New Family Members

Meet the two newest members of our family. Sadie and Sissy....Basset Hounds. Our son has begged for a dog for as long as I can remember. Our last dog Mollie (R.I.P.) unfortunately had a car accident and my son was sooooo upset. She was a sweet dog....very hyper....but sweet. We missed her terribly, so we went on the look out for another dog.
This time I had a few requests....they must be LAZY and small!!! My husband's brother and his family have a Basset Hound named Sally!! She is so sweet and my son loves this dog....he gets down on the ground and loves and pets on this dog. She just sits there and lets him. So I decided that was what kind of dog we needed.....lazy and easy going.
After looking for a couple of weeks we happened upon an ad on-line. The ad said they had 2 female Basset Hound puppies that were born in March. We contacted this person and made arrangements to go meet and pick out a puppy. When we got to the meeting place the owners brought these two dogs in a small cage together. They were thin...very thin....so thin you could see their ribs and back bones. The owner states that the mother dog was eating their food. Our hearts went out to these dogs and my husband asked what would they take for both of them. SOLD!!
I took the dogs to the vet and since I couldn't get proof from the owners on any vaccinations....we had to start the shots and they were checked for worms and well.....they had them that was one of the reasons they were thin. We have given them their meds and been feeding them lots. They both seem to have put on some weight. They play now and seem to be feeling much better. Sadie is the friendlier of the two and Sissy is the nosier of the two.