Our Family

This is our Family of Volunteers. The rescued Bassets depend on them. Without these folks there would not be a Las Vegas Basset Rescue.

Kathleen Delaney, LVBR Board Member and all around volunteer--is a true Basset Lover. We used to say that if she fostered a Basset she ended up keeping it--but she quickly got to her limit. She's learned to foster, then let her temporary hound go to a new home when the time has come. Kathleen has a special place in her heart for the "young and wild boy bassets"--and she hopes to one day have enough property to have a "Boys Town for Bassets"!
Sherman and Heather Rockow have 3 Basset Hounds--"Hotrod", "Frisco" and "Dozer". They adopted Dozer from LVBR and got him to walk again after he was temporarily paralyzed following a difficult spinal/disk surgery. Sherman and Heather have been a faithful foster family for many years now and are excellent at training each foster dog that needs their devotion. Sherman and Heather own Las Vegas Trike Center in Henderson (Street Ready 3-wheeled motorcycles--beautiful and awesome!).
Melissa Pippin has been a foster home for many Bassets passing through. She is a food slave to her Basset "Pansy", whom she adopted from Lied Animal Shelter. Melissa makes frequent visits to the dog park so that her latest foster dog can get some much needed socialization before placement in a new home. Melissa is an Elementary School Teacher. She enjoys sewing and craft projects--when she doesn't have a Basset in her lap.

Raul Arteaga, DVM, owner of Sahara Animal Hospital, is the vet who cares for all of our rescue dogs (many of our personal dogs go to him, too!). We call him "Dr. A"--and hold him in the highest regard. Dr. A and his wonderful staff do a great job caring for all of our rescues. They are kind, knowledgeable and caring--and always have time for us when we call to say "we just got another Basset and it needs to be seen ASAP!" If you are in need of a vet please consider trying Sahara Animal Hospital, 4301 W. Sahara Ave. Centrally located at the corner of W. Sahara and Arville (in the strip shopping center that sports the replica of the Statue of Liberty). Their telephone number is 876-2338 Open Monday through Saturday. Closed on Sunday. Thank you, Dr. A., for all you do to help the homeless hounds.
Shari Aidukas is one of our most loyal and cheerful volunteers. She coordinates and helps at all of our events where we have the Bassets out to be seen and heard. Shari and her husband, Chris, have 2 Basset Hounds--"George" and "Woodrow". They adopted Woodrow from LVBR. George and Woodrow are two spoiled Basset boys--nothing but the best for those hounds! That's the way it should be.
Cindy Johnson is a non-stop foster mom for LVBR. She's shown here with former foster hound, "Sherry". Cindy is a music teacher in the Clark County School District, active with the Girl Scouts and mom to daughters Kaitlin and McKenzie (who also help with the foster hounds, of course). Busy as she is she still always has time for "one more" foster. This in addition to her own 3 basset girls---Sassy, Jessie, and Olivia (Jessie and Olivia were adopted from LVBR--former fosters who came but never left!).
Brian Burrows is an enthusiastic volunteer for LVBR. He takes some of the website photos for us, traveling to wherever the new rescue is in order to get the snapshot. He helps transport rescues who need a trip to the vet or will take a hound on a home visit to meet a potential adopter. Brian is a realtor with Century 21 Money World in Las Vegas. Here he's pictured with his mom, Terri Sloan (also a realtor). Brian has a handsome basset of his own, named "Baxter". His mom--who taught Brian the virtues of being owned by a basset--has a Basset lass named "Ambassador".