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Greetings!
What a busy, productive year UFBH had in 2006. The major
fundraising for the Lola and Francis Eye Surgery Fund was a huge
success. Sadly, Abbie/Bessie, Bess, Abigail, and Lafayette left us
for the Rainbow Bridge. Fifty-two bassets were rescued. Fifty-four
were adopted (17 since the last newsletter!) The others are safe and
secure with our dedicated foster families awaiting their forever
homes. As each year goes by, we continue to grow. Of course, this
means that your continued support means even more to the hounds. We
have higher goals in 2007 than ever before, and we know we can meet
them with your help.
We plan to have lots of activities this year to get members
together not only for fundraising events but for basset socials.
Keep checking the calendar on our website for further information.
We thought it would be fun to hear from YOU. Have a photo, story,
or update about your hound? You may be in the next newsletter! Send
your questions or problems, too. We will ask the members to respond
and have their answers in the next issue. Email to secretary@utahbassethoundrescue.com.
Thank you again for a great year. We couldn’t do it without you.
Let’s get together and make 2007 even more successful and lots of
fun!
Bellyrubs to all,
Jennifer and Marilyn (our new Secretary!)
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The 4th annual Wasatch Waddle is coming! Our fundraising
goal is a lofty $10,000. Join UFBH on March 17th to
waddle in the St. Patrick's Day parade at Gateway downtown.
Lots of fun and prizes and a post Waddle party. Register and
check out easy ways to get pledges on our website. Free T
shirt and hound bandana with registration. Help us make this
event a huge success!
Click HERE
to find out more!
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How to Address Barking Problems
Surveys show approximately 1/3 of owners reported their
dogs barked excessively. While many of us want our dogs to
alert us to intruders or something unusual, the noise can
quickly get out of hand. While most bassets are not notorious
barkers, they are usually very LOUD. If you respond to the
barking , it reinforces the bad habit. If your hound barks or
whines for food or attention, he may discover that even if a
few barks don’t work, long term whining and noise will bring
results.
Shouting (“No” or “Shut up!” ) will usually make matters
worse. The leader of the pack (you) is barking back.. The dog
is probably happy you joined in. Be patient and consistent.
Chose a word (Quiet, Enough) and always use that word with a
firm but quiet voice. Changing behavior takes awhile, and
getting angry with your hound may undo previous lessons.
Positive reinforcement is more powerful than punishment. Start
with a food treat, and as time goes by, a pat on the head and
praise should suffice. Divert his attention with a favorite
toy. If you are expecting company, isolating the dog away from
the front door until the guests are inside may help. If your
hound is trained to obey simple commands, call him and have
him lie down. Dogs do not bark as much lying down.
Make every effort not to reinforce the bad behavior. If
your dog barks at the mailman and receives praise, he is not
going to stop. Try to signal the hound that one or two barks
are enough, and then it’s time to be quiet. Correct any
negative behavior as soon as it is noticed. You may think a
puppy is cute for barking at the doorbell, but you may be
starting a life-long bad habit. Again, patience and
consistency are important and the hound’s entire family needs
to be involved. If necessary, your veterinarian or an animal
behaviorist can provide further help.
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Join UFBH
for a monthly jaunt through Dimple Dell Gully. We are excited
and grateful to Marilyn Briggs for suggesting such a fun
activity. Just imagine all the fun smells for the
bassets!
The Dimple Dell/Granite Park parking area is located at
3050 East 10010 South (Mt. Jordan Rd.) in Sandy, near the
mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. This is an on leash walking
trail. Call Marilyn at 801/971- 3669 for more info.
Check the Calendar
for dates and times!
Map
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UFBH placed 17 basset hounds in new
"Forever Homes!" There were more hounds placed in the last
four months, than in the first year UFBH was in existence!
The word is out...we find good forever homes for our
rescued houndies. All this business of helping them get to
their new families, left little time for other things. I was
unable to get their success stories ready in time for this
newsletter and I apologize. Keep your eyes on our site;
they’ll be coming up soon.
Thanks to all the families who have adopted and to everyone
along the way. Congratulations and bellyrubs to all the happy
hounds... Annie, Boomer, Bruno, Buster, Blaise, Chili, Deputy,
Henry, Kitty, Lola, Miss Bubbles, and Sampson. Pippi &
Trina were adopted together and so were Bullet & Lulu.
Peggy
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If you have moved since adopting your basset(s) or joining
our membership, please let us know.
This is particularly important for those who have adopted.
UFBH maintains a database with information regarding every
basset we adopt out. If your basset should ever escape and an
individual or shelter calls to check on the microchip, Avid
(the microchip company) calls UFBH! We can then contact you
and help get the basset returned to you. If we don't have
current information on you, we can't help you!
Click HERE
to go to our simple and easy online form.
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Login: Member
Password: Basset
(Both login and password are case-sensitive.)
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Rusty came to UFBH as an owner surrender. His previous Mom
has significant health issues that made the two of them a
danger to each other. She loved Rusty enough to move him out
of harms way and he came to UFBH. He was very nervous and
easily frightened.
As it turned out, Rusty had some health issues of his own.
After several weeks of various symptoms, the vet deduced that
he had some sort of problem with his digestive tract and
exploratory surgery was scheduled. Rusty had several pieces of
solidified beef jerky and a small bone lodged in his stomach.
While under anesthesia for his tummy, he had a much-needed
teeth cleaning and the vet found that one of his canine teeth
was rotten. All in all, Rusty lost that tooth and two others.
However, Rusty’s recovery was not easy. Once his initial pain
medicine wore off, getting any pills down his throat and past
the pain in his mouth was impossible. So back he went to the
vet's office for 3 days of IV meds, fluids, and then a return
home each night
Rusty is in a foster home with five other bassets and they
all seem to defer to him. He gets the pick of the beds. No one
tries to steal his food. If the others get to roughhousing too
close to him, Rusty becomes very vocal. His foster dad's lap
is one of his favorite places. After a couple of month in his
current foster home, he is finally acting as though he feels
secure and is not the frightened, nervous little guy that he
was at first.
Rusty is 13 years old and very much a "little old man.” He
loves to go out the doggie door and spend the day in the yard,
but unfortunately, he can't remember how to get back in. This
is ok, as long as the weather is nice. Therefore, his foster
mom, foster dad, and a nice neighbor keep a really close eye
on him. At least he'll let us know if he's stranded outside.
He’s loud enough to wake his foster mom in the night. He is a
sweet little guy, who is just now relaxing enough to let a
little of his personality show.
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