Oh my gosh, Abby or Zoe, you are soooooo adorable. Welcome to IP.

Welcome Abigail or Zoe, wait wich do you prefer?

How 'bout the name Grace? That's the first name that popped to mind-- I will keep thinking about it and bark back if I come up with some more....

Don't care what they call me as long as they don't call me late for supper!

Welcome Abby! Nice to finally meet you.

We here at my house like the name Abby alot. We also like Charlie's suggestion of Grace and mom also likes the name Nakita.

You are so cute but I think I might be scared of you because you are so much bigger than I am. Are you really nice? I heard you put the smack down on my BFF Maggie. I'm glad you have a pink collar. Maybe you can be a BFF. Of course we would have to take a secret vote on it first so I can't promise anything but being Maggie's sis will certainly help. Welcome to Indiana!

welcome, welcome, welcome to the HUGE IP family! We like Zoe but Mom's a huge fan of 3 letter names :-)

You are sooooo adorable. I bet with that face you won't have any trouble getting what you want. When I look at your picture I see Abigail.

Welcome to IP. Mama said if she ever got a gal Basset her name would be Charlene. Although those Andy Griffith fans are cracking up now, I don't get it.

You are super cute. And I do the Army scoot too. Makes my belly feel kind of funny. And Large Marge is no cat that's for sure but she's pretty girlie. Hopefully you won't be wearing any nail polish anytime soon. And you BFF's can not even start on me ;0)

Good luck with the new family. I met your Mama and Dad this past weekend. They are really nice and good Basset parents for sure. And Maggie will be a great sister.

We also tooled around with Matilda...Tilly for short. And Matilda the Huff when we think we're funny. Get it, Matilda the Huff!?? That's our last name?! (it was a looong 8 hour roadtrip)

love it! Tilly the Hunny Bunny supercute!!!

Welcome, Abigail, Zoe, Tilly or whatever your name ends up being. We love you no matter what your name is. I think we should have a party in your honor, you know, to welcome you to Indiana and all. You've got great parents and Large Marge...she'll take good care of you!

Mom says you're a doorbell...whatever that means. We all love your ears. Welcome home. :-)

Well, Abigail, I'm glad to welcome you here to Indiana and to say that I hope you'll be a nudist. Please do NOT let those BFFs corrupt you and turn you into a clothes-wearin', nail-polished, bedazzled one of them. Be naked, be natural. It's the only way to go.

I like Matilda. It seems to fit her bassett face.

But Deuce, I got a powder pink reflective collar when I left the rescue. I was told pink IS my color. I'm intrigued by what this all means. After all, I already got my girly bits tucked and stuff. Make up and denim jackets can only be so far away...

Ok, so I really think you should become a BFF and all but it's true that we do have to take a vote. We'll have a meeting this afternoon. Don't worry. This is just a formality! You are just to stinkin' cute, girlfriend! Oh..one other thing. You mom said that your nails were dirty. I'll be home all day, come on over and we'll take care of that. Want polish too?

The powder pink reflective collar is fine. We may be nudists, but safety is of concern too. Please, for the love of dog, do not wear clothing!!! Make up, fine, clothing, not fine. LONG LIVE NAKED!

I love Matilda - it seems very fitting for a basset. Whatever your name ends up being you ar ADORABLE and are so lucky to have such a great home!!

I thought of another name- Millicent! I'm not sure that's exactly how you spell it but Millie would be a cute nickname! Marge and Millie! BARK

We LOVE Matilda! It sounds so sweet. And oh my, you are too cute! You totally scored on the forever home! Congratulations!

You look like either a Matilda or Abigail to me. Although I like the sound of Millie and Maggie... I don't see a Zoe in there.

When I was growing up, we had a bassett on our street named Bridgette.

Mom says it would be like being a "legacy" in a sorority. Hard to believe, but she was in one back in the day. She still remembers the secret knock. They had to take her because her sister was already a member. I think they should call you Interloper.

Well, I have a couple of questions. First, I'm not sure that me and LCC and Mimi got voted into the BFFs, and now I'm very worried.

Second, Mom says that my next baby peep cousin's name will be Abigail, Abby for short, and everytime she will look at our new baby girl, she will think of YOU!! :) Will our new peep cousin have pretty long ears like you??

We like Charlie's idea. You look just like a Millie!! We think Millie is the name for you!!

xoxo FiFi

Aww, thanks FiFi! I would like to officially nominate you & LCC & Mimi into the BFFs. Am I allowed to do that because I am a boy??? Huh. I think I need to talk to my buddy Deuce about forming a manly-man organization....

Thanks, Charlie my brother, you are the BEST!!! :) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo You could call your manly-man organization NMCBs (Naked Male Canine Buds).
hee xoxo FiFi

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, da da da dee dee da da dee dee dee....Da Butt Dance. I think everytime you do Da Butt, your mom should sing you that song. :) LCC

Me likes the name Velma, hehehe. I tried to get mom and dad to name Maggs that but Dad said no way

I like Mrs. Wiggles.....

You are an exhibitionist! You need to put some clothes on and quit talking smack about the BFFs. Me thinks thou do protest too much. I remember seeing your picture when you were wearing your jaunty little cap. What a case of the pot calling the kettle black. You didn't look the least bit unhappy in your clothes either. I think you want to wear clothes but you're afraid of the other dogs making fun of you. Be your own dog. Wear your yachting cap if it makes you feel good!

Bring it on, Cocoa Loco! Don't you be dissing my Deuce! His mama made him wear that uniform, and we all know we have to do what our mamas tell us to do. That does NOT mean he liked it. I would prefer to ignore you, but I can put the smack down if I have to. Sydney and I were not nicknamed "The Mean Girls" for nothing. Madeleine, Queen of the Universe
PS---do you even HAVE a boyfriend?

Um, Cocoa Puff, if you look at my picture in that uniform, you'll see that I was completely unhappy. I was not wearing a happy face.

LONG LIVE NAKED!

Thank you Madeleine, Queen of the Universe. I understand that I will see you later this evening. Try not to put the smack down on me, okay?

If I do, please try to understand that it's my way of playing hard to get. Ditto for the ignoring you. I sniffed Bev's butt last week, so I am making progress, and, no, it was not in a promiscuous butt-sniffing way. More for information gathering.

You are such a pretty girl. Welcome to IP. We like the name Matilda, too!

Abigail and Grace are out. Zoe and Matilda are pending. Milli...reminds me of Vanilli. ;D

Welcome to you Abigail or Zoe!! So glad to have you with us. You are very cute. Oops, I guess it might be Matilda now. Well, welcome anyway!!!

Hey there!! My name is Skippy and it took my Mom awhile to name me too so hang in there. I was originally Hoppy. Ugh. Glad you are a part of the IP family. Best of luck with your sister Maggie. She's a real sweetheart and I know you will love her. Take care friend.

WELCOME TO IP!!! Don't worry, they'll get the name figured out soon enough. Mom and Dad were dead set to name me Copper (after Fox and the Hound the movie). Well I didn't like it so I didn't answer :) So, they decided on naming me Thomas Edison, hoping I'd be smart. Well, you'll soon find out I have to many escapades to be "smart", so they said Eddie and I kind wiggled my butt and answered to it, so it stuck :)

We're slow on the uptake this week. Mom has been 'off line' and we didn't know you had arrived. Welcome!