Ummm...I wonder what Higgins is whispering into Georgia's ear?

Consider adopting an older dog like handsome Wrigley, aka "Bob", pictured here. They have a lot of calm wisdom to offer!

Join us at the LVBR booth for Petapalooza! DATE: Saturday, April 13th TIME: 10:00 a.m. -- 6 p.m. WHERE: NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR! Sunset Park 2601 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas, 89120 WHAT: A day of fun with music, games, food, and many wonderful rescue groups with adoptable pets. Bring your pet (on leash) to enjoy the festivities. We hope to see you there!!

Our Annual Yard Sale to benefit the Bassets will be held April 6th. We are now in the process of gathering saleable items to raise much needed funds. It's a perfect time to Spring Clean your closets & garage to help the hounds. Remember--all donations are tax deductible! We appreciate all types of household items, toys & other children's items, holiday decorations, tools, bikes, etc. Cars, boats, motorcycles? We take those, too! Please email Donations Coordinator Mary Calabray at "mayrc@cox.net":mailto:mayrc@cox.net if you have items to donate. We appreciate your help.

This year's Bark in the Park is in a NEW LOCATION! Cornerstone Park---1600 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson Please join us at our LVBR booth for a fun day. Meet adoptable dogs and hob-nob with the LVBR volunteers! Bring your hounds to enjoy the day. Saturday, March 2nd from 10 a.m. til 3 p.m. We hope to see you there!!

We here at Las Vegas Basset Rescue hope you all had a very Happy Howl-i-day! We couldn't resist sharing this picture of LVBR rescue alumni, "Gwen", as she sang along to Elvis' "Blue Christmas" when it came on the radio. We only wish we had a sound video of their duet! Gwen is loved and adored by Bill and Jan A. We wish everyone--and their Basset(s)--a wonderful and prosperous New Year!

Our thanks go out to all the donors who had a part in making the Silent Auction so successful. We appreciate both the individuals and the business donors. Some of these companies donate year after year and we are grateful for their continued support. Some are first time donors and we welcome them into the LVBR family. Please show your appreciation by supporting these companies whenever you can. A big thank you goes out to Cili Restaurant at the Bali Hai Golf Club for once again hosting the event. It was beautiful--and the food was delicious! Everyone had a wonderful time. Sincerely, Mary Calabray--donations coordinator for the LVBR Silent Auction. Thank you to: Babette Wilson, Wade Bond, Krista Aidukas, Marty Clark, Zoe McGough, Mo & Betty Seebeck, Claudette Frizzell, Sandra Schuller, Terry Schuller, Avi & Irma Sardas, Igor & Maria Gandel,

Maggie is one of our many adoptable hounds available for adoption. We have red & white Bassets, we have tri-color Bassets. We have Bassets mixed with terrier, we have Bassets mixed with bulldog, we have bassets mixed with....you name it, we have it! We have young rascal hounds, we have middle-aged mellow hounds--we even have old codger hounds who are always ready to take a nap when you are! A plethora of hounds in many sizes, shapes, colors, personalities....but they all have one thing in common. They are worthy of love, ready for a permanent home, and willing to make a lifetime commitment. Please open your hearts and homes to adoption or fostering. As always, thank you for considering our deserving hounds.

On Saturday, July 21, Kathleen spent the full hour with Dr. Mark Beerenstrauch on his radio show "Pet Talk with Dr. B" They discussed various legal matters involving pet ownership. Please take a few minutes to listen to this archive of the show. "Pet Talk with Dr. B":http://www.pettalkwithdrb.com/7-21-12.php We hope you enjoy it. Thank you for supporting Las Vegas Basset Rescue.

Poncho is in need of a foster home while he waits for an adoptive home. He's a very handsome guy, approx. 5 years old. If you'd like to foster Poncho or another of our rescues, please put in the online application. Daisy Jo, Rebecca, Shiloh, Merlin, Brady, Magic Mike & Wrigley all would like a foster home while they wait for their Forever Home to come along. Thank you for your consideration.

It's the 6th Annual Pet'ographique Rescue Fundraiser! Help LVBR with your $75 donation & at the same time get a photo session for free. Arica's photographs will capture your pets (or you AND your pets)for prosperity--beautifully. Please call Pet'ographique quickly--session dates are filling up fast! You can check out more of her work at "www.petographique.com":http://www.petographique.com

Kiki (left) and Gabi (right), litter mates and deeply bonded sisters, came to LVBR over 2 years ago, when they were 13 years old. They have been in loving foster care with Cindy Johnson and her daughters since that time. Gabi was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and today lost her battle with the disease. Although this is sad news, we must not lose sight of all the happiness and good times Gabi had with the Johnson family as she finished out her 15 years of being a beautiful Basset. We send our sympathies to Cindy and her daughters, Caitlin and Mackenzie. Gabi's sister Kiki will remain with them, receiving not only the love she's been blessed to have from the Johnsons all along--but also the share of love they always gave to Gabi. Today, another Basset angel earned her

Shiloh is a Beagle Mix who needs a home where he will be the solo dog in the family. He would do best in an adult home, no young kids. This handsome guy would love to have someone to take walks with and be able to have all the love and attention showered on him. If interested, please put in the online application here on our website.

Jezebel is one of our latest hounds in need of a new home. She is approx. 5 years old, has a gentle personality and gets along with everyone she meets. Her family could no longer care for her, so she is depending on LVBR to help her find love again. We know her special someone is out there--is it you?

Ahoy Mateys! Let this bonded pair sail straight into your heart and home. Duke and Daisy are a bonded pair who need a Foster Home together while they wait for their Forever Home. They are everything bassets should be: sweet, silly, devoted, sad-eyed, happy, well-behaved, belly-rub loving hounds. They were relinquished to our rescue when their family could no longer care for them. If you would like to meet them, please fill out the online application here on the website. If it's an offer to foster, just put "fostering" next to your name. We have several more new basset clients to introduce to you in the next few days and they will need foster homes also. Please consider helping a Basset Hound in need. Thank you. **Thank you to Arica Dorff at Pet'ographique Photography for always providing wonderful photos

Look at these sweet faces. Do you notice how they sit together, touching one another? They love & depend on each other. Meet bonded pair Lucy (darker coloring) and Bandit. When their owner went into assisted living, relatives dropped Lucy & Bandit at the high-kill shelter, where they surely would have been euthanized due to their age. LVBR would not let that happen. After all--being a little older should not warrant a death sentence. If it did--many of us would be in serious trouble. Lucy and Bandit still have sage advice to hand out to the many young whippersnapper Bassets out there! Lucy and Bandit are about 10 years old--but they still have a spring in their step and can get jiggy with it. In good health and just had dentals. They get along famously with other friendly dogs and

The St. Patrick's Day Parade was a hit! Such a success that LVBR was awarded the "Most Original" trophy! (Update 4/08, from Darlene: We've put many of the parade pictures in an online album. At the moment, having a problem putting an actual link in here--but here's the web address for you to cut and paste.) http://darlenecarr.kodakgallery.com Enjoy! We have so many people to thank. Most importantly--the Bassets themselves. They were all so good. They charmed the crowds and the judges. And, they wore their costumes and bandanas so proudly. We didn't get a chance to do an actual count, but we think we had over 60 hounds. Many of these dogs were once homeless, but now have loving homes. We are so very proud of them and their families. Our adopters and supporters are very special people.

The Bassets will be marching on Saturday, March 17th, in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Water Street in Downtown Henderson! For those who are marching their Basset or Basset Mix in the Parade--or are coming houndless to walk and help others walk their dogs--here are the details you'll need for the day of the Parade: WHERE: LVBR is staging at Section "C" on Ocean Ave., east of Water St.,(you'll hear the hounds!). **Water Street will be CLOSED to traffic.** Please enter Ocean Ave. by taking Boulder Hwy to Basic Rd. Go west on Basic, then immediate left on Haynes Drive to Ocean(Ocean does not connect with Boulder Hwy.) TIME: Although the Parade begins marching at 10 A.M., we are the 88th entry, so the Hounds will not start actual marching until approx. 11:00 a.m. Staging begins at 9 a.m., but there's

WHEN: Saturday, March 10th TIME: 8 a.m. til 3 p.m. WHERE: 3935 Amy Marie Court (Mary & Wayne's house) Closest cross streets are W. Flamingo & Lindell WHAT: You name it--we have it! Many wonderful folks have donated furniture, household items, toys, children's clothing, electronics, books, etc. If you can't find it at our sale--you don't need it! QUESTIONS?: contact Mary at 702-860-0326 Please come, spend a few bucks and support our rescue. Tell your friends about this great sale. Bring them with you!

We are so touched by the outpouring of donations! We'd like to thank our donors during this holiday season. Your gifts make for a brighter future for our rescued Hounds in need. May you be blessed with all good things now and into the coming New Year! Don and Mary Connell Byron Wilkinson Anne McGaw Steven deHart K9-Medicinals Darlene Cartier Gerry and Ann Helmuth Patricia Materna Ron and Nancy Andrews Avi and Irma Sardas Dr. & Mrs. Charles Snavely James and Jonathan

We would like to thank the following folks for the generous contributions that made our 8th Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser a success. (Listed in no particular order, but appreciated equally.) * "Cili Restaurant(Cili Restaurant)":http://www.cili.com * "Red Rock Jewelers(Red Rock Jewelers)":http://www.redrockjewelers.com * Molly Dodd * "Bali Hai Golf Club(Bali Hai Golf Club)":http://www.balihaigolfclub.com * Babette Wilson * Mary Calabray and Wayne Roewer * "The Cheesecake Factory(The Cheesecake Factory)":http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com * "The Yard House(The Yard House)":http://www.yardhouse.com * Wade Bond * "Battista's Italian Restaurant(Battista's Italian Restuarant)":http://www.battistaslasvegas.com * "Jersey Mike's Subs(Jersey Mike's Subs)":http://www.jerseymikes.com * "Durango Animal Hospital(Durango Animal Hospital)":http://www.durangoanimalhospital.com * "Bed Bath and Beyond(Bed Bath and Beyond)":http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com * Kathleen Delaney * "Creative Endeavors(Creative Endeavors)":http://www.creativeendeavorscolorado.com * "Nylabone(Nylabone)":http://www.nylabone.com * "Pet'ographique Photography(Pet'ographique Photography)":http://www.petographique.com * "Peloton Sports(Peloton Sports)":http://www.pelotonsports.com * "Bliss Salon(Bliss Salon)":http://www.blisssalonnv.com * Jennifer Woods * "Cloud Star Pet Products(Cloud Star Pet Products)":http://www.cloudstar.com * "PetSport USA(PetSport USA)":http://www.petsportusa.com * "Glo-Marr Pet Products(Glo-Marr Pet Products)":http://www.glo-marr-kenic.com * Krista Aidukas * "Hyper Pet Toys(Hyper Pet Toys)":http://www.hyper-pet.com * "John Paul Pet Products(John Paul Pet Products)":http://www.johnpaulpet.com * Terry Roggio * "Natural

LVBR is always in need of Foster Homes. We have approx. 10-15 dogs boarding at any one time. Each day there is a fee for each dog that is boarding. The bill is always rising. While the dogs are well cared for in boarding, they'd much prefer a home setting. We do our best to place just the right dog into your home--one that gets along well with your other pets and has a personality that jibes with yours. We have a variety, take your pick. Young, old, fast, slow, shy, confident, big, small, purebred, mixed, well-behaved or mischievous! If for any reason fostering is not working out, the hound returns to us. People ask: What if I fall in love with my foster dog and want to adopt him/her? Foster homes are given first choice in adoption-just let us

LVBR would like to commend the entire staff at Red Rock Harley Davidson for putting on such an great event today. It was awesome. Such a great turn-out of rescue groups, such wonderful pets for adoption. There was an amazing turn out of folks interested in adoption. Thank you Red Rock Harley Davidson for all your hard work and devotion to helping homeless pets!

During the month of July you will receive a complimentary Portrait Session for donating $75 to LVBR via Pet'ographique! Please contact Arica at 702-568-0500 for details. See examples of her amazing work at www.petographique.com. These portraits make wonderful gifts for a birthday, anniversary, holiday presents, or a surprise "just because" gift! Have your pets with you forever with one of these beautiful portraits. Thank you for supporting LVBR's work to save homeless hounds.

Cubby lost his battle with cancer on July 3rd. He came to our rescue this past Christmas from the local shelter, where he had been abandoned in a neglected state. It wasn't long before we learned Cubby had an inoperable tumor. However, he was able to enjoy many pain free months, basking in the love and care of his foster parents, Wayne and Mary. In these past 6 months he knew true comfort and contentment. Then, in his last hours he knew the kindness of loving arms as he was given the final gift of peace. Sad though it may be, sometimes this is also the purpose of rescue. Rest in peace Cubby.

I, Madeline, am searching. Looking for a new foster home. I have an great one now, but the blind Basset in my current place bumps into me. I know she doesn't mean to, but it annoys the bejeebers out of me! At my age, I don't need the hassle. Look, I'm 13 and I can pretty much guess that I won't be adopted, but I'd just like a fairly quiet place where I can plop down. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I'm a great companion. I can go in and out a doggie door to take care of my business. I'm happy to snooze away on my dog bed (my bed will come with me)and eat my meals (my food and dishes will be provided). LVBR will take care of any medical bills--but, really, I'm in

The garage sale netted a total of $916, between sales and cash donations! This will help pay a small portion of our outstanding vet medical bills. We hope to have another garage sale in July, so please start gathering your unwanted treasures to help the hounds. All donations help dogs like Sparkles the Basset (pictured)--who just came into our rescue with her friends "Rex", the 16 year old Black Lab and "Jill", the tiny Chihuahua. All three needed medical care. We are now looking for foster homes for all three (separate homes, of course). They will be on the website soon. Next to money, our biggest need is foster homes! We have dogs with a range of personalities--and will suit your needs. From older and slow, to young and energetic--and speeds in-between! Take your pick! Please find a small spot

Emergency LVBR garage sale to raise funds to pay outstanding medical bills. Saturday, June 18th, starting at 8 a.m. 1608 Eaton Drive, Las Vegas 89102. Cross streets are Oakey and Campbell. "Map to Sale(Map to Sale)":http://mapq.st/lDU2UK Please come shop with us. Many treasures to be found at this sale--we are clearing out to the rafters! **For this sale we are not asking for any new donated items. We are planning another sale in July--so start gathering stuff for that event! As always, we appreciate your support as we work to help the Bassets and others. See you for the sale!

LVBR continues to take in more homeless hounds. They join the other dogs in our rescue waiting to be adopted. Some dogs are in hospice foster care and will be with LVBR forever. Roosevelt, pictured, came back to LVBR after his adopter passed away. Since his return to us it was discovered Roosevelt has an inoperable cancer. He joins Cubby, also with a terminal cancer, living a contented life with foster parents, Mary and Wayne. We are blessed with many wonderful foster homes--but never enough of them. For many of our adoptable dogs there are no available foster homes, so they are boarding. Medical bills for things like vaccines, spays/neuters, bloodwork, medical tests and surgeries, medications, etc. are piling up at a rapid rate. These medical and boarding bills must be paid. Soon. We do not have unlimited credit.

In 2002 Joe Martori adopted "Eddie" from LVBR. They traveled the highway of life together, Eddie riding shotgun, eventually moving from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Eddie couldn't have been more loved, but Joe always felt he was the one blessed by having Eddie with him all these years. Eddie recently passed away after a bout with cancer and Joe made a very special tribute to his beloved Basset--complete with Eddie's picture for all the world to see. Rest in Peace, Eddie. From Joe: "For the last few years I've been taking photos of roadside crosses and memorials. Eddie was in the passenger seat for most of them--mostly looking annoyed and trying to steal my beef jerky. This is the memorial I had made for him. It's seven feet tall, made of steel and aluminum, anchored in 180 lbs.

Cubby came from the shelter in a neglected state. We don't know his age--let's just say he's a "Distinguished Older Gentleman." Cubby had extensive testing, a major dental to fix his rotten mouth, had some lumps removed, and was put on daily medicine to help ease his arthritis aches. In his foster home with Mary and Wayne, Cubby has learned the comforts of a real home. He learned it was okay to sleep on a cushy dog bed and not on the cold hard floor. He learned that food would come regularly, be plentiful, and taste good. He came to know gentle hands. Cubby is relishing each wonderful day being treated as a member of a loving family. He didn't even mind wearing this silly hat when he posed for his picture--he took it all in stride. We hoped he

LVBR received word of a Basset momma and her seven mixed breed pups who had been abandoned in a remote desert area 200 miles from Las Vegas. Through the cooperation of animal control in that area, we took these dogs into our rescue on September 21st. The pups appear to be about 6 months old; Momma is about 4 years old. This video tells their story as they came into rescue. Please help us to help them. From all the volunteers of LVBR, we thank you.