Whileallthiswasgoingon,RobertandMichaelhad
placed11rescuePBGVsintolovinghomes,12ifyoucount
thelastone,Fozzy—theykeptFozzyBear.Theirdealwith
themselveswasthattheywouldcontinuetoplacerescue
dogsuntiltheykeptone.
LibbywenttoFranandDaveKeeley.Daisywentwith
MacSteinerandCarolynHartwell.Whentheywereasked
tofindsomeonetofosterapeebforacoupleofnights,they
calledonMacandCarolyn,again.Slinkerswasaboutthree
hoursawayinAkron,andbythetimeRobertreturnedwith
SlinkersandintroducehertoCarolynandMac,Carolynhad
alreadypurchasedacrate,a20-lb.bagoffoodandrenamed
herLucy.Thiswasnolongerafoster.Thiswasanadoption.
LisaCasehadbabysatfortheMohawksforaboutfive
yearsandeventually,sheandArongotapeeboftheirown,
Cami;shecontinuedtherescuetraditionbyfosteringKia,a
four-yearolddachshund.
Atthelastfewtrials,therabbitpopulationwasdown
and,withthispastwinter,itlookedlikethespring
huntinIndianawasgoingtobecancelled.And
thenmymotherpassedawayinJanuary.Atthe
lunchaftertheservice,MartyMay,therewithhis
wife,Ida,andtheirdaughter,KimCroft,asked
aboutthepups.Duringtheconversation,Iasked
MartyiftheClarkCountyBeagleClubmembers
wouldeverconsiderrentingitouttosomePBGVs.
Martywasnotsuretheclubwouldgoalong,but
Kimfeltotherwise.Astheywereleaving,she
whisperedtomethatshewouldworkonherdad!
Thenextdaysheemailedthattheclubcouldbe
rentedonanyopenweekend.March28wasopen.
ItwasbookedandtheinauguralAmusanteChasse
wasareality.
Withthetemperaturesinthelow40s,18PBGVs
andonedachshundtooktothefield.Theclub
consistsoftwofields;thelargerofthetwois35
acresoffencedpropertyholdingwhatseemedlike
hundredsofrabbits.
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