Molly (Roseville)

When we were first contacted about Dolly (formerly known as Molly), I also got a message from a friend about another Basset Hound at the Stanislaus animal shelter. Since we were already scheduled to pick Dolly up, I declined, but told my friend that we would consider fostering him in the meantime. When we did not hear back from the shelter, we thought the worst had happened [to Rocky]. Sad as it was, we kept our spirits up, because we were going to pick up Dolly that weekend. When we got to Claire's Basset BnB, we had so much fun meeting all the pups! Dolly instantly took to us, and we were so excited, but I also noticed another sweet Basset that melted in my arms. I asked Claire about him, and she said they just got him a few days ago and his name was Rocky. The name sounded familiar, so I pulled up the picture of the Basset my friend sent me from Stanislaus, and it was the same dog! We were all so exited to know he found a safe place to land. Since it was love at first snuggle, I instantly told Claire that if he needed a good home as well, we would be very interested in adopting him too. Sure enough, after a week or so, Claire reached out and said that she thought Rocky would do best with other Basset family members and asked if we were still interested in adopting him. With an enthusiastic YES, we brought him home within a few days. She said he needed a more suitable name, as the name, Rocky, was given to him by the shelter. I liked the name, Archimedes, or Archie, for short, but my husband liked Maximus/Max better. We had a family vote with our 2 daughters, and just like that, Maximus was a part of our family. Now we have our little Basset pack, as we already had a 4 year old Basset named Winston as well. All three of them act as if they were from the same litter, that is how well bonded they are. Dolly is definitely our wanderer, as she daily makes her rounds throughout our 5 acre property, and Max is typically right behind her. They also love to play-fight over who gets to lie on our laps and we typically just end up in a big, snuggly, puppy pile. Thank you so much, Golden Gate Basset Rescue, for doing what you do! You have made our family whole with these two sweethearts. We are now so obsessed with this breed, that we even named our property Basset Hill Ranch! The Newton Family, 06Feb2024 (Dolly was adopted 22Nov2023; Max was adopted 04Dec2023)

Rocky (Modesto)

Rocky, now named Maximus, or Max, for short, was adopted with Molly (Roseville). Please see their story, under the name, Molly (Roseville). The photo shows Rocky (aka Maximus) on the left and Molly (aka Dolly) on the right.

Piper (Marysville)

Piper came to us to foster in June 2023. Her previous owners could not keep her because of some large cysts on Piper, that they could not afford to have removed. She was brought to us by GGBR volunteer basset Uber driver. She was happy to meet us but clearly wanted to go home. For about 3-4 weeks, whenever we took her outside, she watched where her Uber driver had parked and was waiting for her ride to come back for her. She no longer looks for her ride, but we still see some separation anxiety whenever someone leaves or comes home. She becomes very vocal with barking, baying, crying and we are working on that. When we took Piper for her first vet appointment, not only did she have the cysts, but she had a urinary tract infection, needed dental work and also had Giardia. This little girl was a mess! We have since gotten all those things taken care of and Piper is doing well. As her medical treatments were being completed, we were asked if we wanted to adopt Piper. We had not seriously thought about it! We only intended to foster for a while until we were ready to adopt. We had lost our basset hound Mater 3 months earlier and were not sure if we were ready to commit to another dog. Over the years of having Mater, we had talked about fostering but that is as far as it went. We had no idea this little girl was going to steal our hearts and that is what she did. We also knew that we did not want to put her thru the stress and separation again with someone else. Our friends at the dog park kept saying that we were going to foster fail. That is OK because she is worth it. Since Piper first arrived at our home she has gotten into the routine of going for walks and visits at the dog park even if it is raining. We give her the love and cuddles that she needs daily and if we get busy and forget, she comes to us and steps on our feet to remind us. She is playing more now then before. She will chase after us or toys when she gets the zoomies. She has enchanted us with her personality so much that we officially given her the middle name Winifred, like from Hocus Pocus. Thank you GGBR for sending this beautiful girl our way. R & P Peralta, 04Feb2024 (adopted 10Oct2023 )

Mari

Mari came to us after being found wandering in Mariposa. She has short ears and a deformed front paw. When she arrived, she was very quiet and subdued. During the first few weeks, we tried to take her for walks, but she was not interested in going more than a few feet in any one direction. Given she is young, about three years old, we assumed her lack of interest in being mobile was related to her bad leg. After about six weeks with us, she began to warm up and now we know she can run like nobody's business! While she prefers to do some things lying down, like eating, she loves to chase birds and squirrels outside and enjoys being chased around the house and yard by her humans, especially when a wooden duck toy is involved. She is a very smart dog and has an amazing sense of smell. She is slowly making progress with her separation anxiety and distrust of other dogs. She loves people and even when she knows she has been naughty, she rolls over for a belly rub. Mari gets lots of human interaction and we continue to assure her she is safe with us. --Robyn K., 06Oct2023

Amos (Solano)

Every day with Atticus (as Amos is now called) brings joy and thankfulness. He was worth waiting for. I asked you for a smooshy senior to fill the Basset-shaped hole in my heart, and Atticus has moved right in. He is a lap dog who wasted no time in demanding the affection of my extended family, especially his favorite child, my grand-niece, Elizabeth, (photo) who gave him his new name. Thank you so much for finding this wonderful gentlehound for me. I really can't thank you enough for letting Amos come to Oregon. He is as close to perfect as a dog can be.--Dee Klagstad, 23Jan2023 (adopted 12Nov2023 )