Sarah

we are so happy with our little Rosie! She's little because she's only 40 pounds, our bonsai basset. She loves to run and chase squirrels -- very different from our other, more sedate bassets. She's very loving and likes to put her paws over our legs when she cuddles with us. She brings love and humor into our home and we're so grateful to GGBR for bringing us to her. Thanks so much to Bette Reese for fostering her so well. ~ Martha Elderon

Louie 2011

Our adorable Basset named Louie came to us just last month. We can see why they named him King Louie because of his regal like cloak around his neck. To us, he is the most gorgeous boy ever! We had prayed for the right dog for us and us for him and our prayers have come true, more then we could have dreamed. Louie fits in our family like he has always been ours. We are a close family and if anyone leaves the house, Louie misses them and gives them lots of love when they return. He loves his bone and likes to hide it in various places in the house. He is adorable when we watch him use blankets and pillows to make himself a "bed." Louie loves walks at least four times a day and he is really good for baths too. He has the deepest hound bark we ever heard and it's music to our ears. Louie loves to "wrestle" and chew on stuffed animals too. It is cute seeing all of the stuffed animals on the floor, like there is a baby in the house. Everyone in our famiily loves Louie and Louie loves all of us. We are most grateful to the Golden Gate Bassett Rescue and the volunteers and foster parents that bring Bassets home! Thank you!

Theodore Bigsby "Teddy"

We have been consumed by our first few weeks with Buddy (formerly Teddy, although he responds much more readily to Buddy!). He took to my husband and I right away and has been so great with us. He is fascinated by our staircase...we suspect it's because, as a basset, he's never been able to be at a height where he could actually see above people's heads. He loves having his belly rubbed whenever possible, and pretty much rolls over whenever we are nearby. We are very lucky in that he doesn't scratch at the door or chew on furniture, etc. so we can leave him on his own without having to crate him if we need to leave during the day. He is a super affectionate guy, and is right by our side wherever we are around the house! The one thing we are working with a trainer on is his fearful nature when people come to our house. He is great meeting people in neutral territory, but gets very fearful and "growly" when people come into his space. We have a great behaviorist who is helping us figure out how to make him more comfortable around guests and I think he will come around soon. Since we don't know much about his past before he was found by the rescue organization, we suspect he had some run-ins with some folks who were not super nice to him. Anyway, he is a great dog and we feel so lucky to have found him. Katie Teekell

Huxley

Huxley joined our family just about a week ago and is settling in nicely. He came to us from a family who had him the first four years of his life but could not keep him due to long term travel conflicts. So, this was a big change for him to have new digs and new humans all at once and all of a sudden. He was very nervous and anxious for the first couple or so days. Gradually, we are seeing his true personality and his very basset traits come through! Today we took him for his first bath and he behaved like a dream. He is very used to having weekly baths and seemed to like most of it except for the drying with cool air part. He is enjoying two walks a day and receiving lots of attention from the three adoring children and two adults in the house. He only barks a little or whines at first when we leave the house for a while and waits in the backyard for us to return. He does have two or three habits which we are working on breaking him of, namely jumping on the couch (dogs do not go on the furniture on our household which is somewhat against basset philosophy!), mouthiness, and jumping on people when excited or meeting new people. Some of this, we hope, is due to the newness and will subside once he is more settled in over time. Nevertheless, we are working on this and he knows when he is being naughty! We have introduced him to marrow bones from the butcher and he is quite happy gnawing on them for extended periods of time. Another of his "habits" is stealing socks and other soft items such as stuffed animals and small pieces of clothing and going on his dog bed for a good slobber session. He is very affectionate, prefers sitting on your feet, and enjoys a good belly rub at the drop of a hat. Comical behavior he sometimes engages in include chasing his tail, sudden bursts of energy where he rips around the house at high speed, and this morning he growled at a fly. He is very good in the car and we can't wait to take him to our family cabin in Lake Tahoe and see if he will swim in the lake or just touch the edge of the water with his paws. All in all, he is a welcome addition to our family and he brings such joy and life to our daily routine. Right now, he is like a new toddler in our home for all of us to take care of while he learns the ropes of his new household! Thanks, Jamie Pehanick and family

Sherlock 2009

Sherlock came to us from the Merced County shelter in early July 2009. He was somewhere around a year and half old, but everyone thought he was elderly because he was so filthy and underweight. He could barely walk and weight 45 pounds. He's now 65 pounds and the energetic, silly basset he was always meant to be. We were his foster home for about 2 weeks before it was obvious he would never be leaving us. Now he's a happy healthy boy who loves absolutely everyone and has taken his proper place on our bed. He knew he was home the second he came in the door and has been sleeping with us ever since. He was quite fearful of most anything at first and would hide his head if you raised your voice even a little. We didn't hear him bark until he had been with us for 4 months! Now he knows there's nothing to be afraid of and is a complete snuggle hound, asking for belly rubs from everyone at any time. He didn't even know how to play with other dogs but quickly caught on after some education from our 7 year old basset, Josie. It's taken time and some work, but he's become settled with almost all of his fearfulness fallen away. We're sure he'll get past the little bit that's left in time and with lots of love. Thank you for letting us be a failed foster home to this truly wonderful dog. Best regards, Marian Waldman