Remembering Past Fur Family - Priscilla

Priscilla was a young Basset Hound female given to us by a prior owner and she was all Basset Hound. She didn't do much in the way of a guard dog except lay in front of the door where any intruder would trip over her. She loved us and was a good family member. We lived on a lake but she didn't particularly like the water so rarely went down to the water.

Actually she was pretty aloof and while she loved the family she wasn't into playing ball or anything. One day we had her outside on her run for some exercise and it was a bright sunshine day and out of the blue a bolt of lightning struck in the lake right in front of our eyes. She was thrown about 6' in the air and lay lifeless. I ran out to her and gave her CPR and after a while her eyes came back down and she was weak but able to focus. I carried her in the house and called the vet who advised us to keep her warm. Her back legs didn't work but soon she was able to function again and was back to her normal self.

After that she was pretty normal but she could hear thunder far off before we could even hear it and she would find a safe place to hide. Pris never was one for walks and spent most of her life just lounging around the house. She is the only Basset Hound I ever had so I don't know if the breed is like Priscilla or not.