Miley

Several months ago, we got a call about a German Shepherd/Basset Hound mix in the Stanislaus County shelter. The shelter named her Miley. The call came in to see if we could foster her. Very little information was known about her, but we thought this might be an interesting experience, given that we have never had a German Shepherd and were unfamiliar with the nuances of the breed and thought it was an interesting mix with a Basset Hound. When we met Miley, we could see she had already developed a sense of loyalty to the team in the shelter; she was initially timid with us and she was friendly. Acclimating her to our two hounds was interesting. Miley initially had a hard time with Copper, our youngest hound. We had to watch them together. With Copper's puppy-like exuberance, Miley would occasionally show aggressive behavior around Copper. However, after several weeks, Miley's true temperament finally started to come through on a consistent basis. She is definitely a loyal dog. She loves her human companions and now actually loves playing with Copper. We think they keep each other young and active. Miley has specifically attached herself to me; she has claimed me as her human, jumping up on me, giving me lots of affection and kisses. We decided to adopt her in late October/November and she has really acclimated to the family. We changed her name to Nala while fostering her, and she seems like she is a very happy dog. Nala has given us a different perspective. Being half German Shepherd, she is a really large dog, weighing approximately 80 pounds. Comparatively, Copper is our smallest hound at approximately 45 pounds. While Nala has shorter legs, she is taller than our other two hounds; she has quite the reach when counter surfing which presents us with some unique challenges. She also has a lot of power in her legs, which she uses to chase squirrels around the fence line when they are outside. Nala loves tummy rubs and cuddles and we love seeing how happy she is. ---Ann H., 21Jan2024 [Adopted 07Nov2023]

Lady (Gilroy)

It is said that these fluffy round dog beds are designed to calm anxious dogs. While anxiety has not been an issue for 7 year old Lady, she is making good use of this bed for the favorite pastime of most bassets, sunbathing. Smart girl that she is, when sunbathing loses its appeal because of extreme heat, sharing the doggie window-seat in the house with her brother Spencer is a welcome alternative. Lady is a total love and a wonderful addition to our family!---Sally and Mike Mitchell, 21Jan2024 (adopted 27Nov2023)

Roma

Thank you so much for gifting me Emma [fka Roma]. She has brought so much joy into my life! I so much appreciate that you did not give up on me with respect to finding a basset. It really took time and patience to finally put us together, but we have now completely bonded and I cannot image my days without her! Thank you so much! G.O._06Sept2023

Jeeves

Barney (fka Jeeves) has come a long way since being with us. He is such a happy boy. He and Brody get along just fine. I can't thank you enough for him. Here is a photo of Barney. --Gail F. 28Aug2023

Olivia

Here are some pictures of Olivia who is known as Olive now. (From Corning with olives and goes with Willow as a "tree" theme.) We are so pleased with our experience with GGBR and Olive. She is a perfect match for us. Willow, our 9 year old was quite depressed when her best basset friend, Llola, went over the Rainbow Bridge the end of February. Now that Olive is here, the two of them play, run around our rooms in the morning like crazies doing the Basset500 and they go out roaming the yard as a team of Bassets each day. Olive is the sweetest and loves attention. We are calming her down with her exuberant greetings and teaching her scratching our bare feet isn't the only way to get our attention!! Otherwise, she is perfect. She fit right into our routine and seems to like our other animals, even the cats. Since we have only ever had Basset Hounds, we are obviously biased that Bassets are the best, even when they do "basset-things." The wonderful couple who fostered Olive provided very helpful and accurate information about her. They delivered her, which was not expected, and couldn't have been nicer. We have been texting some Olive updates since. After the approval process, it didn't seem to be very long until GGBR found us this wonderful addition to our family. We can't imagine her ever having been called a "stray" and are so pleased to have her in her forever home. Ron Inouye and Marti Denk, Stockton, 27Aug2023