Category: Rudy’s blog

Rudy

Howling 3 a.m.

We woke up to coyotes howling. Our hearts stopped in the moment we paused and listened to the lonely sound so close.

Our neighbors dog, who shares our fence barked. My husband rushed to get Trixie in the house. She has taken to sleeping outside. He locked the doggie door knowing Rudy and her were safe.

We don’t have any washes, storm drains near us but Oka elementary and the park is in the center of a lot of houses who use the park like a dog park.

Please be careful.

A trip out

Rudy and I went on a trip to the Marconi Car Museum. We were there to film a segment of our friends new show coming to MavTV – history driven. Any way, he restored my ’64 Ford Falcon Sprint Convertible.

Anyway, all the way over I was hoping the Laker was there. Snoop Dog gifted it to Kobe. The detail wow!

Anyway, Rudy and I filmed our Q&A with him on my lap. (I’m in a wheelchair”. He didn’t fuss, wiggle or anything. If he did I didn’t notice it. I was busy but he did AMAZING!!

I’m not sure I mentioned it or if you’re new to it – Welcome. Rudy was abused by a man. He is terrified by most men. So many of our car people even the film crew who were told

His history were very careful not to scare him. It was precious. Okay I’m posting a different way so the photos might be separate.

 

 

Rudy and his girlfriends

The European Bassett Betty

Back to his girlfriends. Mr. Rudy Valentino has Lovie and his European girl Betty. Betty is a big girl (about 80 lbs). She is only 5 and can play a lot longer than the others but with her size Rudy calls it quits. She is fast and any wrestling is what we avoid with her. On the other hand. Lovie is 12 and let’s Rudy roll all over her. It’s so cute. The pictures below are of Betty. European Bassett hounds are taller longer and just bigger.

I can’t find a picture of Lovie but I’ll find it. Stay tuned.

Jo and the Bassett Hounds.

Jo is a very special lady. She is a foster parent for the Southern California Bassett hounds. The bassets that she handles are the elderly the ill and last chance Animals. She has had lovey for quite a while, in fact number of years and she has another named Albert and she’s had him again for a few years. Now with Betty, she was being transferred around and is a really great dog and so Jo took her into give her a place to stay that was more permanent. Jo did find an adopter for her so at the end of the month she’ll be going off to her new home and it’s going to be fabulous

Rudy and the rabbits

Last Sunday we went over to my sisters house. She has eight rabbits all are friendly to them but run the backyard. Rudy has met them once and befriended the older rabbit Jessica. This time we went over and Rudy went out back to find the rabbit. He meant no harm but my sister wasn’t so sure.

Rudy spent the day keeping the rabbits up on the hill. The yard is divided, the lower section being grass and then a retaining wall and the hill. A fence surrounds the yard so all the rabbits have their holes up on the hill.

So with all the people that were there, Rudy made sure all the rabbits kept up on the hill. Every time a rabbit came down onto the grass he would heard it like a sheepdog back up to it’s hole on the hill. One of them, a gray one, was simply not having it. She kept coming down and Rudy, got to where he camped out next to her den. The little darling was exhausted by the time we left. I really wanted to video it but they were to fast. Imagine the speed of a rabbit and Rudy’s speed.

For those that are concerned, Rudy never over took a rabbit, he never got in front of them and always stayed behind them with space. He never in anyway made us believe that he would hurt any of the rabbits. If the rabbits started hopping so did Rudy if you can believe it! It’s hard for me to picture and I saw it but it happened and it was so adorable.