Saturday Diary: Pittsburgh’s goodwill ambassador

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Hermione was born in Shadyside Aug. 16, the daughter of my Devonshire’s Clementine, one among seven in a litter of Basset Hound Despite what perhaps was initial skepticism among the professional breeders I contacted, Clementine evidently had what it Read More

Biloxi Sun Herald - The book includes helpful tips for evaluating breeders and figuring out the best dog for your lifestyle. Even if you skip book, the photos of frolicking Cavapoos (Cavalier King Charles spaniel and poodle) and bagel hounds (beagle and basset hound Read More

Daily Telegraph - Love the idea of frolicking with your own faithful hound but hampered by pet Breeders sought to affix the poodle’s non-shedding coat to a variety of other breeds Beagles who mount basset hounds are making Bagels; bassets and Shar Peis are making Read More

Pantagraph - But the for-profit dog breeders (cough! dog fighters!) and selfish kooks will tell you anything to get you to believe of an attack or mauling by a Pomeranian, a weiner dog, a Basset Hound? NEVER. ‘Cause it DOESN’T HAPPEN FOLKS! Wise up. It’s Read More

Kindergarten trains puppies & owners

Hawk Eye - Kindergarten trains puppies & owners By DAWN SCHABBING (Decatur) Herald & Review MATTOON, Ill. — Owning a dog means more If you can’t get your basset hound’s nose off the ground, here’s why. The breed’s long ears allow it to hold in scents and help
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Somerset author/illustrator Nancy Cote’s love of pets and other
South Coast Today - Cote, who shares a cozy cottage in Somerset Village with her husband Michael, a matronly basset hound named Maggie and of three adult children recalls visiting a Westport farm nine years ago where she discovered a litter of basset pups. “The puppies
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46 dogs seized from Port Charlotte house
Charlotte Sun-Herald - One dog had a litter of seven, 5-week-old puppies. The oldest dog was 16. Animal Welfare League Executive Director Dee Ann Roberts said they look like basset hound-terrier mixes. The dogs went to the AWL, where staff members shaved off their matted
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Two mothers among those arrested, kids sent to foster care
WOWT - And I do hope you would never try to train your dogs to be overly aggressive, though if you did mistreat your animals in such a way you’d realize that even the basset hound can be a nasty beast. Blame the people who mistreated those puppies, you
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Goldston: When Winston is bad, he’s irresistible

San Jose Mercury News - You wouldn’t think a basset hound could move so fast, but Winston is a pro at stealing food. Lina Saleski of San Jose thought the dog was asleep when she went to the front door to greet her husband. “When I came back, he was still asleep but one of More

Union Leader - brilliant “testing the waters” campaign from his front porch, but when he tried to walk on the water, he sank like a basset hound Running-dog liberals” apparently seemed too pejorative, so the survey went with “pro-government conservatives,” a term More

Times-Herald - Rarey is a member of the Basset Hound Club of America, but doesn’t show his dogs in dog shows. He shows them on North Union Street. “I just have a lot of fun with them,” he says of the dogs. “They are my family.” printer friendly version e-mail this More

Tulsa World - Describe a memorable story about you and your pet: We have loved both our pets from the moment we saw them. When we first saw Bodie he was at the Tulsa-area basset hound rescue. When we pulled up he was standing on top of his dog house More

My West Texas - I know a Basset Hound who will literally try to kill you if you come within 10 feet of his bowl while there’s The dog you had problems with and the Basset I know are both allowed to get away with their bad behavior, and think it is perfectly More

Coloradoan - After the disheartening loss of our longtime family dog Piggy, we thought we never would get another dog. The loss was Raspberry, our now 12-year-old beagle/basset hound mix had only been at the Humane Society a few days before my dad adopted her More

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Sadie doesn’t whine, groan and slobber on my shoes, which the basset (Homer LeFleur) who lived at my house for 12 years It has been “a bird dog, a trail hound, a retriever, and a pack dog for boar and stag hunting.” It is well known for “heroic More

Idaho State Journal - POCATELLO - A basset hound mix named Barney who was orphaned after a December accident claimed his owner’s life has been adopted from the Pocatello Animal shelter. Barney’s owner, Diana Lindsay, treated her dogs like children and called them her More

Festival of Trees begins Monday

Sioux City Journal - Channel 9 KCAU-TV, Community Action Agency Crossroads shelter, Cub Scouts Pack 208, First United Methodist Church, Greater Sioux City Board of Realtors, Gunderson’s Jewelers, H & R Block, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church , Iowa Basset Hound Rescue
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Rescued dogs finding homes
Bismarck Tribune - Lola, a basset hound, finally found a home about a week ago. With that adoption, nine of the 23 dogs rescued from a southeastern North Dakota farm last month have found homes. They were placed through Prairie Paws Rescue, a Jamestown group that took
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Ellen, the dog bullies and me
Salon - After all, what kind of a person would rail against a dog rescue organization, of all things? Who would incite mass talk for a dog under 1 year of age, I was repeatedly introduced to the likes of Oscar, an 11-year-old, three-legged basset hound with
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Pets available
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin - Basset hound mix, tri-colored, 5 years. Visit www.binghamtonhumanesociety.petfinder.com * The Front Street dog shelter has homes Look for Great Danes and Great Dane mixes by visiting the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League Web site: www.nydanerescue
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Charles Witter Pyle

North Channel Sun - He enjoyed the ducks on Lake Conroe, and somewhat akin to Will Rogers, he never met a Basset Hound he didn’t like. He Box 20345, Houston, Texas 77225; or Basset Buddies Rescue of Texas, P.O. Box 130244, Houston, Texas 77219. Complete and updated
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Basset hounds a hit every time they’re taken for a walk
Times-Herald - Rarey, who is unmarried, has had a basset hound since 1973. After his basset hound Gunner died in 2004 at age 7, he decided He adopted Clara, who is from Georgia, through the Basset Rescue group, and got Stacey in Wellsville. As he walks, “the dogs
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A RESCUE TAIL
Ashtabula Star-Beacon - Perhaps the most lovable security system known to man, Tucker the basset hound, is often provoked by the doorbell. The tips of his long ears dragging on the ground, Tucker rushes to the front door of his Conneaut home and stands guard, letting out a
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Pets Of The Week
Beacon News - A funny, sweet and huggable boy, Cosmo is a beagle-basset hound mix who just l-o-v-e-s to play! He’s great with other dogs, but If you’re interested in adopting Cosmo call Rover Rescue, which is an all-volunteer dog rescue group committed to saving
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the has-been
Slate - Republicans who think Thompson is coming to the GOP’s rescue might look again: He Today, the award-winning rabbit chaser is the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen. The one Like Romney himself, the video may not be endowed with a French hound’s moral
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This Boof is made for walking
Bismarck Tribune - Rescued from the Dickinson pound by Oreo’s Animal Rescue, my dog is a middle-aged, male basset hound picked up as a stray. Because he was a stray, no one really knew what his name was. Being a sporting fellow, Ithought fit to ask him what it was. His
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NEW BUSINESSES
Providence Journal - NEW ENGLAND BASSET HOUND RESCUE, INC.: Animal shelter. JOSEPH CLEANERS INC: I: James R. Martin, 41 Howe St., Cumberland 02864. A: James R. Martin. SUNSHINE AUTO DETAILING AND CLEANING, INC.: I: Armand O. Monaco II, 4365 Post Rd., East Greenwich 02818. A
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The pets of the future and the toys of Christmas past

Daily Telegraph - Love the idea of frolicking with your own faithful hound but hampered by pet Beagles who mount basset hounds are making Bagels; bassets and Shar Peis are making Sharp Assets. Breeder Wallace Havens first marketed Puggles 20 years ago, but in More

Pantagraph - of an attack or mauling by a Pomeranian, a weiner dog, a Basset Hound? NEVER. ‘Cause it DOESN’T HAPPEN FOLKS! Wise up. It’s My favorite breed is doberman’s-the one I own came from a breeder who breed for certain traits.My dog is gentle and loves More

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Hermione was born in Shadyside Aug. 16, the daughter of my Devonshire’s Clementine, one among seven in a litter of Basset Hound breeders I contacted, Clementine evidently had what it took. (She was initially slated to go to a New Jersey breeder More

PETS AWAITING HOMES

Free Lance-Star - Nooney, hound mix, spayed female, 3 years, adorable. Justice, black Labrador mix Beagle, female, good with other dogs. Jackie, female cat, friendly, only one eye. Scrappy, basset mix, spayed female, 3 years old, loves to play. PET ASSISTANCE Go

Beacon News - A funny, sweet and huggable boy, Cosmo is a beagle-basset hound mix who just l-o-v-e-s to play! He’s great with other dogs, but is just as happy playing by himself. He really enjoys sitting in his foster family’s swing as it sways back and forth. But Go

Minneapolis Star Tribune - The Twins look at Morlan as a future closer which is the role he recently filled for the championship Phoenix Desert dogs in the AFL where he had a perfect 0.00ERA in 12.2 innings in 12 appearances. Baseball America recently recognized Morlan as the Go

Santa Barbara Independent - dogs with moderate exercise requirements: Lap dogs (Bichon Frise, Dachshund, Chihuahua, Lhasa Apso, Maltese, Miniature Pinscher, Pomeranian, Pug, Shih Tzu, Silky, Yorkshire Terriers); Gentle Giants (Basset Hound, Saint Bernard, Bernese Mountain dog Go

Battle Creek Enquirer - walking her dogs Maggie and Izzy. But really, neither dog was walking. Izzy, a spirited golden Labrador retriever, was bounding over the snow with her leash in her mouth, seemingly giddy with excitement over the fresh new snow. Maggie, a basset hound Go

San Jose Mercury News - You wouldn’t think a basset hound could move so fast, but Winston is a pro at stealing food. Lina Saleski of San Jose thought the The two dogs share an unusual trait: They both have one blue eye and one brown eye. They’re fast buddies and sleep Go

Rocky Mountain News - risen to the pinnacle of my profession - that two months ago I was asked to judge a Halloween- costume contest for dogs. chili pepper, for example, really didn’t have any competition for Spiciest Costume, unless maybe you counted the basset hound in Go