| Adopt a Basset Hound |
Article from the H&R Community News
By BOB FALLSTROM - H&R Community News Editor | Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:45 pm
"We'll put Belle's information on the Web site so potential owners can see it," Sharon Andrews said. "We'll screen those who are
interested, looking for a good fit, a good home." Belle also was taken to Dwight last weekend when the organization held an annual
fundraising event, including an adoption tent. It's called a "waddle."
The Andrewses have been married 41 years and have had bassets nearly as long.
"I had beagles as kid," Jerry Andrews said. "I always wanted a basset. My mother saw an ad in the newspaper about a basset near
Tuscola. We got it. That was the start. We love bassets."
Sharon Andrews also is an evaluator of dogs suitable to visit nursing homes and schools. On a recent visit to Lincoln Manor nursing
home, she brought Manfred, a 3-year-old basset.
"My gosh, look at those big paws," said Pauline Holcomb. "Half a dog high and two dogs long," marveled Carl Lochener.
"I've been coming to Lincoln Manor for maybe 15 years," said Sharon Andrews, a semiretired teacher. "My basset is always a hit."
By BOB FALLSTROM - H&R Community News Editor | Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:45 pm
"We'll put Belle's information on the Web site so potential owners can see it," Sharon Andrews said. "We'll screen those who are
interested, looking for a good fit, a good home." Belle also was taken to Dwight last weekend when the organization held an annual
fundraising event, including an adoption tent. It's called a "waddle."
The Andrewses have been married 41 years and have had bassets nearly as long.
"I had beagles as kid," Jerry Andrews said. "I always wanted a basset. My mother saw an ad in the newspaper about a basset near
Tuscola. We got it. That was the start. We love bassets."
Sharon Andrews also is an evaluator of dogs suitable to visit nursing homes and schools. On a recent visit to Lincoln Manor nursing
home, she brought Manfred, a 3-year-old basset.
"My gosh, look at those big paws," said Pauline Holcomb. "Half a dog high and two dogs long," marveled Carl Lochener.
"I've been coming to Lincoln Manor for maybe 15 years," said Sharon Andrews, a semiretired teacher. "My basset is always a hit."
Belle, a 7 year-old rescued basset hound, has
found a caring home with Sharon and Jerry
Andrews of Decatur. The couple has opened their
home to care for these droopy-eared creatures
through the Guardian Angel Basset Rescue
organization.
found a caring home with Sharon and Jerry
Andrews of Decatur. The couple has opened their
home to care for these droopy-eared creatures
through the Guardian Angel Basset Rescue
organization.
The basset hound has a forlorn-looking face, huge, droopy, velvety ears and a sort of
hip-hop walk. The low-slung body is remindful of the dachshund.
"They look like clowns, and they act like clowns," explains Sharon Andrews of
Decatur. "I love their temperament: laid-back but stubborn. They are always happy to
see you, ears flapping, tail wagging. A family dog."
Andrews and her husband, Jerry, the executive director of the Macon County Health
Department, are a basset hound's best friends. As members of the volunteer
Guardian Angel Basset Rescue organization of Illinois and Indiana, they provide a
temporary foster home for a homeless basset, evaluate the dog and help find a
permanent home.
"Last year, more than 300 bassets were rescued and placed," said Larry Little of
Dwight, chief operating officer of the organization.
Belle, a 7-year-old brown and white basset, is the latest rescue project in the
Andrews household, also populated by three bassets. Belle came from an animal
shelter in Western Illinois. Cleaned up with the help of the Northgate Pet Clinic,
healthy and with a sweet disposition, Belle is ready to be placed.
hip-hop walk. The low-slung body is remindful of the dachshund.
"They look like clowns, and they act like clowns," explains Sharon Andrews of
Decatur. "I love their temperament: laid-back but stubborn. They are always happy to
see you, ears flapping, tail wagging. A family dog."
Andrews and her husband, Jerry, the executive director of the Macon County Health
Department, are a basset hound's best friends. As members of the volunteer
Guardian Angel Basset Rescue organization of Illinois and Indiana, they provide a
temporary foster home for a homeless basset, evaluate the dog and help find a
permanent home.
"Last year, more than 300 bassets were rescued and placed," said Larry Little of
Dwight, chief operating officer of the organization.
Belle, a 7-year-old brown and white basset, is the latest rescue project in the
Andrews household, also populated by three bassets. Belle came from an animal
shelter in Western Illinois. Cleaned up with the help of the Northgate Pet Clinic,
healthy and with a sweet disposition, Belle is ready to be placed.