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THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together....... - Author unknown ________________________________________________________ Memorials This page is dedicated to our basset hounds that have gone to the rainbow bridge.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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Roscoe 1281
With a sad heart, advising that Roscoe passed away after enjoying many years on the ranch in Fredericksburg, TX. We adopted him at one of your adoption events in Grapevine area many years ago. He was a runner, making him the perfect ranch hound. He loved running the ranch, hanging out with horses, and cuddling at night on his sofa. RIP Roscoe.
Roscoe 1281
With a sad heart, advising that Roscoe passed away after enjoying many years on the ranch in Fredericksburg, TX. We adopted him at one of your adoption events in Grapevine area many years ago. He was a runner, making him the perfect ranch hound. He loved running the ranch, hanging out with horses, and cuddling at night on his sofa. RIP Roscoe.
Roscoe 1281
With a sad heart, advising that Roscoe passed away after enjoying many years on the ranch in Fredericksburg, TX. We adopted him at one of your adoption events in Grapevine area many years ago. He was a runner, making him the perfect ranch hound. He loved running the ranch, hanging out with horses, and cuddling at night on his sofa. RIP Roscoe. 
Our sweet boy NASH went over the rainbow bridge on January 30, 2024. What a joy and a privilege it was for him to live in our house! He was our first adoptee. We were not looking for an older basset but when he walked in the door we told his foster that he was not leaving. We got to experience the pure joy of having him for almost three years. He was my husband's best friend and our house is so empty without him even though we have adopted two other basset hounds. OH to hear him bay one more time!! 
Almost 5 years ago, a beautiful little tri-color basset hound girl made her way to my front door with the help of her foster mom, NTBHR volunteer foster Jeannie Oppenlander Burkett. This was Ruthie who came to my house that day looking for her forever home. She had been sent to two other homes, but Ruthie made it clear she was not happy at either and expressed her displeasure by howling and barking at the front doors. Only 3 months before Ruthie came to my door, my Ellie Mae had gone to the Bridge. Because I believe God performs miracles, I'm sure that through Ellie Mae, God sent Ruthie to my house that day. The rest is history. My basset hound, Blossom and Blueman, my Sussex Spaniel and I adopted Ruthie into our family, and she didn't howl and bark at the front door asking to leave. She made herself a permanent place in our family, and she became part of us. Ruthie was a puppy mill mama, having been rescued by North Texas Basset Hound Rescue at the age of 8 and 5 months before she found us. My goal was to give Ruthie the very best life possible, and for the most part she experienced that. She was a fighter having endured major spinal surgery less than a year after she came to us. She recovered as quickly as she could, but some of the damage in her spine could not be repaired. Over the past several months, she had begun to lose her ability to use her left back leg, but she continued pushing on. Other health issues cropped up as well, but Ruthie continued fighting. On May 2, 2020 the road for Ruthie became too difficult for her to bear, and I made that heart-breaking decision to let her go. Ruthie was special in so many ways to me and to her foster mom, Jeannie Oppenlander Burkett. We will always love and miss her, but she will be in our hearts forever. Click a letter to find an animal or view all.
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