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.
Argus
Argus is my new partner here on the ranch, joining Gus, Lakota Sue, Colbee, Peg, Lady, Ladybug, Thorbus, and Sopheena. The living room becomes a little crowded at times, but we're all happy and doing great! This spring (2009), after a hard, cold, snowy winter, our creeks are flowing like small rivers and the dogs are all having a grand time. Argus was left without a family and I adopted him from Joan Smith over in Idaho ("Idawg"). In such a very short time, Argus has become my friend and guardian. Joan has that special knack for knowing who would be best to live with Leslie. Thank you, Joan!
Klodo
Klodo lived "The Good Life" with us for his last years. In June, 2008, Klodo departed, and now waits for the rest of us at The Rainbow Bridge. "Rest in Peace, Klodo Ames. We'll never forget you. We'll meet again, someday."
Klodo, came to me at "11 years young". No one wanted him and he was up for adoption in Idaho for the longest time. Thanks to our volunteer and friend, Joan, I was able to enjoy this gentle, lovable and sociable addition to our home for the last, remaining years of his life. Klodo left too soon. It's hard to say "Goodbye", but alas! That's the nature of rescue work!
Titus
Titus now waits for us "at the Bridge", along with Klodo and all the other little ones whom we've loved and lost over the years. Even after the passage of much time, they wander through our minds and across our hearts, leaving soft prints of longing. We find ourselves surprised by grief and cry, "Oh, how we miss you and ache to see you again!"
I'm sad to announce that Titus is now at The Rainbow Bridge. He lived a wonderful life with me here at the ranch. When Titus arrived, he was already a senior German Shepherd boy. He became my bodyguard, my friend, the Bassets' friend, and the "salt of the earth" around here. I remain grateful to Joan Smith, who'd made me aware of this gentle soul's plight and brought us together. It is all of you "doggie people" out there who are the true "Salt of the Earth". 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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