No it's not Sherlock, the Basset Hound used by Elvis and RCA for publicity in the fifties.
It's the Basset hound owned by Kathy Westmoreland. You know Kathy as "the little girl with the beautiful high voice," that sang with Elvis in the '70s.
Kathy and Bentley at Play
It all began when Kathy recently added a picture of her dog Bentley to her Web Pages at
Kathy Westmoreland.
Bentley has gotten so much attention since that day, I just had to find out more about him. I soon found out he's definitely NOT your average hound dog.
Here's what Kathy told me when I ask her the story on this adorable little guy.
Bentley with his Peg Leg up.
I never even thought about the relationship between Elvis' Hound Dog and Bentley when I got him, it just happened that way. I babysat a friend's Bassett (Willie) for six months
in the seventies and fell in love with him. When I was failing at every
attempt I could to adopt one, I decided out of desperation that perhaps
Lindsey (my daughter call a breeder I had circled in the newspaper) as I got
a fresh cup of coffee...we had run into block wall after block wall on every
lead we had that day. The woman answered and was "crying".
A Good Skater has to Check his Wheels.
She had never had anyone call to ask if she knew of a Bassett that needed to be adopted, only
asked her what she had for sale, or asked if she could take one for them, when
they didn't want them anymore. She had just returned from her vet, who told
her that this puppy, then seven weeks old, had a defective knee that would
never bend, and (the third ear thing) and that she should put him to sleep.
Bentley Just Can't Sleep Without his Skateboard
We had called just as she got in, and she was overjoyed because she loved Bentley so much, but could
find no one who wanted him. The rest is history...she gave him to us free, gave him all of his shots,etc.
Kathy first realized Bently wasn't your average hound dog only a few days after she brought him home. Here's her story.
Bentley Getting on his Skateboard
I heard a loud crash outside one day shortly
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