So, Oakley, Cloe and Bella were here at the same time. The girls got along great...once in a while Cloe, the oldest would get a little peeved with the two younger dogs..."I'm too old to play "chase around the yard!!!!". Their food dishes had to be in different areas...Cloe eats like a horse and, if she can, she will eat whatever the other dogs left in their dishes.
We're not used to little dogs and these pint-sized girls would follow me around like three little white shadows. If I took a step backward, I'd almost step on one of them! Things went very well except at bedtime...Oakley was used to being kenneled at night, but not the other two. They are Christine's babies....so, Ken and I had two bed partners. Ken finally gave up and slept in another room...which actually caused me to have a week of peaceful sleep....Ken snores.
We're not used to little dogs and these pint-sized girls would follow me around like three little white shadows. If I took a step backward, I'd almost step on one of them! Things went very well except at bedtime...Oakley was used to being kenneled at night, but not the other two. They are Christine's babies....so, Ken and I had two bed partners. Ken finally gave up and slept in another room...which actually caused me to have a week of peaceful sleep....Ken snores.
Daisy Mae is a sweetheart but has not been around Ken and I. We'd see her when we'd go over to Nancy's house, but she doesn't know us well. Nancy brought her over about 7:15 AM on her way to work...she and family were leaving that afternoon for a vacation in Minnesota before our granddaughter Rebecca went back to school.
We put Daisy Mae in the back yard and I settled into a deck chair to enjoy the beautiful cool morning, have a cup of tea and watch the birds devouring the seeds in the bird feeder. All of a sudden I realized that I couldn't see Daisy Mae then caught a glimpse of her tail as she slipped through the back gate. Yikes, she hadn't been in our care for 15 minutes and I've lost her already.
I started calling "Daisy, Daisy, come're girl"...she just kept going, slowly but with determination. So out of the yard I went, house slippers, nightgown and all. I caught up with her two houses away as she started up the neighbor's front steps. Since I didn't have her leash I had to grab her collar and try to get her back to our yard. She is about 15" at the shoulder and weighs about 20+ lbs so I didn't try to pick her up...I don't think I could have anyway. And, I couldn't bend over and hold her by the collar while I shuffled her back home...I get a backache even thinking about it. Bassets are difficult to pick up....their bodies are long and stocky, very unbalanced. So I grabbed her by the collar, lifted up her chest and front legs and walked her home on her hind legs....it was uncomfortable for both of us, but thank goodness, she was agreeable to doing it. 
Since I haven't heard from anyone.....or been pointed out at the grocery store followed by hysterical laughter, I think I pulled it off!!!!!!
