Unbelievable

opus · 07-25-2011, 03:03 PM

I took this photo from my office not two minutes ago. Opus is almost 15, totally blind, pretty deaf and not exactly starving as you can see from his jelly belly. Yet here he is, searching the flower beds outside my office for some of the bread dropped by the gulls my husband feeds! Unbelievable!

Annie714 · 07-25-2011, 03:22 PM

Hahaha!!! Typical Basset pose...head in the ground searching for food

opus · 07-25-2011, 03:56 PM

I know! He's already cleared the lawn of any available crumbs, I just can't believe he's still able to do this at his age, or would even want to. Silly me, I should know better that when it comes to food, age, vision nor anthing else is going to stand in the way of noms.

Lightning&Stomps · 07-25-2011, 04:41 PM

Absolutely adorable. You go, Opus! Awesome name.

Wworm · 07-25-2011, 05:17 PM

We can do ANYTHING so long as we have our noses, just ask Mr. Hank...!
--Worm

opus · 07-25-2011, 05:19 PM

He's an awesome dog. He's traveled all over Europe with me, lived in apartments, by the beach, up the hills, in the city centre of Barcelona and now resides in leafy/grassy splendour in Dublin where he can enjoy the remainder of his natural life with us and his cat and his unhealthy addiction to canned cheese. Bassets totally rock.

sadeyes2 · 07-25-2011, 05:46 PM

I laughed at your expression 'his cat'. Lovely to hear Opus is still so well.

Never heard of 'canned cheese'. I presume it must be an Irish delicacy

CatherineM · 07-25-2011, 05:56 PM

Two bassets ago, when he was about that age, and sleeping most of the time, he was afraid of getting left when we went to little league games, so he started sleeping on my youngest's bat bag. That couldn't have been comfortable, but he knew he would get fed at the ball park. When he was around, the concession stand workers seemed to drop a lot of hot dogs.

MollyMcFrecklesMom · 07-25-2011, 06:43 PM

Wonder what the cat in the corner is thinking

mhvonalmen8908 · 07-25-2011, 08:21 PM

I love seeing old hounds! It kind of makes me look forward to my two's twilight years. Not that the puppy years aren't great!

07-25-2011, 03:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
opus Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 125	Unbelievable I took this photo from my office not two minutes ago. Opus is almost 15, totally blind, pretty deaf and not exactly starving as you can see from his jelly belly. Yet here he is, searching the flower beds outside my office for some of the bread dropped by the gulls my husband feeds! Unbelievable! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Arlene and Opus

07-25-2011, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,164	Hahaha!!! Typical Basset pose...head in the ground searching for food __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com

07-25-2011, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
opus Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 125	I know! He's already cleared the lawn of any available crumbs, I just can't believe he's still able to do this at his age, or would even want to. Silly me, I should know better that when it comes to food, age, vision nor anthing else is going to stand in the way of noms. __________________ Arlene and Opus

07-25-2011, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wworm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Left Coast Posts: 1,970	We can do ANYTHING so long as we have our noses, just ask Mr. Hank...! --Worm __________________ see what the Worm is up to: http://bassetworm.blogspot.com/

07-25-2011, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
opus Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 125	He's an awesome dog. He's traveled all over Europe with me, lived in apartments, by the beach, up the hills, in the city centre of Barcelona and now resides in leafy/grassy splendour in Dublin where he can enjoy the remainder of his natural life with us and his cat and his unhealthy addiction to canned cheese. Bassets totally rock. __________________ Arlene and Opus

07-25-2011, 04:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lightning&Stomps Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Versailles, Ky. Posts: 1,203	Absolutely adorable. You go, Opus! Awesome name.

07-25-2011, 05:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
sadeyes2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: glasgow Posts: 589	I laughed at your expression 'his cat'. Lovely to hear Opus is still so well. Never heard of 'canned cheese'. I presume it must be an Irish delicacy Last edited by sadeyes2; 07-25-2011 at 05:49 PM.

07-25-2011, 05:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
CatherineM Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 692	Two bassets ago, when he was about that age, and sleeping most of the time, he was afraid of getting left when we went to little league games, so he started sleeping on my youngest's bat bag. That couldn't have been comfortable, but he knew he would get fed at the ball park. When he was around, the concession stand workers seemed to drop a lot of hot dogs.

07-25-2011, 06:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
MollyMcFrecklesMom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 1,182	Wonder what the cat in the corner is thinking __________________ Michelle - proudly owned by Molly (21 mos) and Winston (14 months). Molly McFreckles' World: The adventures of a Basset Hound living with Addison's Disease and a baby brother named Winston

07-25-2011, 08:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
mhvonalmen8908 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 671	I love seeing old hounds! It kind of makes me look forward to my two's twilight years. Not that the puppy years aren't great! __________________ Megan & Chris -Mom & Dad to Doppler (2 year old Basset/Redbone/Golden mix) and Virga (1 year old Basset)

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