| Brendans-Brevis Hoover was born on February 11, 1993
in New Jersey. He came to live with us on April 16, 1993. Hoover was
a vocal puppy and whined and cried all the way from Bethany to Southbury
(about 30 miles), and he has been whining ever since! He graduated
from Obedience school in 1994, and embarked on a promising show career
by attending matches as a puppy. He, however, took exception to the
judges examining his private parts and took to growling at the judge.
This does not win points in the dog show ring, and in fact, gets you
excused from the ring. Thus ending his promising show career! Hoover
began working at Cave Comics at a very young age, assisting our first
basset, Sherlock, as Assistant Vice President in charge of customer
relations. Hoover excelled at his new job, and is a master at greeting
customers at the door and whining for attention. He has been perfecting
his technique for many years now, and was promoted to Vice President
upon the passing of Sherlock in 1994. Hoover has graciously accepted
a co-vice-presidency with Flash, who joined him in 1994, and has brought
his own flair to customer relations at Cave Comics. Vital Statistics:
Hoover stands 14" high at the shoulders, is 23" long from base of
neck to base of tail and weighs in at about 70 lbs.. He has a wonderful
gentle personality and is exceedingly sweet, albeit a bit neurotic. |
Brevis Caxton (a.k.a. Flash) was born on May 19, 1994
in Bethany, Connecticut. He came to live with us in October 1994.
Flash was a very dominant puppy and was a little aggressive with other
puppies, so we took him on a trial basis to see if he would get along
with Hoover. Hoover was always a submissive dog, and took well to
being bossed around by the much more dominant Flash. We opted to keep
Flash, and he became an immediate fixture at Cave Comics. He trained
diligently with Hoover and became a master at sleeping in front of
the door, to make sure that he did not miss the comings and goings
of any customers. Flash also began his dog show career in 1995, and
became a champion in June 1997, by winning a basset hound specialty
show for the second time! That was very exciting for us, as this was
our first champion. Flash loved to show. His dominant personality
made itself known in the show ring as he would spar with his competitors.
His stance would say "Move over guys, I have arrived". Flash did quite
a bit of traveling during his show career, traveling to Pennsylvania,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and even Indiana for a Basset
Hound National Specialty show. Flash's main area of expertise at Cave
Comics is his attention to small children. He loves kids and babies
and is proficient at providing kisses to babies in carriers and small
toddlers alike. Vital Statistics: Flash stands 13" high at the shoulders,
is 21" long from base of neck to base of tail and weighs in at about
65 lbs.. He has a sweet personality, but if he gets mad at one of
us, he can hold a grudge for a week. |
