Rocco hates Tyra and Nicole Richie

what's hate Dad?

Chaps and Emma get a Christmas Tree

such a cute video from our friend Cat at Bassethoundtown. Make sure you watch it all the way to the end cuz they are adorable most especially when it starts to snow

I guess the holidays have started

Mr Jingles got drunk again last night and passed out next to Bongo, who I bet gets dressed up for the holidays in the next couple of days

this moment will pass far too soon

I swear he is ten times bigger than he was yesterday

I suppose he likes me

or that I am warm

Sugar would rather Lana play with her than Rocco

wow

maybe even less time than I expected

This really didn't take very long

aerial view:

he adores Lana

are you clicking on these photos? look at the next one, look at his pink little footpads.

maybe by Christmas Lana will realize that she has a full-time playmate. She's eating a half-cup of food twice a day with miminal cookies. She is asking how much loss she is expected to take at one time.

Sugar seems a li'l more lively

I dunno, her appetite is up and she actually acknowledges Rocco

Rainy first Saturday afternoon together

feel free to click on any of these because they're big photos

they all tolerate being around each other, that happened right away. he's not shy about inviting her to play. she engages more and more every day.

and he's needy and annoying and constantly adorable = my dream come true

he is a very nice yourg man and so far seems to have only known kindness, and that shall continue.

I don't sense there will be bloodshed between them. But Lana should assert her position before he is bigger than her.

(if you can tell me how to get rid of the flash I'd appreciate it)

this went over big in the polo lounge yesterday

Ronda and I lit up the room. Or we were lit up. At least three other tables tried on our hats

oh

i just realized that I had the comments thing turned off except for registered users. My bad.

Perhaps I had forgotten that this would happen

Geez. Rocco really isn't all that hot on being in the powder room. But I believe Dodson and I may have not remembered about things like, uh, TEETHING and incessant crying. What a cutie. He has his first visit to the doctor today.

We had a bath in the kitchen sink

Rocco had spent several weeks with his littermates in woodchips and he has been one itchy fellow. With a minimum of swearwords and accusations Doddy and I bathed Rocco in some oatmeal shampoo and i think he's feeling much better.

Also, Rocco is a tad more understandable and has told us his full name:

Roccheaux Raoul Elliott Hohman, Jr.

Hey, I don't make these things up- speak to the voices in my head.

Oodles of thanks to every basset's godmother Dawn for reminding us how the hell to take care of a puppy. I think Rickey picked a dandy one for us, still I was wondering what I had gotten myself into when I found him chewing on the stone fireplace mantel. Dodson has hidden his inventory of Gucci and Ferragamo shoes.

Hold onto your hats

fifteen weeks old to-day

If I heard him correctly (he has kind of a lisp), I think he said his name was "Rocco".
May I suggest you double click on the photo.

Geez

check out my pal Cathy's site- paste this on your browser

http://bassethoundtown.com/

she's done a very sweet tribute to Rickey and I am amazed at the comments.

Grieving

I can only think of one thing to do.

Stay tuned.

For Your Information, One Year Later

I have not had the heart to sit here for weeks. The Sunday after Thanksgiving Rickey sprained his wrist at the park. A trip to the doctor started a chain of events.


Federico "Rickey" Cugat Elliott Hohman died Friday December 8 at 5am from complications from pancreatitis.

Sugar's doing fine considering she has congestive heart failure, but her doctor has told her to enjoy every day we have together, which of course we do. Her tummy is bothering her this morning. Sigh.

Lana is fine but lonely. Needs to play. Don't know if either girl gets it yet about Rickey.

And Bongo is still gone but never lost in our hearts and minds. I have no idea of what he and Rickey will think of each other and I may have to wait a long time til I know. But for those of you that don't know Rickey's backstory, Dodson and I rescued him from our Basset Rescue Network friends, Dawn and Carol. He and Lana are the offspring of the same Dad but different Moms. He came to the ranch because his other Dad (previous owner, not Dodson) died in the fall of 2005.

I'm thinking Rick really missed that guy and has caught up with him at the Bridge and to be honest, I could always tell this little guy had something on his mind. We loved the hell out of him for 360 days. Life is mean sometimes, but I'd do it all over again just the way we did it.


I love you li'l bear. thanks for making me feel so happy when missing Bongo could have eaten me up. Please come see me right away when I get to the Bridge, Bongo will understand, so will your other Dad. Find peace and you can tell your Dad that it was I who taught you how to kiss properly.