In Memory of Toby

In the Spring of 2000 Lance and I bought our first house. And then of course we started searching for a pet. But, not just any pet....a Basset Hound. Lance had always wanted a Basset Hound. So the search began. I found a lady in Arkansas that had 3 Basset Hounds. Sadie would be giving birth to puppies sometime in October. We were put on a list for a puppy. On October 13th Sadie gave birth. This is the picture the owner sent to us. Toby is the puppy on the far left.

We made the trip from Memphis to Arkansas to see which puppy we would chose. We wanted a male Basset Hound. And Lance really loved the tri-colored Basset Hounds. So if you look at the picture that narrows down the choices pretty much. So we chose Toby. We named Toby for the Basset Hound in the Disney movie "The Great Mouse Detectives". A few weeks later this is a picture that the owner sent me. We were in love.



So 6 weeks after Toby was born we made another trip to Arkansas to pick him up. The weather was horrible. It stormed the entire trip. The traffic was backed up almost our entire trip home. But, we finally made it back home. Below is a picture of Toby's first night with us.



Of course Toby didn't want to sleep in his crate. We persisted until he was potty trained. Then as all puppies do Toby would sleep and then want to play. But, of course he wanted to play at 5:00 in the morning. So I started letting Toby sleep with me after he woke up at 5:00.



At 2 1/2 years old Toby was joined by a sister.



Toby is a part of all of our memories.

Then in 2006 Toby was joined by a second sister. I really don't think he was all that impressed.

Then we moved Toby and the girls to Florida. Here are some pictures of Toby at his new home.











At the beginning of November Toby couldn't raise his head. So off to vet he went. Then he went to see a specialist. Toby was diagnosed with Degenerative Disk Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease. Toby took medication which seemed to make him better. Then one morning he coudn't eat his food because of the pain. Lance took Toby to Dr. Andy. And he helped Toby make his journey to the bridge. Now he is living a pain free existence.

Rest in Peace our Sweet Cranky Boy
October 13, 2000 to November 17, 2008

You will be missed...............

A special Thanks to all my friends who are helping me through this difficult time.