Mr. Mackey

We have been so happy with Nabby and he seems to be very happy with us! Even since he came home, he has been a very easy dog. He likes to play with our older dog and our friends' dogs. He likes to take walks and have his tummy rubbed. He makes us laugh with his sometimes funny expressions and the way he will run around the kitchen with his little squeaky toy. He did very well in puppy class and made lots of new friends. At night he likes to cuddle up on his little bed (or next to us on the couch!). After awhile he goes right into is crate and sleeps through the night. We feel so lucky to have this precious little dog! Thank you Golden Gate Basset Rescue! Thanks again, Elizabeth

Fred Speedy

(In the picture, FRED is on left of Thomas, Angel on the right)We have had Basset Hounds for 40yrs. For the earlier 24 yrs, our dogs had come from breeders and were solitary pets. In 1995 we decide to embark on the experience of having two dogs and we got a male and female litter-mates from a breeder. T-bone, our male, crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2005, so Sugar, being 10yrs old, needed a companion. We went to Daphneyland (Southen California Basset Rescue) and rescued a 2+ year old female, Angel. Sugar and Angel became great pals for the remaining years that Sugar was with us. In 2007, Sugar died and Angel was without a pal. Since we had move to Reno from Southern California and had such a good experience with Angel, we contacted Golden Gate Basset Rescue to find a companion for Angel. We wanted a dog about the same age as Angel and were given referral to Fred Speedy, a 4 yr old male. We met up with Fred at a park in Rosedale, CA and brought Angel with us to see how the two dogs got along, as we had done before when we had Sugar and were 'meeting' Angel. We brought Fred home and, after about a week, we decided to keep him. After having Fred for nearly two years, he still whimpers at night in the sleeping area (laundry room), but his whimpers seem to lessen each day, or maybe we just love him more and don't hear him. As a person who has had Bassets for a many years and has gone through the puppy stage with a number of dogs, I strongly recommend rescuing dogs. There are a number of great dogs in a 'need to be rescued' status and, although many have 'baggage' ( health issues, temperament issues, etc.), they will soon adapt to their new family and visa-a-versa. I will make a couple of suggestions for those thinking about rescuing a dog: 1. If you are looking for a particular breed, have a good understanding about that breed of dog 2. If children and other pets are going to be around, make sure that you expose the both sides to one another as soon as possible. A park is a good place to 'interview' the potential rescue, since there are other dogs and people around besides the new family members. 3. Get as much information on the potential rescue as possible- health and vet records, past owners comments, etc. 4. Make sure that you can have the dog for a trial period and give that 'getting to know each other' process a chance to work. Bob

Velvet

Attached are a couple of photos of Bella (we changed her name). She's a completely awesome puppy, not too hyper, intelligent (we've been going to obedience class and she learns really quickly), and very pretty! It's fun taking her places, because I always get tons of compliments from strangers on how attractive and sweet she is. She loves to run and play with other dogs (although going for walks is kind of a slow business sometimes, too many interesting smells to stop and investigate). She loves people, and she even gets along OK with our 2 cats. She rides in the car great and has already made 2 trips to my house in Tahoe, including her first snow (she liked it, especially when she figured out you could eat it). Thanks to GGBR for helping bring her into my life. Celeste

Macie

MACIE and MAX were adopted together by a family who reports: I'm not quite sure there's a whole lot to say as far as a success story. From the day my partner and I picked them up and brought them home almost everything about having them has been relatively easy and natural, almost like they've always been here (even though its only been a year). I think because they were both adults that had already been trained, the whole process of them adapting to and fitting in to our household went very smoothly. Its amazing how different they are personality wise. Macie is cool, calm, and collected with a mind of her own and Max is a huge love muffin goofball who thinks he's a 70lb lap dog. As a friend of mine likes to say, "when these two adopted you, they won the doggy lottery". We definitely don't spoil them but to say that they want for absolutely nothing, including love and affection and a variety of treats that rivals Petco's, would probably be a fair statement.

Sweet Thang

I'm attaching a couple of pics of Marley (formally Sweet Thang). She's been with us for a little over a year now and is fitting into our family quite well. John