Stevey has finally found his new home right here in Missoula, Mt. thanks to the Bitterroot Humane Association. It is a pleasure to work with surrounding rescue organizations and shelters. Hamilton, Mt. and all of you at the BHA rock. THANK YOU for helping with Stevey.

We received the following note from Toby's new family. We think it says it all:
Leslie,

We just got home and Toby seems to like it here already as he is on my lap right now, which makes typing this a lot more fun! He travels great and LOVES riding shotgun with me . . . I have enclosed a picture of him on my lap. He made sure to snuggle with everyone the whole way and slept a little as well. He got to go sniff out the back yard and even asked to go out (so smart!) We fed the horses and the boys rand around with him on leash, jumping over logs and running around the trees. They were delighted at how fast he is and that he likes to jump over stuff. Toby is such a lover! Gar (the family dog) seems happy to have him here as is evident by his constantly wagging tail. They sniffed each other for a little while, then went about their own business. Toby lied down on his new bed (only for a second, but he was wagging that amazing tail) and now he's exploring all corners of the house. I will continue to send pictures of him as he gets settled in.

Thanks so much again!

Kelly

Sharon and her son are delighted and happy to have adopted Bubba into their home. Bubba, being a senior, is one lucky boy. It's a touch more difficult to rehome older dogs. I'm not sure why: they're already trained, know the ropes, and are so very grateful for a warm bed, loving human, and plentiful, good food. And, like Bubba, we too are grateful to his new family for giving this wonderful, older dog a new home and new lease on life.

Rosie's got a new family, with whom she now lives in Helena, Montana, just a short two hour ride from Frenchtown. Many years ago, Rosie's new "mom" Amy was one of Basset Rescue of Montana's founders. Now that Amy and her family are ready for another basset, one could honestly say that Rosie's hit the jackpot! Rosie's new "bro" is a fun-loving bloodhound (all bloodhounds are fun-loving, comedic screwballs!), and they have a huge yard to romp and play in!

Knowing it would be a touch more difficult to re-home Shorty (formerly "Stumpy"), I visited the Humane Society of Western Montana (HSWM, located in Missoula) and asked if they could admit him into their shelter "to raise his profile". Of course they are wonderful there, so voila'! Shorty very quickly found his forever home! Thank you to Mariah, Bryan, and everyone there at the HSWM for all they do to assist us. Shorty is now the reigning prince of his family on Flathead Lake and has a great new life.

It's always wonderful when a foster family adopts a rescue dog. Here, again, in the fine state of North Dakota, our abandoned basset, Buster, is one lucky hound! Foster "Mom" Jocelyn fell in love with Buster, who now has a new home filled with friends. He has a German Shepherd, Peyton, to play with, and Punky the cat to also keep him company. Thank you to all our North Dakota friends, especially Dr. C. Woodruff, who helped chip in to provide love and safety for Buster when he needed it most!

Well life just doesn't get any better for a basset than to have a home filled to the brim with anything a hound could want. Here's Freckles with her new "mama", Dee Dee. Love is all around in her Montana home. Thank you once again to Dee Dee and her entire family for opening their lives and homes to yet one more broken heart that needed saving. I also wish to extend great, big, "thank you's" to all the folks who assisted with Freckles' transport and provided love, a warm bed, and safe travel. All of you walk on water in my book!

Introducing Rocky! For those of you who opened up the lovely memorial about Jeb on our home page, and enjoyed reading about the great life that very special hound had with Jim, we are happy to announce Jim's new basset-boy, Rocky! We thank all the rescue organizations in Wyoming and Colorado for all they do to help save these precious basset hounds. To read Rocky's ruminations on his new life with Jim, read:

Rocky Report 1 |  Rocky Report 2 |  Rocky Report 3 |  Rocky Report 4 |  Rocky Report 5
Rocky Report 6 |  Rocky Report 7 |  Rocky Report 8 |  Rocky Report 9 |  Rocky Report 10
Rocky Report 11

Life for a basset does not get much better than living with this pair of doting two-leggers . . . Lucky has everything a basset could ever want. He's trained his humans well and THEY MIND HIM!!! (LOL) Thank you to Richard and Lucy for all you do for Basset Rescue of Montana. Also, here's Ivy, Lucky's newest friend! All four -- Lucy, Richard, Lucky and Ivy -- are like four peas in a pod. Everyone loves each other. A great, big "Thank you!" to Richard and Lucy for opening up their hearts again!!!