Today started out like a normal 2nd Sunday of the month... we got up and dragged the momma to Drigon Dog Park for our monthly meetup there! It was a warm day, so only a few of our friends showed up and it was really too hot to play much - even for Sasha (the bundle of energy that is my 14 month old basset sister!). We got to see Sandy and Toby, Rob, Sally and Stella & Sue and Mocha.
On the way home, the momma stopped by and picked up food from The Country Way! We like when they go there, 'cuz when the momma gets a hot turkey samidge we get the extra gravy on our dinners!! Dad just got a chef salad, so there wasn't anything there for us to share.
After dinner, the momma and the daddy went to sleep 'cuz the momma works nights and the dad wasn't feeling well from going out to see a friends band play the night before (and then he stayed up late playing records and drinking Bushmils!).
Anyways - when they were sleeping, a fire started in the kitchen!!
Somehow the daddy smelled something burning and woke up! He thought the window air conditioner in their bedroom was burning up from being on all day, so he got up and turned it off. When he went down the hall to get something to drink, he notice the lights in the living room were off (they are always on in our house) and then he saw the smoke and he yelled to the momma!
They got to the front door just as the neighbor Steve from across the street was pounding and they went running out of the house telling Steve to call 9-1-1 'cuz the kitchen was on fire. The daddy then ran to the back fence and Teddi was there waiting for him (she's the smartest basset EVER!)! He got the gate open and the momma grabbed her and handed her to Steve to take to his house. Then Sasha came running out of the yard super scared and not knowing which way to go! The momma grabbed her and gave her to Steve, too! She then started yelling for me, but I was no where to be found!! The momma was SO scared! She kept yelling and yelling, but no me! She then grabbed the front hose and tried to put the fire out, but the smoke was too thick, so she left the house again and the firemen showed up! Every fireman she saw she told him to go save her dog!!
The dad went to the back of the house and was spraying water through the doggy door onto the fire to keep it from spreading past the kitchen! When the kitchen window blew out, he aimed the hose thru the window until the firemen got inside and put the fire out! Then he joined the momma out front where other neighbors were telling her that I would be OK "'cuz she is low to the ground!"!
After 15 minutes, one of the firemen asked what kind of dog we had "a poodle?" - "Why," the daddy yelled "what did you find?!?!" He said, no - they just wanted to know what to look for, and he said that I was a one-eyed basset hound.
Another 5 minutes went by and a fireman carried me out. When the momma saw me, she couldn't tell if I was breathing or not, so she called my name and I wagged my tail!! The momma grabbed me and hugged me and cried and cried!! We then went over to Steve's house to wait.
The head fire guy called dad over and asked when they had cooked last 'cuz one of the burners was on full blast. That's when we knew that Sasha must have smelled something on he stove so she got on her tip-toes and looked and when she came down, her big front paw must have turned on the burner to the momma's gas stove! The burner she turned on had a skillet with bacon grease in it, and it started the fire!
Then he asked if the fireman that saved me could have his picture taken with me. Of course he said yes, so here is a picture of me and Firman Ed Camera:
Well - we are now staying at a place called La Quinta Inn in Hayward 'cuz they let us girls stay with the momma and dad! We're glad 'cuz we're not sure what's going on and as long as we're all together, that's all that matters!!
This blog is to keep track of what we're going to go through to get back home! The smoke was SO bad we can't live there any more!! Not until they clean it all up and get it smelling good again! So, check back every once in a while to see what's new. The momma is thinking of it as an adventure, but its still early!
Talk to you soon!
~Madden and the Smokin' Hot Hounds~
Madden, your blog looks terrific!!! it is off to a great start & you has so many updates already. we been so bizzy with moooving but can't wait to read more of your posts... Worm
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