VISIT LESLIE AND HER DOGS
Folk will know how large your soul is, by the way you treat a dog!
~ Charles F. Doran
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Welcome to Partner's Place, home of Basset Rescue of Montana, President Leslie Ames, and her bassets (and the occasional German Shepherd)!
Lola and Lakota Sue Playing in the Creek
This is my Lola, who is now at The Rainbow Bridge, and Lakota Sue taking a little dip in their creek in the Basset Backyard! All rescues here get to enjoy this secure, shady yard.
The Authentic Montana Wagon Wheel
Here is our expanded back yard for all the bassets. I installed the wagon wheel in the gate since it was the original, used by the property's first owners as the very first yard gate back in 1972.
The Bassets' Backyard
This is our backyard behind the shelter here at Partner's Place/Basset Rescue of Montana.
Whiley
"Da grandma shur do come in handy when da family needs to re-home da dog!" At least, that's what Whiley thinks, and for good reason! Whiley came back with me after the Droolapalooza one Labor Day a few years back. Aw heck, what's ONE MORE HOUND? Whiley now gets special food for his severe allergies. He just loves to be with the rest of the pack. He also sleeps on my chest with all the other kids. Gee, I wonder why can't I breathe? Hmmmm . . . Whiley, unlike my other kids, actually comes when called!!! He'll learn, he'll learn. Thank you to Mike, Hope, Eric, and my little grandson, Nicholas, for letting me bring Whiley home. Eric went off to college and time with his family became limited, so I took his dog, Whiley, to join us at Partner's Place so he can continue to get all the attention he craves.
Klodo
Klodo, at 11 years young, is the newest member of our family here at Partner's Place. No one wanted him and he was up for adoption in Idaho for the longest time. Well, thanks once again to our volunteer and friend, Joan, we now have this gentle, lovable and sociable addition to our home!
Titus
Here is Titus, a senior German Shepherd boy who has become my bodyguard, my friend,the Bassets' friend, and the "salt of the earth" around here. He has gained some weight, but accomplished this slowly. We just found out, through another vet check, that he is just about completely deaf, and his vision is compromised; but he has enough sight to get around. He kinda helps me up the stairs since I have been one-armed lately. Thanks goes to Joan Smith, who made me aware of this gentle soul's plight. It is all of you "doggie people" out there that are the true "Salt of the Earth" folks. Thank you.
Lakota Sue, Maybelle and Augustus McCrae
Here is a photo of me with Lakota Sue (behind me), mother of Augustus McCrae, who is in my right arm, and Maybelle (formally known as Mabel, now ATB), in my left arm. Maybelle was the second basset that I adopted from Oregon. Nine years old at the time, and having a healed pelvic fracture, she was quite the trooper running around, and was the joy of my heart. Augustus McCrae, known by some as Gustopher or "Monster", was two in 2002, and his wonderful mother, Lakota, is his best friend.
There is a story about an old man walking along the beach with his grandson. The grandson picked up each starfish they passed and threw it back into the sea. "If I left them on the beach," the boy said, "they would dry up and die. I'm saving their lives." "But," protested the old man, "the beach goes on for miles and there are millions of starfish. What you are doing won't make any difference." The boy looked at the starfish in his hand and gently threw it into the ocean and answered, "it made a difference to that one."
~ Author Unknown
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