filling an obsession

I met my first Basset when I was two, and it was love at first site. I have wanted one all of my life. We met Casey in May of 2005 and I knew she was the girl for me! We traveled four hours to pick her up then another four hours to take her home, as soon as she waltzed in the door she rolled onto her back and demanded belly rubs. It was official, I was all hers! 

I could not believe that such a sweetheart could be on the neediest dog page for so long. She has made our family complete and we love her more each day. I can't remember ever not having her to come home to. I'm fairly sure she is as happy with us as we are with her, she is at this moment snoring from the kitchen! She has become rather spoiled and fat, I know she needs to lose weight but I can't help giving her treats. She gives me those eyes and I have no choice! I think she has me brainwashed! 

When I get home from work we lay on the floor together and "talk", she is quite the talker. She tells me what kind of day she has had. She has quite the personality, she is a real prima donna one moment and a lovebug the next. And I was told that Bassets were not picky eaters, let me tell you that Miss Casey prefers chicken dog food over anything else. She will give me a look as if to say "what in the world is this stuff?" and will ignore it until I give her something she likes. 

She got it in her head one day that all of my daughters stuffed bears were hers, we had to go and get her one of her own to play with so she would leave them alone. She is a big old puppy dog and when she is being playful she likes it when I pretend to go after the bear. She will toss her head and her bear around and gallop all over the house. She sleeps with her eyes open and freaks my kids out. She is so much fun! I can never have a bad day because she will do something to make me smile. It has been a match made in heaven. Thank you so much BROOD for bringing her into our life and helping me fulfill my life long Basset obsession. 

I would write more but she has decided to get up from her pre-nap warm up snooze and stare at me demanding a good belly scratch... you want some chicken for dinner Casey? You got it babe... 

The O'Day family of Edgewood, MD