Sebastian
His registered
name is Jeanne's Sebastian Osceola.
He
turned
6 years on 9/21/1998.
It
is
hard to explain all the joy that Sebastian has given us
over
the years :) He has brought us much laughter with his antics.
The
soleful ~ begging eyes gets him his own way just about everytime.
He
communicates
by whimpering and sitting in certain areas in the kitchen.
One
location means drink ~ another means treat ~ another to go outside ~
etc.
(
His favorite pose)
His
best friend is the one who has food at the moment. He generally
positions
himself
between the two girls, while we are eating, or near me.
He
tries very hard not to beg at the table, however, if nothing has been
slipped
to
him and he senses we are near done eating, he will whimper softly.
When
you look at him, he shifts slightly, then resumes his perfect basset
pose.
Occassionally,
if that doesn't get your attention, then he will administers
a
whack along the ankle. Again, when you look ~ a little shift ~
then
the perfect pose. Sits up straight and head erect.
He
loves most food. However, when it comes to his treats, it is
Old
Roy basted dog biscuits or jerky strips.
LOL
~ if we have to substitute ~ he acts insulted.
Yep
- Mom drives 46 miles round trips on some ddays
just
to get him his treats.
A
basset is an excellent pet for children. Very tolerant with their
playing.
It
gets interesting when the girls are practicing their instruments.
Above
he "sings along " with Jamie's Sax. Unfortuanately, I have not been
able
to capture a picture of him with Jess playing her trumpet.
If
she is playing with the bell pointed towards the floor, he goes over and
puts
snoot in the bell to muffle the sound. Told Jess
"if
only we could teach him to do that on cue in concerts"
He
would have all roaring with laughter. She just keeps on playing,
while
he does this.
Jess
swears when she is grown and leaves home ~ she gets to take him with
her.
Sorry
~ but Sebastian stays with Mom ~
When
he decides he has had enough or if too much action ~ noise ~
He
heads off to his private domain~
We
got the crate for him as a pup to help housebreak him. We figured
we
would use for a year then take it down, but we noted he always liked
going
in there to rest, so we left his "bedroom" alone. You will note he
stole
a
pillow
and blanket. We don't latch the door, because he just uses
snoot
to reopen it. In above picture, this is his usually response if he is
snoozing
and you call his name. Always has that look of
"would
you please quit bothering me"
Many thought it was silly spending the money it cost to buy
him,
but
Jim, the girls, and I all agree he has given us so much laughter and
love,
that
it had outweighed the price.
Sebastian
September 21, 1992 ~ February 20, 2004
It was with sadness that we had to make the decision to have
Sebastian put to sleep.
He was diagnosed with Diabetes during the early part of December 2003
and started
on insulin.
At the beginning of February he started to decline and began resisting
his insulin.
We finally took it that he was telling us he had enough.
A memorial page was created by a friend of mine in
Sebastian's memory.
Angel
Sebastian
(Thanks Janie)
Jeanne and Sebastian
Jim and Sebastian, Jess watching in the background
Jamie and Sebastian
Sebastian,
You were one of "Mommy's" greatest joy. You brought much laughter and
love
to our home, along with a little "slobber". Well, ok, maybe a lot
of slobber.
We thank God and you for the time we had together.
You will live on in our hearts and memory. May your spirit
run free in a land
of peace, joy, good health and hopefully as many treats as you want.
Sebastian