Please welcome Honey back into the BRNGB family.  Honey is under assessment and is not ready to be adopted, any enquiries regarding Honey will go unanswered.  Honey was originally surrendered into the BRNGB family way back at the start of 2017.  Her previous foster family went on to adopt her and give her a fabulous life.  Honey is 10 years old, 11 in the next few months (according to her records) Sadly circumstances change; and Honey has been welcomed back into the family with open arms.   We offer full rescue back up for all BRNGB hounds, and this is why.  We know things change, we know sometimes the Hounds need us a second or even a third time ...

Henry, or King Henry as he is affectionately known joined the BRNGB family back at the beginning of September. Henry is 5 years old and on his arrival, he weighed a whopping 44 KG (6.9 stone in old money). As handsome as Henry looked, carrying all that extra weight was causing him massive issues. Henry would refuse to walk more than a few meters, possibly due to pain carrying all that extra weight. The weight was probably also causing issues with his heart and lungs. By the end of October Henry weighed in at 34KG (5.3 stone), that's a whopping 10KG off in the space of 2 months which is mind blowing amazing. We are so pleased to say Henry had a further weigh in at the vets this last week and ...

Cooper arrived in the BRNGB family today.  He's a stunning lad who reminds us all of Agnes, the stray girl who you all named.   Cooper is under assessment and is not ready to be adopted, any applications will go unanswered.  Cooper is 9 months old and has been surrendered to us by his loving family when circumstances changed for them all.   He's a true credit to them as he is proving, so far, what a lovely lad he is.  He was a dream for our transport team and has had a little mooch around the village where his foster parents live, and as you can see, settled down for a post mooch / pre dinner snooze. Cooper will be having his vet check in the next few days ...

Biscuit arrived in our care on the 14th July and upon his arrival it was apparent all was not well with his bottom. You'll recall after various visits to the vets, attempts of surgery it was discovered Biscuit had a polyp in his bottom which could not be operated on due to the complexity of the surgery together with Biscuits age, we felt it wouldn't be kind to put him through such major surgery which could involve breaking his pelvis and risk his bowel flooding his insides. There were thoughts that potentially it could be cancer but thankfully this wasn't proved on the tests. Biscuit was home with his foster family, who went on to officially adopt him. As Biscuit was on palliative care he wo...

So a New Year and time to start fundraising for all the Hounds still in our care, waiting to come in, and those who will join us throughout 2025.  We are solely a donation based Charity, we have no income and all of our funds are raised and then spent (sometimes as quickly as they come in) on the hounds and only the hounds.  None of our volunteers are paid, no-one takes a salary or payment of any kind.  We don't have a CEO taking a massive cut each month to live a wonderful lifestyle.  So, be assured that every penny you donate is spent on the hounds.  This month we have this beautiful hamper donated by Catherine Scothern.   For just £5.00 you could be in w...

7 month old Olive joined the BRNGB family today.  Please note she is under assessment and is not ready to be adopted so any enquiries regarding her will go unanswered.  We don't know a lot about Olive, but she is a very playful, happy, good puppy.  She knows basic commands, although she has already christened the kitchen floor.   She's had a busy afternoon playing hard and has discovered the sofa is a good place to snuggle.  She was very good on her transport run to foster and very polite and welcoming with play with the resident dog.  Olive will be going to the vet in the next few days for a full check up and we will know more after.  Olive does ...

It's been a busy year at BRNGB for 2024, a total of 49 hounds were surrendered into our care over the last 12 months.   Our quietest month was January, the busiest being July with 9 hounds being surrendered, 5 of which arrived with us the same weekend. Surprisingly, we didn't have any hounds join us in November. We've had blind bassets, old bassets, baby bassets, stray bassets, abandoned bassets, incredibly poorly bassets, loving bassets, happy bassets, grieving bassets......all loved by their foster families, us and our wonderful supporters.     Out of the 49 hounds 14 remained in foster for Christmas, all the rest, except 2, found their forever homes.  We...

The Northern Christmas Party took place just before Christmas up in Manchester.   From the photos it looks like everyone had an amazing time and all the hounds enjoyed meeting Santa-Paws.  Further photos can be found on our "Friends of Basset Rescue" Facebook page as well as the fabulous photographer Francesca Atkinson who joined in the fun.  Thank you so much for the photos  Thank you also to our team of volunteers who arranged the party, Pierina, John, Louise, Chris, Rosie and Hayley.  We appreciate all the work you put in to make this happen.  Thank you also to Wags Doggy Day Care who hosted the party for us at no charge.  We really appreciate and e...

Maisie joined the BRNGB family back in October.  As soon as she arrived it was apparent that she had issues with her skin and a few lumps and bumps that needed to be looked into.   Her skin has really improved and in the last few weeks she has undergone tests on her lumps. On the 10th December she went to have her poorly ears flushed and her dental.  The hope was that she would also have her lumps investigated.  A needle aspiration on the lump on her face was undertaken and thankfully this has come back clear.   The lump on her foot however was more of a mystery.   When the vet went in to investigate, they found it was full of ...

Bertie and Daisy joined the BRNGB family yesterday.  Bertie has the whiter face and is 8 years old, Daisy is 5 years old.   Both are under assessment and are not ready to be adopted, any enquiries regarding them will go unanswered.  Their lives have been an adventure.  They are UK born and bred bassets who moved overseas to live out the rest of their lives with their owners a few years back; sadly the dream had to come to an abrupt end and they were repatriated to the UK with their owners recently.    Since being back in the UK they were surrendered to BRNGB and they made their journey to foster yesterday.  Daisy believes she is a lap dog whi...

Our wonderful friends over at Buddylicious have offered you all 10% off their fabulous  natural, sustainable snacks and chews.  Those of you who attended our Christmas parties would have received one of their treat bags in your hounds gift from Santa-Paws, and we've been reliably informed they went down a treat (no pun intended!)   These treats are just fabulous, healthy, good for teeth, skin, eyes, joints and digestion.  Please do visit their facebook page or their website and use code Basset10 on checkout to get your 10% off your first order.  Yours hounds won't be disappointed.  **Order by the 19th December to get your treats by Christmas** Buddylic...

Lovely lad Hank joined the BRNGB family in the last couple of weeks.  Hank is under assessment and is not ready to be adopted, any applications for him will go unanswered.  Hank is 8 years old and had lived with his original family since a puppy along with their cat and in later years a small child.  Hank does have some resource tendencies when it comes to food and his own personal space (sounds like a hound after my own heart!) He has been suffering with some leg pain but enjoys his walks......with a lot of sniffs.  After a couple of rocky first days Hank is settling into foster life well.  He needed to trust his foster family and boundaries needed to be agreed betw...

 The Southern Hounds met Santa-Paws at the party yesterday! Now I'm not a photographer, there were a lot of bums, legs and heads popping up all over so I did my best!  Feel free to save and share your hound's photo!  - They will be on our socials as well.  So much fun had by all. Further photos will follow once the Northern Party has taken place Thank you everyone for coming! 

Unless you have run an on-line auction you really don't appreciate how much work goes into it.  From collecting items from, in Hettie's Howliday Auction case, all over the world, the photographs, the posts, the messages,  checking payments, packing, printing labels, and trips to the post office.  It really does become a full time job for a few weeks.  We are so incredibly grateful for Sally King and Hettie for running this annual auction for us again this year.  Sally has some amazing donators who we are also grateful to; people that never fail to bid on the items donated; and she also has a Sue and a Barbara who help with the sorting, packing and post...

Hettie's Howliday Auction ends tonight at 8pm.  You would not believe the amazing finds Hettie has for you to bid on - some items have been sent over from across the pond, and some are incredibly rare like this fabulous Country Artist Loafer Basset.  This guy has been discontinued, you will only find him second hand, or at Hettie's facebook page!  He has his original box and paperwork, he's as rare as a basset with recall!  Pop over to Hettie's facebook page for all the goodies or buy your ticket for this fabulous specimen of a Hound by paying £5.00 reference "Hettie" into paypal - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or into the Bank A/C 52372266 S/C 40-34-27 Be quick though ...

Christmas is just round the corner so we wanted to update you all on our plans for the festive period. We always stop adopting BRNGB bassets throughout December.  This is because December is normally a very busy period for most households; visiting family and friends; out visiting; parties, which we do not feel is a suitable environment for a basset to settle into a new home.   On the run up to December we ensure that our foster families are happy to continue caring for their foster hounds over the festive period, most of which will already be settled and happy within the home and have probably met all visitors already.   For the same reason, we also do not accept su...

The fabulous Hettie Howliday Auction starts today!  Sally King and the gorgeous BRNGB Hound Hettie have been running this auction for the last few years all to raise funds for BRNGB.   When we say it's fabulous, we mean it.  We have no idea where Sally and Hettie obtain all the items, but we are truly grateful to everyone who donates.  There are items which you will not find in the UK, items get sent worldwide in this auction so you need to ensure you keep an eye on your bids and Hettie's page.  We've added a link to this below together with a little sample of some of the items you will be able to bid on.  All funds raised go to the hounds in our care ...

We have updated most of the hounds on our website sharing with you all their journey so far with BRNGB.  Not sure where to find them?   The hounds under assessment at the moment can be found here:- Under Assessment Hounds under assessment  https://www.brngb.org/adopt-a-hound/under-assessment Those looking for their forever homes can be found here (this is updated once hounds have finished their assessment and are looking for their forever homes)  Gallery Hounds looking for their forever homes  https://www.brngb.org/adopt-a-hound/bertie And those who have found their forever homes can be found here   Rehomed The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain (B...

 It is with great sadness that this evening we share the news that a true gent and avid supporter of BRNGB passed away last night. Jeff had been a huge part of the BRNGB family and brand from day one. He was the designer and brains behind our wonderful website; he helped launch BRNGB's first ever fundraiser all those years ago; and was always on the end of the phone for a stupid question when we broke the website; forgot passwords; needed new email addresses; and of course the winter snow flakes on the website. He would happily take the mickey, tell us where we were going wrong, and fix anything IT'ish for us. Jeff was always on hand professionally, and of course the banter would f...

An update from Beau's foster family  Beau continues to improve . He is a lovely boy, who loves people and other dogs.  A little separation anxiety, but after what he has been through that is not surprising, but he is getting better each day.  His wish list goodies first arrived after he was admitted to hospital, so we saved posting until the others arrived - we can't thank everyone enough for all the love and support shown to Beau, and ourselves. It has been overwhelming!  As you can see Beau loves his gifts. He did try to get into the treats, but for now they are not on the menu!  We have been out on short walks. He gets tired quickly still , although this is gettin...

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 The only words that are needed for this update is  BEAU IS HOME Beau came home late last night.  He's eating, he's playing and loving being back with his foster family.  The resident hounds welcomed him home like a long lost buddy.  We will update later today, right now we don't need to say anything more but just enjoy this moment with us, and know you were part of this journey, you helped make this happen, you helped save this boy!  We have a new wish list for Beau if you are able to donate. A few things he needs including his special food.  We know you've all donated so much and you blow our minds every time. To every one of Beau's Army, t...

Now the photo above may cause upset, but this is because of the video at the bottom!  Oh yes! Beau has turned a corner, he's been moved into the main dog ward where he is desperately trying to play with the other dogs!  His foster parents went to visit him yesterday and it was kisses and cuddles galore!  His bottom tube has been removed, and (sorry we know it's Sunday breakfast time but this is worth celebrating) his poop is now forming!  Woohooo - yes we celebrate poop Beau is eating better and the IV fluids have been reduced, it really is the most positive update we've received so far!  To think that Beau has been in hospital longer than he has spent at his foster ...

Whilst we appreciate all the donations we have received for Beau, which currently have just about covered his vet bills (more on Beau to follow)  we do have another 20 hounds in our care who all require funds whilst in foster.  Gaynor and Phil have kindly donated another stay at their tranquil Hideaway Cottage for one of you wonderful supporters to win.   This cottage is a dog lovers paradise; it's so dog friendly it not only has an enclosed garden, but also a wonderful, fenced off open space for your hounds to run, or bumble around if you don't fancy a walk.  All you have to do is open a gate, cross a cute little bridge and freedom is all theirs!  It even ...

The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain #NOBASSETGETSFORGOTTEN  Name: Holly  Sex: Female  Age: 13 years old Location: Staffordshire Holly joined us in August for her foster assessment where she has proved to be a lovely lady. She celebrated her 13th birthday with us, with cake of course! Holly has previously lived with other dogs, children and cats. Currently she is in foster with cats and a rabbit with no other dogs. There had been an issue between Holly and a smaller dog with her original family where she had snapped at this one particular dog. There seemed to be no apparent trigger for this, and although there was no bite the harmony in the home had changed. Holly origin...

Yesterday morning the vet called with his update, he's not better, but he's no worse. He is still pouring out watery diarrhoea, and he needs to stay on iIV fluids to replace his losses as a lot, even though he has finally started to drink, it is not enough to replace his losses.  He has continued to eat little at a time, but being given food frequently to keepn his gut going, so the feeding tube is still absent, which is good as Beau was apparently distressed with it anyway!  Bloods stable - they monitor his electrolytes regularly because of the diarrhoea and iv fluids.  The vet considered Addisons Disease, but they don't think this fits clinically or with ...

The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain #NOBASSETGETSFORGOTTEN  Name: Lincoln  Sex: Male  Age: 7 Location: Lancashire  Meet Lincoln, the softest boy with the biggest heart. Lincoln is an absolute cuddle monster; he wants nothing more than to be pet and snuggle up with his humans. If you aren't showing him attention he will sit and chat at you until you give him loves. He's a gentle creature and is sweet with all animals he has encountered, cats, dogs, chickens and horses. He lives with me and my resident hound Wilma, he has shown no dominance traits however, can be a bit food possessive and may tell Wilma off if she is too close to his bone or kibble. He shows no aggre...

We had the update from the vet this morning which you have all been waiting for, which is positive, but Beau is far from out of the woods yet.  Before we go into details of how Beau is doing, can we take a moment to thank every each and one of you.   Your messages of support, your outpouring of love for Beau and us, your donations, your prayers, even just a share or a like on Beau's posts have given us all a massive lift in our spirits.  To know this boy has his Army behind him, has made this fight slightly easier for all of us.   Don't get us wrong, Beau still has a fight and a long road ahead of him, but every tiny step of his little paws, is a step in the rig...

Beau needs his Army!  Every hound who joins the BRNGB family has their own supporters. Some have whole a whole army, and right now Beau needs every single one of you. This is a four year old boy, a boy who has suffered with his health on and off all his life. We have all of his vet records and so do the vets, but he's never been this poorly, he is literally at the gate to the bridge. Beau arrived in our care on Saturday at four years old. Saturday night and Sunday he was doing really well. Monday morning, one of the other resident bassets woke the foster family up barking, which is unusual. When they went to check on the hounds there was vomit, bloody diarrhoea and urine everywhere. It ...

You will remember Alfie joined us in September at 11 years old, after he was found at home, alone with his owner who had passed away.   We discovered shortly after his arrival, Alfie has a very large cancerous growth on his spleen and it was decided, along with the vet that surgery was not an option for Alfie so he would be kept comfortable and happy until he's ready to cross the bridge.  It's been a bit of a rollacoaster the last couple of weeks with Alfie; early October he was suffering with a very upset tummy, but he was begining to trust and come out of his shell, giving kisses and hugs to his foster parents.   Here's a little update from them from over...