Give a Special Gift for Mother`s Day

Spring 2013 Edition
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF OHIO BASSET HOUND RESCUE, INC.
Inside This Issue
Framed Print
Auction
2
Upcoming
Events and
Fundraisers
3
Adoptable
Hounds
4
Adoptions
6
Give a Special Gift for Mother’s Day
Honor your mother this year
with a meaningful gift that will
benefit a shelter dog all year
long. Kuranda beds provide a
soft, dry off the floor place to
relax which every dog deserves.
The calming effect reduces
stress levels and promotes
adoption.
Donate a Bed
Kuranda will mail her a
personalized MOTHER’S DAY
GIFT CARD letting her know
the special donation was made
by you in her name.
Visit our website or contact Kuranda.com at 1-800-494-7122
Click on the ad on the
donation page of our
website to purchase a
Kuranda product for
yourself or to donate to
us and Kuranda will
award us 10% of the
sale.
To bid on this framed print,
entitled ―Home Alone‖ by artist John Rossini, email Eva
at
[email protected]
by March 31.
Contact OBHR:
Director
Eva DeVaughn
(513) 625-2036
Transport Coordinator
Pat Overmyer
(937) 210-0012
[email protected]
Fundraising
Martha Moore
[email protected]
Gift Shop
Sandy Hickman
[email protected]
Adoptions
Sandi Fryman
[email protected]
Kathie McConnell
[email protected]
Angela Malik Luck
[email protected]
Sponsor a Hound
Ohio Basset Hound Rescue website
Owner Relinquish
Can‘t adopt any more hounds but want to help that adorable longeared doggie on the website? We have the solution: be a sponsor! We
offer $10.00/month Drool Level, $25.00/month Waddle Level and
$50.00/month Smooch-A-Pooch Level and a variety of payment options that can be found by visiting the Sponsor a Hound section of
our website:
http://www.ohiobassetrescue.org/sponsorahound.html.
PayPal subscriptions allow sponsors to be automatically charged each
month. The subscription can be canceled in your PayPal account at
any time. When a dog gets adopted, your sponsorship will be applied
to another dog. You can also send a single sponsorship payment using PayPal. Check payments should be made payable to OBHR. Contact Angie at [email protected] with any questions about the
program.
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Upcoming Events and Fundraisers
Through March 25: Malley‘s Chocolate fundraiser
Through March 24: Easter basket fundraiser
April 1-24: spring flower fundraiser
April—coffee fundraiser
September 21– BassetFest
Visit our website to participate in these
fundraisers
Message from the Director
I thank all of our foster homes
who have opened their homes in
2012 to care for the 125 Bassets
we saved. Without you, we would
not have been able to save that
many! Foster homes are like
GOLD as you know.
I thank all the volunteers for everything they do. We have people
who transport constantly to get
these dogs out of the shelters to
the vets or to foster homes.
Thanks to everybody involved! We
have transporters, donors, adopters, Angela the webmaster, Holly
with microchipping, Sandy in the
gift shop, and all the coordinators
that help keep this rescue going.
Kathie and Sandi with adoption
applications, Pat Overmyer the
transport coordinator, Cathy Rice,
and Martha Moore who helps with
fundraising. Again, thanks to everybody who has volunteered,
adopted and/or donated to OBHR
in 2012.
Our goal in 2013 is to get more
fundraisers together to provide a
more steady stream of revenue to
be used to rescue the Bassets.
The most recent vet/kennel bill
received was $3,000 and we are
out of funds and foster homes to
take in dogs at this time. However, we continue to assist with
Bassets that come to our atten-
tion by networking with other rescue groups. We've got our new
website up and running, it's easier to keep up to date so we can
advertise the adoptable dogs better than ever and we also try to
always have a fundraiser or auction going on. We also have a
very active Facebook group.
We're trying to get more inventory
for our gift shop to keep things
interesting. We already have the
date and location picked out for
BassetFest, hopefully that event is
better than ever in 2013, and I
will see you all there so I can
thank you in person for your contribution to Ohio Basset Hound
Rescue.
-Eva and the Hounds
Join Our Facebook Group
If you‘re on Facebook, search for us and join our group. This is a great place
to catch up on all the latest OBHR news, such as dogs that need transport
help, newly adoptable dogs, and pictures and alumni updates from adopters.
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A Few of Our Adoptable Hounds
Name Emily
Age 10 years old
Location Westerville, OH
Foster Contact Cathy Rice
Email [email protected]
Adoption Do$100
nation
Emily came into the rescue from a hoarding situation where 13 other dogs and over 30 cats were placed. Emily is
a low key girl who likes to chase the occasional squirrel or come by for a pat on the head. She can be a typical
―bossy‖ Basset hound so an experienced hound owner is preferred. We believe she may have been harassed by
the other dogs in the home. Emily has her own bed she sleeps in and will not attempt to get on the sofa or chair.
Name Bella
Age 4-5 yrs old
Location Blacklick, OH
Foster Contact Terri
Email [email protected]
Adoption Do$200
nation
Looking for a laid back snuggle bug? Bella is your girl. Bella is a 4-5
year old tri color female. She loves to spend her time hanging out with
her humans and getting belly and neck rubs and snuggles. Bella would
thrive in a quieter home either as an only child or as a companion for
mature children or pets. She is currently being fostered with another
Basset and other small dogs and is doing great with them. Bella loves
walks and car rides and is an absolute pleasure to have around.
Name Bonnie
Age 10 years old
Location Medina, OH
Foster Contact Pat and Gary
Email [email protected]
Adoption Do$100
nation
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Bonnie is a red and white female rescued from a shelter in Sandusky with her sidekick Clyde. Bonnie is a sweet girl and seems
to remember her house-training after 6+ months of being in a
kennel. She will follow you around and loves whatever attention
you give her. She's been almost nonstop motion since coming to
her foster home...checking everything! She is getting along great
with the other dogs in the house and enjoys raiding the toy box.
Bonnie is a sweet, cuddly girl and enjoys spending hours every
day playing with toys and wrestling with Clyde. Overall she is a
very quiet Basset, only barking when squirrels attempt to invade
her turf. Please consider giving Bonnie that loving home that she
deserves!
Name Sweetie
Age 6 years
Sex Female
Location Akron, OH
Foster Contact [email protected]
Adoption Do$200
nation
Sweetie loves people, doesn't mind other dogs, never met a treat
she didn't like, and happily flops over for a belly rub after just a
few minutes after getting acquainted with a new person. She
weighs in at 53 pounds and was originally found as a stray and
pulled from a county shelter. She rides well in a car and is a wiggly, jiggly, happy Basset girl. Sweetie is also very good with cats.
Name Boss
Age 8-10 years old
Sex Male
Location Ann Arbor, MI
Foster Contact [email protected]
Adoption Do$100
nation
Boss is an 8-10 year old tri colored Basset hound. When he first arrived
at the kennel, he was skin and bones and was very shy, scared, and was
not sure how to take in all this newfound TLC. After a few short weeks of
some hearty meals, several baths, and vet care, Boss became the life of
Doggie Daycare. He has put on weight and his personality is bursting at
the seams. Now he gets super excited to greet everyone he meets each
day. He will be great in a home with another dog or as an only child.
Name Clyde
Age 7-8 years old
Sex Male
Location Huber Heights
Foster Contact [email protected]
Adoption Do$200
nation
Clyde was rescued from a shelter in the Sandusky area with his friend
Bonnie. Clyde is a very curious boy and will follow you around everywhere to see what you're doing...especially if you're in the kitchen
cooking! He loves tossing around plush toys and barks and dances
around them. He follows Bonnie everywhere and occasionally shows
interest in the other dogs. He's a small guy...around 30 pounds and
seems youthful for his age. Clyde loves getting brushed. He and Bonnie
spend hours every day playing with toys and wrestling.
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Recent Adoptions
OBHR congratulates these new Basset families:
Betty—Christine and William Orsborn
Lily—Kathryn Joyce
Big Boy—Elizabeth and Carl Crawford
Lucy—Anne White
Bing—Brenda Purtiman
Millie—Anthony Barbarino
Cassanova—Ruth Reedy
Mollie—Jennifer Baker
Foot—Kathleen Miller
Molly 2—Robert and Lynne Provance
Freddie—J. Richard Garvin
Sandy - Nina Hansen
Hank-
Sara—Karen O. Wilson
Honey - Anthony Barbarino
Scarlet—Marla Kuhlman
Isabella—Laura and Fred Jones
Simon—Fred Lambert
Johnny—Matthew McCoy
Sophie - Alexander Toomey
Whimpy—Steven and Kathleen Hailey
Give a Big Paw Wave Thank You to Our Supporters
Sponsors:
Alice Pool
Allen Calopisis
Anthony & Amy Weaver
Anthony Weaver
Bill Graham
Bonnie Bostelman
Brian Shanahan
Carol Shreiner
Caryn Schultz
Cathy Rice
Craig Spalding
Cynthia A. Artino
Cynthia Pearson
Dale & Lynette Prisco
Dan & Julie Lang
Dawn Jameson
Diane Snow
Edward Andres
Eric Massengill
Gail Gaston
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Gary & Nancy Mohr
Glenda Kroshus
Helen Friedman
Holly & Tom Harbert
Jason Jones
Jennifer Reynolds
Jessica Howard Weisenberger
Jill Dusseau
Joanne & Galen Grimes
John Darnell
John Minium
Joseph & Virginia Hipfel
Julie Feucht
Kelly Coakley
Kimberly Melen
Kristin & Jim Grindstaff
Marie Sheridan
Mark & Lori Yokum
Mary Gatherwright
Michael Garthwaite
Michaele Tyner
Pam Petas
Patricia Athey
Paula Moulton
Raymond & Rani Piar
Robert & Jean Lefurgey
Ronald & Sharon Zimmer
Ryan Jayne
Scott & Jen Kalmus
Stephen Peterangelo
Sue Cline
Tammy Sweazy
Ted Iannetta
Vera Barnes
Vera Demmon
Vera Marsico
Watson's Marketplace
Donors:
Amanda Anthony
Angela Malik
Anthony and Amy Weaver
Give a Big Paw Wave Thank You to Our Supporters
Anthony and Karen Richard
Barbara Merritt
Beverly Eddington
Bonnie Patterson
Brenda Purtiman
Brian and Kimberly Dworak
Bruce and Alice Edwards
Bruce and Lee Ann Anderson
Cameron Walker
Carl Breer II
Cathy and Randy Rice
Charles and Gail Gaston in
honor of Gus our 12 yr old
Basset
Columbus Comets
honor/memory of Gus our 12 yr
old best friend.
Richard and Mary Roser
Jean Leritz
Robert Dubbs (In Memory of his Basset
Katy)
Jefferey and Mary Tassart
Robert Provance
Jennifer Edsall
Rollgiving
Jessica Jacobs
Scott Bowman
Joey Williams/ Sara Roberts
Scott Winemiller
Jonathan Wengel
Shannon Franks
Joni Sheridan
Sharon Rhodes
Joseph and Virginia Hipfel
Shelby County Animal Rescue
Foundation
Kalli Fliger
Katherine Kinsworthy
Kathie McConnell
Kelly Coakley
Stephanie Cornell
Stephen and Katharine Stayduhar
Stuart and Doreen Baker
Susan Webb
Crossroads Canine Club, Inc.
Ken Troxel
Dale and Kathleen Schneider
Kim Delfing
Dan Niles
Kimberly Melen
Daniel and Madelyn Steppke
Laura Bennett
David and Mary Elliott
Lisa Hensley
Dawn Van Keuren
Lisa Potter
Thomas and Molly Bloetscher (In Honor
of Pat and Bud Overmyer)
Denise and John Manna
Lois Singer
Timothy Iacobacci
Dianne Leach/Laurie Chaffee
Lori Pro
Tisha Jackson
Donald Spencer/ Tammy
Vollmer
Mary Gatherwright
Tommy and Gwen Trusty
Michael Garthwaite
Virgil Sweeden/ Rebecca Forrest
Donna Collins In Honor of
Janelle Hallett
Morgan Ellithorpe
Douglas and Kathleen Dropp
Ellen Cole
Erin Hallett
Eugene R. D'auria Interiors
Jack and Sandi Fryman
Jack's Pets-Beavercreek Ohio
Jacquelynn Chazey
Jake and Kate Gaston in
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Nancy Audas
Nancy Merk
Niles and Jane Foss
Susannah Perkinson
Suzanne Armstrong (In Memory of Carl)
Terry and Gloria Browning
The Orchard-Ronald Winn
We are a 501c3 charity and your
donations are tax deductible to the
fullest extent of the law.
Petfinder.com Foundation
Pottery by Cline
Raymond and Rani Piar
Rebecca Kimble
Reginald and Ann Tanner
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Letter from the Editor
One Saturday, I had a meeting
scheduled with Eva and Sandy
Hickman, who runs our gift
shop. We needed to get the gift
shop up and running again - due
to website incompatibility, we had
to recreate the gift shop from
scratch. We are always in the position of needing money, so we
needed to get that gift shop online
again.
The night before the meeting,
emails started flying around
about a 17 year old dog who
needed rehomed immediately. Seventeen years old! That
dog should be lounging on orthopedic pillows and eating warm
gruel somewhere, not facing the
need to adjust to a new home! The
owner was a hospitalized hoarder
and the doctors would not release
the owner until his dog was
gone. Family and friends of the
hoarder were poised to euthanize. I figured our meeting would
be cancelled. Dogs needing rescue trump the rescue needing
revenue and on such short notice,
I figured Eva herself would be
forced to do the transport.
I talked to Eva a few times that
morning, in between her frantic
phone calls to transporters and
fosters. She managed to get the
dog from the hoarding situation
and into a foster home. Without
even really being involved, I
breathed a sigh of relief. Dog rescued, check. Gift shop back in
place, check.
It‘s so easy to operate on the periphery like that. To not see the
bigger picture. The transporters
scrambled. Eva logged hours on
the phone arranging everything. But none of those inconv eniences r eally meant a
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thing. Minor stress and hassle
experienced by a handful of people to get one dog into a better
situation.
The name of that
‗better situation‘ was Bobbie
Strong, who sent out the following
message once she came up for air
after a night with this poor dog:
Prayers please for our new 17
year old foster Daisy who arrived
in neglected condition, very frightened, and very needy. She cried
ALL night, even with a ThunderShirt. Her vet visit on Monday will
tell us many things. We’re not
sure if she is just frightened or in
pain. She is finally sleeping at
6am while my Prince & I sit with
eyelids drooping.
Bobbie made it through the weekend with Daisy. Monday rolled
around and she dutifully reported
to the vet to receive the verdict.
A sad day at the Strong household. Not good news for our new
foster, 17 year old Daisy, so she
was released to The Bridge.
We could wash away caked-on
grime from her ears, clip her curled
toenails, provide a warm bed near
the fireplace, and feed her a warm
meal of eggs & toast. We could not
erase the years of neglect, nor relieve the pain brought on by old
age and disease. She received
more TLC in the last few days
than her owner, who professed to
love her, had given her in a lifetime. I told her how wonderful she
was as she made her journey, and
I will spread her ashes at the dog
park. Thank you to Eva for crying
with me - I guess we should worry
when we DON'T cry. Funny how
some just touch your heart - I
found myself smelling the sweater
she had on before I tossed it in the
washer. At least in the end, someone cried for Daisy.
And this, again, is what I love so
much about Ohio Basset Hound
Rescue. A Director who says yes
to a dog with little hope of adoption, a transport team who give
away their Saturday on a moment‘s notice to save a dog, a foster home who welcomed the dog
and cared for her as if Daisy were
her own personal pet of 17 years
rather than a brand new rescue
intake. I‘m proud to be a part of
this rescue group and humbled by
the good qualities demonstrated
by all parties involved.
-Angela Malik Luck
New OBHR Wristbands
Yours for a donation—name your
price! Contact Bonnie at
[email protected]
Order your Malley's Easter Chocolates today - proceeds benefit OBHR homeless hounds! Deadline to order is
March 25. http://www.malleys.com/ohio-basset-rescue-2274
We have made every effort to be as accurate as
possible in compiling our lists of donors, sponsors
and adopters. If your name has been incorrectly
listed or omitted, please accept our apologies.
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6325 Manila Rd
Goshen, Ohio 45122
www.ohiobassetrescue.org
OBHR Gift Shop
To order or view full selection, visit our website
OBHR Hoodies
Available in Green
see website for size options
$18
OBR Sweatshirts
Available in Hot Pink, Teal, and Green
see website for size options
$10
McCartney Coming and Going
Available in short sleeve and long sleeved
tee
see website for size options and prices