13 posts tagged “basset hound”
An Oscar-worthy one second on film, I'd say. You can view the video on MyFoxBoston. And, here's a still I saved:
Not sure if B has made the local news or not, but he certainly held the attention of a Fox 25 cameraman for a couple of minutes today during our outing to Fresh Pond. When I asked the guy why he was filming, he said it's for a story about how Cambridge is (annoyingly) trying to limit the off-leash use of the Fresh Pond Reservation to Cambridge dogs only. I'll be recording tonight's newscasts, just in case! They're on from 5-6, and from 10-11, on Fox 25.
UPDATE: Bentley was in fact on the 5 o'clock news! I've recorded it, of course!
Bentley and I are doing some fundraising for Woofstock 2007, a big Basset "waddle" that is set to take place on May 19. The proceeds from this event all go to support New England Basset Hound Rescue, and their efforts at finding homeless and needy Bassets in New England the foster and forever homes they desperately need.
As you've probably gathered if you've read my blog in the past, Bentley is a rescue Basset himself, and I couldn't be happier to provide him with his forever home!
I've set up a fundraising site at FirstGiving to try to collect money to sponsor Bentley's attendance at Woofstock. Any money you donate through my FirstGiving page goes directly to New England Basset Hound Rescue. If you're able to lend a hand, any dollar amount, no matter how small, can help a Basset in need!
Visit http://www.firstgiving.com/bostonbasset to make a gift to NEBHR in sponsorship of Bentley! It's secure to donate online using this site, and is tax-deductible!
Thanks very much!
Bentley and I are back home after a week and a half galavanting around New Hampshire. It was a fun time, and it was particularly wonderful to get to hang out with my brother, his wife, and their baby, who made a very rare trek in from Los Angeles. I could definitely get used to having a cuddly smiley baby around the house, although... I'm sure I'm wearing rose-colored glasses. Being Aunt Jessica is a lot different than being Mom.
I came back to Cambridge with lots of cool loot, which I'm spending the day unpacking and putting away. Woo!
I also came back with a weird mystery illness, for which I am getting an appointment at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary. Boo!
I've got painful swelling in my neck, and a lump that just appeared out of nowhere on the floor of my mouth, under my tongue. Two doctors proclaimed it a blocked and infected salivary gland, and put me on antibiotics, and ultimately sent me to a dentist to see about unblocking the thing. The dentist, unfortunately, said that he has no idea what this is, but doesn't think it has anything to do with my salivary glands. I do have a family history, apparently, of lymph nodes in the neck going a bit crazy, in a non-cancerous way, and so maybe that's what's going on. Or maybe it really is my salivary system, and the dentist is missing it. Or maybe it's something totally unrelated to either of those possibilities. Anyway... I don't want to mess around with a weird lump in my mouth, so off I go to the experts. Thank goodness for comprehensive health insurance; I certainly do seem to make more use of it than I'd like.
I need to devote some time today to my linear algebra studies, which ought to have gotten underway a couple of weeks ago, but... well... didn't. If you're reading this, send some good studious vibes my way.
I've come up with a new distraction for myself, too. (Just what I needed!) I bought my first domain last night, and will be starting a website at http://www.bostonbassethounds.com/ to drum up local interest in Basset gatherings & camaraderie. Maybe by this time next month, Bentley will have some new houndy friends, and a few play dates lined up. Hounds do seem to have an affinity for one another, and we have yet to meet any Bassets in our area, although we've seen two walking around here at a distance. Recently, B did fall completely and effusively in love with a Coon Hound at our hangout in Arlington. I would just love to see a big pack of Bassets running around there.
Time for one more cup of coffee, an outing to the park, a trip to the grocery store, and some more unpacking and house cleaning....
I took a bunch of photos while walking with Bentley in Menotomy Rocks park yesterday, and this was my favorite:
Show us something you hold dear.
Submitted by Cindercone.
... of the duck kind.
The park and pond were very still today. Strangely, the ducks all silently glided over to stare at Bentley and me, the only non-duck visitors at the time. It was almost creepy; first one came, then another, and another, and another, and they just kept on coming.
As you can see, Bentley stared back. He was quiet for a minute or two, and then started to get freaked out by it, and began to growl.
It only snowed for a couple of hours, and only lightly at that, but it was enough that Bentley really did get his first snow experience! He ate some, of course, and romped in it a bit, and it collected all along his long long back. Once inside again, he ran around the house, full of exhilaration!
Wow, has it really been a month and a half since I've had a chance to write even the smallest smidgen of a post for this blog? Yes, I guess so, and this will be only the briefest of hellos, before I dive back down into the busy depths of work overload, and settling into a new life on the East Coast.
10:13 means it's time to wake Bentley from his nap to go for our last walk of the night, and then to bed.
Bed, I can't wait. I am drawn there as quickly as possible most recent nights, by the book I'm reading: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami. Its cover blurb from some major newspaper calls it "dreamlike and compelling," and it really doesn't disappoint. I love how it tends to mimic the very feeling I get when bumping around in the cobwebbed hallways of my head on my way off to sleep, halfway conscious and meandering. There's something sinister about it too, which keeps me on the proverbial edge of my seat. I always want to know what's through whatever strange door the protagonist will open next.
10:20 means it's time for me to say that it's highly likely that Bentley finally will get his first snow accumulation experience tomorrow morning. Only an inch or two, but, that's quite a bit more than he's ever seen. Two weeks ago we did go out at 4:30 in the morning in New Hampshire, a very cold, quiet, and moonless night, in a light snow. But, Bentley was sick (hence our pre-dawn excursion), and paid no mind to the icy precipitation.
10:22 and I'll assure you all that I'm absolutely fine, I'm really enjoying adjusting to life here in the Northeast again, and that I'll check back in again sooner than later.
10:23 and there's time for one digression: Bentley's doing quite well too, with the exception of a recent stomach ailment. We're on top of that though: back to the vet tomorrow for another check-up, and he's being fed like a king, with boiled hamburger and warm rice. Mainly, he seems to love being around his pack (aka me) all the time, and we've found a fantastic park that we go hiking around in (off leash!) just about every day for an hour or so. Check Flickr for some cute shots of him dressed up in safety orange, taken while we hiked together from Sky Pond to Bald Ledge, in New Hampshire!
10:30 and I'm off with B for that now overdue walk!
