Thread:JenniferLNW/@comment-26424426-20160824170141/@comment-27334049-20160909223905

Well, for the last three years, we've just had our AmStaff, Sarge. Before that, we had our basset hound, Putty, for 12.5 years. Both were rescues. For the first few years we had Putty, we fostered rescued basset hounds and we've had as many as 6 at one time.....and every one of them wanted to sleep in the bed with us. But boy were they fun!

The puppy is back at my sister's house and we are all very relieved. I'm still exhausted from her though. Sarge was so depressed that every morning he went outside and crawled way under an evergreen tree in the backyard where I couldn't reach him. He wouldn't come out even for water. I was beside myself with worry. Every evening, my husband would have to get him out and carry all 70lbs of him straight to the shower because he was filthy. The last two days, he hasn't gone near the tree and spends almost all of his time with us and is being extra loving. Apparently, he's very happy to be our only "child."