Droopy Basset Rescue

12/24/2024

Here are a few photos we have received of Droopy adopted fosters in their homes ready for Christmas!
We love photos of our fosters living the good life🥰

12/24/2024

All of us at DBHR Central want to wish everyone Blessings and Joy this Holiday season!
We even got some of the foster bassets and family bassets to join in the Christmas fun! OK… Teri and I had fun with Max our 16-yr old senior foster, Lucy our 6-yr old greeter (Queen of the DBHR pack) and Arthur the 2 yr old, cool dude, (adopted and loved by Teri). They may not have found the photo shoot as amusing, as we did.

12/07/2024

The Droopy family lost another amazing supporter this week.
Tracy was mostly a behind the scenes force who kept numbers straight for us during Slobberfest.
Her talent for crafting-especially wreath making helped us raise funds for Droopy. Her sense of humor always made you laugh. She was always ready with a hug if you needed one.
She could always be counted on to help with the ‘boring’ stuff that takes a lot of time but receives little or no recocgnition. She never expected any.
Mostly she kept her best friend Judy sane when everything was crazy.
And when the crazy just got too crazy-well the two of them with the help of some ‘fruit juice’ set it back to straights again.
Her absence will leave a gaping hole in the fabric that weaves the Droopy family.
Please keep her family and her best friend in your prayers.
Godspeed Tracy  

Obituary for Tracy Lynn Dowler

Erie Times-News obituaries and death notices. Remembering the lives of those we've lost.

12/01/2024

It is with much sadness that we must let you know that one of our faithful supporters, Donna Matushak Funk has passed away.
Over the years she has sold thousands of pounds of their own premium roasted coffee, too many solid chocolate bassets to count and has held a huge variety of fundraisers to benefit Droopy basset rescue.
She was a good and loyal friend to Bassets across the country-and a loved human friend to many of us.
We send our love and deepest sympathies to her husband Bob and their bassets Morpheus and Eloise.

11/29/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Droopy family and friends!
We give thanks today for all of you
🍁🐾💕🍁
Pictured are Gigi and Dexter-two Droopy alumni who are much loved in their forever home. They are grateful to all of you who support Droopy so that we were able to get them the care they needed!!
We are Blessed and grateful to all of you! 🥰

08/21/2024

⭐️ Dog days of Summer 2024 Ruffle winners ⭐️
Thank you Bob Strell for helping me out with drawing tickets! 🥰
Winning ticket #
Book-ends 7976
Tea Pot 8049
Hood ornament 8053
Mama & pups 8052
Egg 7974
Soap dish & S/P 7901
Russ's 7984
Basil 7916
I had to move a bunch of stuff and I don't have my master sheet tonight to match names to the ticket numbers. You can check the numbers I sent you or wait until I post them tomorrow evening.

Thank you for your patience and for supporting our annual
Dog days of Summer Ruffle!!!

08/16/2024

Only two days left to get in on this!
Click on the album title to see all information and pictures 😊

08/16/2024

Big Thank-aaaaarrrrroooo's go out to Stefanie Young for her donation of 25 stuffed animals for next year's Slobberfest Carnival game prizes!!

08/05/2024

***UPDATE 9/25***
The shirts are finally done and will be picked up from the printer today. I will be contacting you for payment and get them in the mail to you within a week. I apologize for the delay.

Due to popularity we are going to do another run of our 25th celebration Slobberfest T-shirt.
Please read this post all the way through for all the information you need:
Prices are (postage within the USA included)
Sizes S-XL $22
Size 2XL- $24
Size 3XL- $26
(please message if needing a size not listed here)
WE WILL ONLY HAVE THE SHIRTS PRINTED THAT ARE PRE-ORDERED! 
Use the ‘message’ button to let me know what you’d like to order or with any questions.
Multi shirt orders will have a lower combined cost due to adjusted postage.
I will let you know payment info once we place the order.
Pre-orders are open now until Sunday August 18th.
It will take about two weeks for the shirts to come in before I can mail them out.
Thank you! Angelika - fundraising co.

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07/18/2024

Slobberfest 25 was a huge success!
It was wonderful seeing so many people that have adopted from Droopy over the years and became part of the Droopy family. Getting to see the Bassets we fostered, that now have their own family and how much they are loved, just fills me with joy.
Droopy BHR is blessed to have gained new supporters. This year we are thrilled that Skeeter Lynne and Hubert Corbett (ATB) Loved by Marci Thomas and Norie Fabor raised a grand total of $10,000 to become Bassetarian of 2024!
2nd place was won by Donna and Bob Funk by raising $6,200!
3rd place was won by Gaby & Lili (loved by Dawn VanKeuren) bringing in $2,478!
Grateful doesn’t begin to describe how I feel or the difference this will make to the Bassets in our program now or the ones we will be able to help, with the funds raised by these wonderful people!
This 25th anniversary Slobberfest truly was a celebration, 25 years of Basset lovers coming together to have fun and raise money to help DBHR continue our mission to help Bassets in need. Over the years we have also become a sanctuary for those Bassets that due to health, temperament, old age or chronic issues are unadoptable. Because of your support we can give them the care they need along with love and a safe place to call home. I can’t thank you enough, for making that possible!
To our amazing volunteers who work so hard to make Slobberfest happen, from my son Josh Helfferich who literally grew up in rescue, working the first Slobberfest (recruiting his friends too) and Rach his wife who has expanded the raffle to beyond amazing! Juanita Kelly who has been my Slobberfest co-coordinator for many years and has made each year better with her creativity and hard work. She has literally added her touch to every part of the event and then enlisted her family’s help too LOL. So many people who do so much: Angelika Hastings, Teri Richmond each do way more for Droopy than I could ever say, (along with enlisting their friends and family). Mark and Diane Burns, Amy Fisher, Connie Farrell, Wayne Trask, Lisa Chalmers, Rev. Carol Sharp, Yvonne and Dwayne Thomas, Clinton and Beth Rice, Tracy Dowler, Diana Dunar, Dave Engel, Sam Butera are all long-term volunteers helping each year from set up on Friday to tear down on Saturday evening, along with so many who come from near and far to help with the booths and anything else they can do. I am humbled and amazed by all of you. Thank you all so much for your help, support, love and joyful attitudes, making Slobberfest the fun event it is! The Droopy Foster Bassets send big ARHOOOS of gratitude, and slobber filled love for your support!
God bless,
Judy and the foster gang

07/15/2024

07/12/2024

Big Thank-aaarrrrooo's go out to Romolo Chocolates for their donations to the 25th Anniversary of Slobberfest being held July 13, 2024!