Aww what a sad story... a lost, limping Basset Hound!

SophieB · 07-16-2010, 07:30 AM

Aww such a sad story that I hope will end well, of a Basset that suddenly appeared on a doorstep then sat there all day getting soaking wet!

Thank goodness the guy whose house it was took her to the vet as she had a broken leg, so I wonder if she was abandoned because of needing costly treatment!

RICK SMITH: Lost and limping, a basset hound named Lucy needs help Standard-Times

smitte21 · 07-16-2010, 02:56 PM

A very sad story... I'd hope they didn't just dump her due to her injury. I'd like to think she just escaped and hurt herself on her journey. Poor thing.

Cassidy · 07-16-2010, 06:35 PM

Agreed. I can't imagine the cruelty of abandoning a hurt animal. I hope this story ends well.

vb3 · 07-16-2010, 09:49 PM

Are you kidding me? That dog probably has enough money to go to college by now, and hundreds of people interested in adopting it. I agree that it would be the height of cruelty to dump an animal like that, but if that were the case she ended up on the right porch. I hope the rest of her life is better!

2hounds · 07-16-2010, 11:27 PM

I often wonder if this is why/how my boy Gibbs became a stray. He has a very crooked front leg. It's obvious he is a well trained and mannerful boy...him being found as a stray with no one looking for him just seemed too wierd. We think he may have been "dumped" because of his leg...sad for him, but good for us. As far as this pup goes she found the right place to get help and I'm sure someone will adopt her. =)

~Heather

SophieB · 07-17-2010, 09:08 AM

Thank goodness for caring people like you 2hounds and if I saw a poorly Basset I would also look after him but where I live I have rarely seen other Bassets so it's no wonder it often takes me ages out walking when people want to stop and pet them and ask me about Bassets... and others who say that I must be mad having several of them...!!!

mydawgz · 07-23-2010, 04:37 PM

I hope we hear a follow up on the story. I would love to hear the outcome.

Mikey T · 07-23-2010, 04:50 PM

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hope we hear a follow up on the story. I would love to hear the outcome.

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Are you kidding me? That dog probably has enough money to go to college by now, and hundreds of people interested in adopting it

not far from the truth

Thanks to you, Lucy's one lucky dog

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So last week, through Friday’s column, he asked you for help.
By the time he got off work at 3:30 p.m. Friday, you already had donated enough money to cover the cost of the surgery and at least some of the aftercare. People from as far away as Wisconsin made donations
“I thought some people might donate,” he told me Wednesday, “but not like that.”
There’s more good news: Larry found a good home for the dog, who he had named Lucy.
Lucy’s owner, who saw the story in last Friday’s paper, contacted Larry and explained he was unable to take back his dog because of financial reasons.
Larry, who has a houseful of cats and an unfenced yard, felt he couldn’t keep Lucy at his place, either, though, as a last resort, he would try.
“I was going to keep her until we found her a home,” he said.
Then a number of people called Larry, asking to adopt Lucy. One, a woman who lives in the neighborhood where Larry grew up, sounded perfect.
“She told about how she had rescued other dogs, and I could tell she was the right person,” Larry said.
“Lucy’s been moved around enough,” he said. “It’s time she stays in one place with someone who will love her and take care of her.”
When I called Lucy’s new owner Thursday morning, she said the basset was at the vet’s clinic in Colorado City. The operation was scheduled to take place either Thursday afternoon or today. A plate will be inserted into Lucy’s leg to help repair the badly broken bone. The new owner said she will take care of any future medical bills. I’ll let you know how the operation turns out.
“I’m hoping I’ll have her home by the weekend,” the woman, who is a teacher, told me.
“Miss Lucy’s going to come home with me and live a life of leisure as an indoors dog. She’s a sweetheart.”

SophieB · 07-23-2010, 05:29 PM

Awww that brings a tear to my eye and I hope Lucy will have a lovely life with her new owner.

vb3 · 07-23-2010, 06:22 PM

I hope he reamed the guy who dumped the dog out. There are rescue organizations for this sort of thing, people shouldn't just dump a dog because of health problems. I would skip meals and sell some of my stuff before I got rid of my dogs if this happened to us.

07-16-2010, 07:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
SophieB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 839	Aww what a sad story... a lost, limping Basset Hound! Aww such a sad story that I hope will end well, of a Basset that suddenly appeared on a doorstep then sat there all day getting soaking wet! Thank goodness the guy whose house it was took her to the vet as she had a broken leg, so I wonder if she was abandoned because of needing costly treatment! RICK SMITH: Lost and limping, a basset hound named Lucy needs help Standard-Times

07-16-2010, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
smitte21 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: WI Posts: 295	A very sad story... I'd hope they didn't just dump her due to her injury. I'd like to think she just escaped and hurt herself on her journey. Poor thing. __________________ Proud owner handler of AKC/UKC Ch. Olde Fashion Agent 99, CGC, TDInc. and Beauregard Smith, CGC www.savybassets.net

07-16-2010, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
2hounds Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 1,152	I often wonder if this is why/how my boy Gibbs became a stray. He has a very crooked front leg. It's obvious he is a well trained and mannerful boy...him being found as a stray with no one looking for him just seemed too wierd. We think he may have been "dumped" because of his leg...sad for him, but good for us. As far as this pup goes she found the right place to get help and I'm sure someone will adopt her. =) ~Heather __________________ Mommy to Gibbs and kitty kitty Eva Dear sweet *Lily (ATB )* you will never be forgotten.

07-16-2010, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cassidy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 165	Agreed. I can't imagine the cruelty of abandoning a hurt animal. I hope this story ends well.

07-16-2010, 09:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
vb3 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 523	Are you kidding me? That dog probably has enough money to go to college by now, and hundreds of people interested in adopting it. I agree that it would be the height of cruelty to dump an animal like that, but if that were the case she ended up on the right porch. I hope the rest of her life is better!

07-17-2010, 09:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
SophieB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 839	Thank goodness for caring people like you 2hounds and if I saw a poorly Basset I would also look after him but where I live I have rarely seen other Bassets so it's no wonder it often takes me ages out walking when people want to stop and pet them and ask me about Bassets... and others who say that I must be mad having several of them...!!!

07-23-2010, 04:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
mydawgz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 107	I hope we hear a follow up on the story. I would love to hear the outcome.

07-23-2010, 05:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
SophieB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 839	Awww that brings a tear to my eye and I hope Lucy will have a lovely life with her new owner.

07-23-2010, 06:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
vb3 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 523	I hope he reamed the guy who dumped the dog out. There are rescue organizations for this sort of thing, people shouldn't just dump a dog because of health problems. I would skip meals and sell some of my stuff before I got rid of my dogs if this happened to us.

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