how I met Dougal our basset

by sherridan howley
(Forest Of Dean)

my family were looking into getting a new rescue dog and were inquiring locally for a dachshund and a local rescue contacted us about a week later... informing us they had a dog similar to a dachshund so we agreed to meet this bundle of fur.
The day I met our new rescue dog he raced out of the car in though the house; jumped and dribbled all over myself and my older brother. we all fell in love with him to the point that he never left.
Now, this was a good eleven-twelve year's ago now so we have gone from having this little hyperactive Bassett Hound puppy to a lazy, grumpy old boy who doesn't want to leave his bed unless for food or a cuddle.