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Where do you live? San Bruno, CA
Name: Callahan
Breed: Basset Hound
Your dog is rescue
Your dog is a boy
Birthday: March 11, 2007
Siblings: N/A
Favorite Food: Chicken
Favorite Toy: A human’s hand
Favorite Place To Go: My father’s forty-acre ranch
Best Trick: Belly Rub
Best Friend: Me or my father’s terrier mix, Lulu
Wildcard: He can outrun retrevers at the dogpark, although not for long distances.
Pet Peeve: Stuffed animals irritate him because they won’t play.
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Bio: I had wanted a basset hound ever since I was four years old. My uncle owned two, and I felt a good connection to the breed. After working through college, knowing I couldn’t afford the time nor the money for a dog, I decided to begin the search.

I looked for a suitable basset hound through multiple rescue organizations to no avail. One Sunday morning in March, 2011, I decided to scan some more local rescues online, and Callahan was a brand-new listing on South Bay Purebred Rescue. A phone call and six hours later, I met Callahan and his foster parent at a pet store. After taking him for a quick walk around the store, and after he stopped, looked up at me, and tilted his head as if saying, “Where to now?,” I knew we had finally found each other after so many years.

He joined my home on March 11, his new official birthday, and he has been my loyal, jovial sidekick since then. He had many separation issues when he first arrived, and we have been diligently working with a trainer since day one. He now exhibits none of his previous issues, and he is fitting in well with his new routine. We still have our bad days, but the good ones more than make up for the bad. It’s hard to imagine why anyone would relinquish a dog who walks over to you while you’re on the couch, sits down, and bats his big brown eyes until he winds up curled in a twisted, elongated, and totally content ball at your feet. He definitely makes my day!
Rescue: South Bay Purebred Rescue

Where do you live?: Anchorage, Alaska
Your dog is: rescue
Dog’s sex: girl
Dog’s name: Sally
Dog’s Breed: Basset Hound
Dog’s Birthday: July 20, 2010
Dog’s Siblings: Smeagle the Beagle
Favorite Food: dandelion flowers
Favorite Toy:
Favorite Place to go: camping
Best Trick: jumping onto things (kitchen table, kennel, other dogs, etc)
Best Friend: Smeagle
Wildcard: She was rushed to the vet for what I thought was bloat, but after x-rays we found that she had gotten into dog food and ate so much she tripled the size of her stomach!
Pet Peeve:
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Arrival Story: I wanted a playmate for my beagle, and knew I wanted another hound. I responded to an ad for a man who was desperate to find a new home for his basset puppy, and after I saw her, skin and bones, filthy, tied up by a rope in a back yard, I knew that even if I wasn’t sure about keeping her I had to get her out of there! It only took a night before I realized she was meant to be in my home

Where do you live? San Francisco, CA
Name: George
Breed: Basset Hound
Your dog is purebred
Your dog is a boy
Birthday: 6/2/01
Siblings: His pet cat, Ruby
Favorite Food: Cupcakes
Favorite Toy: None. Toys are not edible.
Favorite Place To Go: Anywhere that’s not the vet’s office.
Best Trick: Speak. (Barking’s fun!)
Best Friend: His human father.
Wildcard: George has a two-foot ear span.
Pet Peeve: Puppies.
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Bio: George’s first family gave him away on Craig’s List. He was nine months old and just entering his ‘challenging adolescent’ phase. He turned ten a few weeks ago and is now firmly in his ‘opinionated old man’ phase.