Every year we take part in a national raffle with Guardian Angel Basset Rescue to sell tickets to win a fantastic Corvette, with several high value 'early bird' drawings on top! We get 50% of all ticket sales made via our own link - click the photo of the corvette to order your tickets in time for this week's early bird drawing on July 3 - a trip for two to The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, including hotel and air fare for 3 days/2 nights!!
Are you a Member yet? Do you know about our social events?
Whether you adopted a basset hound from us, own one you bought from a breeder, or are just thinking about owning, adopting or fostering a basset hound.... come and meet us. We'd love to see you! Check out our special 'members only' events - our Spring Fling picnic day at the beginning of April, our Annual CampOut Weekend at the beginning of August, and our Howl-O-Ween special celebration, which this year is at the beginning of November. Enough reason to join as a member!
Also, do make use of the sign up box at the bottom of each page, to sign up for our emails. Also, please log in/register on the website so I can make sure I have your email address for our newsletters and mailings, so you know where we will be and what is going on with the Hounds!
Why Rescue? And why a Basset Hound?
Watch the video and listen to the great song!
We need Foster Homes... don't think you could never foster... whether it is a couple of days while we arrange a transport to a longer term foster, or whether you want to take an older dog for a possibly long term foster, or if you think you have the patience to deal with a behaviorally challenged hound, or just want to 'try before you buy', you are NEEDED. Golden Gate pays the vet bills and all we ask from you is food and a soft lap in a loving environment. Read more here.
We are now taking membership applications for 2009
Please consider becoming a member of Golden Gate Basset Rescue. Membership rates are $17 for a single person, $22 for a family and $52 for patron level membership (which includes entry to the annual Waddle at Novato's July 4 parade). Memberships can be paid in the online store. New members should complete the membership application form, then either go to the online store to pay via PayPal, or send a check to our treasurer at the PO Box 4958, Petaluma, CA 94955.
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Please take the time to browse our site, check that adoption of a Basset Hound is right for you, and/or see how you can help in other ways. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact ggbassetrescue@hotmail.com.
If you would like to run your own fundraising campaign for GGBR, please click the button below, when you will be taken to our "starter page" on Firstgiving.com. This is a great way to get donations for the annual Waddle, in Novato on July 4th each year!
Fundraising Appeal for medical expenses for Ollie and his friends:
Read about it on the FirstGiving page -
Why Rescue?
Your Petstore Pup
Author Unknown
Cherish your new pet store pup -
Stand always by his side.
Mend his ills and give him hugs
and lots of fun car rides.
Feed him well and let him run
to build his body strong.
Play with him and give him treats.
Love him his whole life long.
You'll soon become his hero.
He will not ask you for much.
He'll trade his lifelong loyalty
for your kind word and touch.
Count him among your blessings,
as you are his blessing, too,
but then please do just one thing more,
When every day is through.
Take time to look into his eyes
each night you tuck him in.
I bet you'll see reflected there,
two other pups like him.
They've never had a family,
soft bed, good food, or fun.
They live life out in a wire box -
and never get to run.
They suffer searing heat at times,
at others freezing cold,
as weeks and months and years drag by
While they are growing old.
So think about his mom and dad
who shine there through his eyes,
and remember all the mill dogs
who are paying with their lives.
If they had ever had a chance,
they'd have grown up like him, too,
with years of love to give and get
before their lives were through.
You'll never see them face to face -
Such miracles are rare -
But pray for your pup's mom and dad,
'cause someone ought to care...
Don't buy your basset hound over the internet or from a pet store. We can advise you about buying a well bred basset hound from a reputable breeder, and if your heart is set on a puppy, we occasionally get these in rescue also. If you are looking for a reputable breeder, check out this website:
http://www.basset-bhca.org/Member_Info/Roster/roster1.htm
