Long Night with Freddie

My Poor Baby!

Last night when I took Freddie out to have a pee he slipped on the ice and hurt his hind leg. He had to be lifted into the house as his leg just dangled. Since I had to wait for him to see the vet this morning I did the only thing I could do cry....pretty much all night...and so did poor Freddie. Steve and I tried to comfort him the best we could, but he was in pain. It seemed like forever waiting to get him to the vets at 8:30 a.m. this morning and then I balled 'cause I had to leave him there. Thankfully Fred's a pretty sociable guy so he didn't seem to mind too much. Then we waited for the vet to call with a diagnosis. We've already been through one basset hound with a broken leg as Barney had broke his leg at 6 months old and required pins to fix it. So the wait was excruciating. Thankfully the vet called for us to come and get him. They did x-rays and found no broken bones or dislocation. He just sprained it really bad and will have to take it easy for awhile for it to recover. So, right now my poor baby is sleeping on the floor ('cause god forbid that's where he is going to have to sleep for awhile, not on our cushy bed)all drugged up with pain killers moaning and groaning. I can't thank Alanah from Yates Veterinary Hospital enough for taking my early call and tending so well to my Freddie. So, the next few days we will spend trying to keep Freddie Spaghetti slowed down. Wish us luck!

On A Lighter Note-

This past weekend Fred had so much fun as his Dad was home all weekend and spent some quality time with him.



Ya, I know, when Stevie's home it "all about Dad!" Forget MOM who caters to you, shares her toast and .......ah, sorry got carried away again. After all this is about Freddie, right then....back to the wonderful weekend with his Dad! They shared walks and play time in the snow. Starting to sound like a chick flick isn't it? All I need is some popcorn, chip, dip, chocolate and a nice cup of tea! Enough about me again.

Sometimes I wonder if Fred wasn't a greyhound in a former life.

Well, judge for yourself.



Here are some more of his "play date with Dad" pictures. A little dark as the sun was just going down but that's what I got.

By the way, apparently basset hounds bounce!











Yup, it's gonna be tough keeping him down.


I'm outta here!

Disturbing Incident

WARNING- Some people may find this story offensive!

Yes, it's about Freddie. Who the heck did ya think it was gonna be about? Before I get to the "incident" though, take a look at this face



That's not just a face only a mother could love,that's a face everyone can love. Let me stress that on Freddie's "down" time he is the sweetest, most lovable, cuddly basset hound you could ever meet. He loves to give hugs and snuggle. He likes to give kisses too, but since he licks his own pee......yeah...that's not gonna happen! Yes, he thinks the world revolves around him. But why not with a face like that! So, now that you know just how sweet and lovable Freddie is........here have another look at that innocent face



I'll tell you about the "incident".

When I took Freddie for his walk last night (I would of wrote about it then but I was a too traumatized at the time) he did something I've never seen any dog do before. I don't really know how to say it, I don't think there is any polite way, so I'm just going to say it. Here goes.......Freddie humped a snowbank. Yep! That's right a snowbank! There I said it. He climbed halfway up a snowbank to have a poop; his weenie popped out and when it touched the side of the snowbank, he started to hump it. It was quite the sight! How he could poop and hump at the same time was beyond me, but he did it. At first I think I was in denial and I thought he was having some sort of spasm or something. Then it dawned on me "Oh My God!" I looked around quickly and thanked God that it was dark out and there was no one around. I quickly cleaned up the poop and scurried away with Freddie, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the snow bank. How disgusting is that! Then as it really hit me I started to laugh, actually I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. My basset hound violated a snow bank!

Here. Here's another innocent picture of lovable Freddie to help you get that image out of your head.



March the 21st can't come quick enough for poor frustrated Fred. Right now he's just a desperate horny teen. I mean, how desperate was that! So, once he is snipped and all the snow is gone Gloria will be here and Freddies world will be all settled around! Chin up Fred, we're all here for you!