Hounds of Norway

The Gang playing " Catch Momma"

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:47:00 +0000

An aquaintance of mine took loads of pics during a visit this summer. I received them on a CD as a christmas present. A wonderful gift.Here are some of the gang trying to catch me.

Laban has High Hopes, LOLOLOL

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:35:00 +0000

Laban is the only BassetHound ( cattetHound) I have that can jump up on high places.

He does take that advantage very seriously.

I am thawing LIVER in the microwave..........

Hummer is getting big!

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:16:00 +0000

HD Hummer is getting big. And he is so very handsome.

He is now 6 weeks old .

Rest In Peace Sweet Amos

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:06:00 +0000

A dear friend of mine,has lost her Sweet Amos.

He wasn`t ill, wasn`t in pain, he behaved just like it was a normal day.

He played with his sister, chased the cats away from his spot. Then, he laid down next to his momma, head on one paw and fell asleep..........and never woke up again.

Amos wasn`t eaven 5 years old..........

Rest In Peace Sweet Amos.

X-mas allready?????

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:59:00 +0000

In Norway, it is WAAAYYYYY to early to decorate for Christmas. The only thing we do, is place a star in our window for the first Sunday in Advent....

But I have many good friends in the US, and there, decorating starts imideatly after Thanksgiving.

This year, I feel inspired to go International. So I have started my Christmas decorating early. I will NOT put the tree up yet. I always have a natural tree and it would probaby loose all the green needles before Cristmas then. It wouldn not be a pretty sight come x-mas eve.

My youngest Basset, Todd was wondering about what on earth the new stuff in the window was... Luckily , he didn`t singe his nose. All the ornaments in the window, are for burning t-candles inside.......

Winter Wonderland

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:53:00 +0000

We woke up to a Winter Wonderland this morning. An inch and a half of new snow, and as there isn`t a breath of wind, everything is "painted" in snow.

Gorgeous Watercolour of Todd

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:23:00 +0000

An English artist named William ( Billy) Jamison has made the most wonderful watercolour of my Todd.

Jamison lives in England and does gorgeous work. He also loves dogs and does watercolours and pil paintings of all kinds of breeds. His love for dogs really show in his work!

He also does work on comission, for very reasonable prices.

His Web site: http://www.jamison-art.com/

The watercolour of Todd and the original pic

Bwaaahhhhaaa, How did Ludvig manage this?

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:09:00 +0000

I wonder how, and WHY Ludvig did this.

He has somehow managed to crawl INSIDE the covers on the doggie bed ......and he has poked a hole in the covers, just large enough to fit his face through.

What on earth is he thinking of?

This is the sight I saw

Want to see more of HD Hummer?

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:28:00 +0000

If you want to see more of the gorgeous HD Hummer, how he is growing, his antics, check him out on his page.

http://hooverdolly.addr.com/hd_hummer/index.html

Mr Hummer is also on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrHDHummer

Enjoy yourselves!! I promise lots of laughs ans "Aaaaawwwww" moments!

Basset Hound Puppies!!! I am a GodMommy!

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:48:00 +0000

One of my best friends is getting a puppie! His name is HD Hummer. He is the cutest puppy in the world. And I am the proud GodMommy!

Here he is, one day old

Momma, sisters and Hummer, 1 week old

Day 15

I so wish I owned that nose getting the Hummer Kiss!

19 days old

Beginning to eat solid food. Hummer sure loves his food!

First snow this winter

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:30:00 +0000

Today, we got our first snow. 4 inches of it. But as it started to rain, it shrunk to and inch and a half.The Gang loves the snow, and can`t wait for more.

Todd sniffing

Laban want`s to go inside now

Todd and Funky heads for the fireplace

Cryton "hey, wait for me"

Mr A " Are you comin` too, momma?"

Fall has come

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:46:00 +0000

It is getting colder. The trees are changing their colours and there is new snow on the mountaintops. I do NOT like the fact that our looooong, dark winter is approaching. But the fall colours make my view eaven more spectacular, I think! I took the first 2 pics yesterday morning

This last picture, I took today. See the snow has crawled eaven further down the mountain side? Brrrrrrr!

Goofy Todd

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:40:00 +0000

Poor Todd. There was no room left on the sofa for him. After searching, looking and whining, he actually found a solution.

Or so he thought.....he doesn`t quite know how big he is.

Happy Birthday Ben

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:34:00 +0000

My gorgeous Ben was 10 years old yesterday, on September 11th.

he has given me so mych joy over the years! He is a loverboy, kisser, smootch. Also a Master thief, rascal and charmer. He is still very young at heart, despite his age and health problems.

It was also a sad day, as his brother Billy would have been 10 too, had he lived.Billy was a lover of all living beings. He "adopted" all creatures great and Small, as he was taught by my lovely Tasha(ATB).

Dental Day

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:18:00 +0000

Today Ludvig and Ben went in to have their dentals.
Poor Ludvig, he is not brave and does NOT like vets. At least not when in the Vets office.
But it went fairly well, had to pull 2 teeth, but we expected that. Right now, Ludvig is sulking, not wanting to look in my direction.

Ben on the other hand, LOVES vets, also in the clinic!Amazing really, after had "umpteen" surgeries to remove his pilomatricoma lumps, and other examinations, tests taken, diabetes testings etc. over the years. Ben doesn`t mind at all. he is totally happy and calm, whatever they do to him.
His teeth are really good, and pearly white again. But we had to pull a little, front tooth that he broke ages ago. it was now ready to go.

And so was my pay check.....ready to go.......
And I have to take Mr A and Funky in next week.......

I guess my Basset Gang will pay for my vet`s next holliday, eh?

Dinnertime

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:01:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Let me apologize for the poor quality in this video called Dinnertime. I found that feeding the crew and filming was quite a challenge.And it is also quite dark, in places. But I think you can get a feeling on what it is like to feed 8 Hounds( counting Laban, the CattetHound) at the same time .

My view, right now

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:45:00 +0000

I sat down by the computer to have some fun. Then I happened to look down. This was my view.

From the left: Todd, Funky, Ben

At least my feet are not cold!

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:24:00 +0000

"Poor" Ben has finally discovered a downside of being blind. He can run around in the yard, go trecking in the forrest, no problems. But this got the better of him.

He had just eate, but seemed to not be satisfied. He kept on searching for more. As he was becoming more and more frustrated, I was beginning to worry. Then I saw it.....

A kibble had "glued" itself to his nose.

Talk about the ultimate frustration for a Basset hound, smelling food somewhere but not seeing it.

House of Puddles

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:54:00 +0000

I want to tell you all about a wonderful place , House of Puddles,and the wonderful woman who runs it, Marilyn!

Quote

" Who knew old dogs need their own retirement home? Think about it...
Where would you go if you were an old basset hound and your person was too old or sick to take care of you any longer? Where would you go if your person didn’t want you anymore because you had too many accidents in the house, or you were too sick or too much trouble to take care of? Where would you go if your person died?

If you are a lucky old hound, someone would contact basset hound rescue and a foster home would be waiting to take you in and care for you until someone came along who wanted to adopt you. But what if there were so many other homeless basset hounds that there was no foster home for you? What if nobody wanted to adopt you because… you’re too old? Where would you go?"

I`ll tell you! You`d hope this elderly Basset Hound found The House of Puddles. Marilyn has devoted her heart ,home and life to give them a wonderful home in their final days of life.

There are currently 16 seniors in HOP + her own 2 hounds, enjoying their life in retirement, full of love and care. The seniors average 12 in years!!!

This is what rescue is all about!

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:49:00 +0000

A lot has happened in my pack since January. On the 15th, the sweet, shy Agathon ( Mr A) came home. He was about as a-typical a Basset I have ever met. And he was totally petrified of cats. My poor cattetHound, Laban, couldn`t understand it. He wanted to be friends, Mr A cried and hid from him. But ever so slowly, Agathon has come around. He now likes his cat-looking friends and he is very slowly becoming a true Basset hound in spirit.

Then on the 25th of February, Funky arrived. She was supposed to be rehomed here last summer, but the then owners changed their mind.

I had heard nothing untill the 25th of January, and then it was really urgent. So I drove 6 hours in a blizzard, picked her up, drove 6 hours back.

Funky was emaciated when she arrived. But after 5 weeks of TLC and groceries, you won`t belive the difference. See for your selves:

The day Funky arrived:

After 5 weeks of TLC:

What did I tell you? Quite a difference, isn`t it?

The Norwegian Basset Gang

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:58:00 +0000

The extended Basset Gang

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:37:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:27:00 +0000

As you all can see, I have seriously neglected my blog for a while. But no more! A lot of things have happened the last few months. But for now, I`ll concentrate on now.

For the time being, there are 7 Bassets here now. Emma and Doris came to Camp Tina`s for a few weeks. It was VERY warm for this part of the world, 31-33 Centigrade ( 86-92 Farenheit) so the Extended Gang only "awoke" for playtime as the sun set, late in the evening.

I tell you all, to walk all 7 in the forrest is a challenge. But I think we made it look good after a little while

A little rearranging.....
Coming down.....

I am proud of The Gang

The "new" boy`s room

noreply@blogger.com (tinaherb) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:37:00 +0000

I finally decided to redo the boy`s room. It was initially done by friends who said they knew what they were doing.....NOT!!!

We tore out all the old lino on the floor, all the peices of lino they glued/nailed to the wall. Removed the freezer to make more space for beds.

I laid the new lino last night and today we did the walls . The boys have made their first inspection.

A reminder of the old room

The new wall, yet to be painted

A break in the work

Todd makes the first inspection

"Ok, we`ve seen our redone room now. May we please get back to the sofa now?"

Dawg, it feels so good now it is finished!