I have 4 very spoiled basset hounds. Queen Xandy Bear & Huggie Bear are both 9 years old. wee Gracie Allen is almost 6 and Clyde Kadiddlehopper is 5. Xandy Bear is a bit of a celebrity in basset rescue circles. She was Grand Marshall for a Waddle in Ocean City, NJ a couple of years ago and was Queen of the Michigan Waddle this year(all based on pledges raised). This year we donated $2,900 to Michigan from our Woofle which is where most of my quilted items end up. Xandy Bear is from a very respected breeder but the rest of my goofballs are rescues. They rule the household and it's true that bassets have slaves-they do not have owners which is why I'm known as the blondeslave in basset rescue circles. The big boy in the front of my avatar was Moosie Bear who left us for the Bridge last year at 12 1/2.