"Foster"

April 21, 2001
to
August 20, 2011
         In a Lifetime with Bassets, you were
     the Basset of a Lifetime
An extraordinary hound from an extraordinary litter, we recognized  you were 
special at one week of age -  you were simply everything we could have asked
for in a basset. You have been described as a "Rock Star" in the basset world,
and it certainly did fit. 

Words cannot express how much you were loved and how much you are missed          -- here at Desiree Acres and around the world. 
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 You will live on in your beautiful daughter, your grand puppies and in the hearts
of everyone who loved you.
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 Sleep well my handsome, handsome boy, and give our love to the Desiree Acres
Pack at Rainbow Bridge~

An Extraordinary Litter . . . .
It had been 15 years since Ron and I had bred a litter, and our hopes and our expectations were high.  We were confident we would produce some pretty puppies  -- little did we know that these pups would change our lives.
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 Born on April 21, 2001- by Ch. Helix Beamer of Rebelglen ROM & Ch. Symphonies All That Jazz, this litter produced:
Ch. Desiree Acres Foster
Ch. Desiree Acres Scout  
Ch. Desiree Acres Sunbeamer
Ch. Desiree Acres Minnie Me
Desiree Acres Dashel Dawson
Desiree Acres Madison (ptd)



. . . Became Extraordinary Dogs



In the Show Ring


Known to his family as "Mr. Marshmallow"
Foster  was nonetheless  a force to be
reckoned with  in the Show Ring, even
surpassing his Grandsire, Saint Cecil



Click "Show News"  for Foster's Show Photos
Foster finished his Championship at 10 months of age and competed
almost non-stop all the way into the Veterans classes.
Even at the age of 9 he simply LOVED "strutting his stuff" in the Show Ring
                 He is pictured below at 2 years of age (top row) and at 9 years


"The Rock Star" of the Basset World










Almost as much as his show career,
Foster received worldwide attention
just for being Foster

We are forever grateful that Foster does live on, through
Desiree Acres Razberi Zinger and the Grand Puppies

Though he was more than willing, about the only thing Foster fell short in was producing puppies. I had to tell  dozens of people the same thing --
 "take a number and wait in line, it starts right behind me"!
Repeated attempts only produced one puppy,
a beautiful girl called Zinger

Though not destined for the show ring, Zinger gave me exactly what I wanted (and needed!)
 in the whelping box
 -- a total of 10 beautiful babies:
The Sweetness & Light Pack and The Tonka Toy Boys

Now happily retired to a life of royalty, Zinger lives with her son Hummer and their "human slaves" Marlene and Steve
An "only child" Zinger was the single puppy from Foster and Ziggy (our first European import)

Zinger is pictured above as a baby
 -- hiding behind her Mamma Ziggy,
and with her "littermates" - even now she has a deep love for plush toys. 

Her 2 week old photo is the inspiration for our oil painting by Beth Babos
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Zinger is pictured below as an adult with her pups~

    Foster's Legacy - his 10 grand puppies, at 8 weeks



This is one of the last photos taken
of Foster, pictured with his
granddaughter Snickers



 
A bit of Foster lives on in his beautiful grand puppies . . .


.
. . they are, quite simply, the Future of Desiree Acres

To see additional Photos of Zinger, Hummer
and the other Foster Grand Puppies
Click on  Mr. H. D. Hummer
   Show News,  2008 Pups and 2010 Pups









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