Dog Days Raffle

The raffle is now closed. It raised $1,880. WOOHOO! - treats on the House!!!

Thank each and every one of you so very, very much.

Please enjoy the videos. The Hoppers all worked very hard to pick the winning ticket numbers. In fact, they were quite willing to work overtime for double treats.

To claim your prize, just reply to the email you received with your ticket numbers, or send an email to olddogs@houseofpuddles.org.

Any questions or comments, send email to olddogs@houseofpuddles.org.

Jeanne Wells Photography Print

This is a liquid emulsion print. It's an old and beautiful process which is done by hand-coating paper with emulsion made from silver nitrate and gelatin before exposing the negative onto the sensitized paper. The beauty of it is that the brush strokes are visible, as are many other imperfections, and once one is created it can never be recreated. So it's a kind of hybrid painting/photograph.

This one is Ajax (one of Jeanne's four basset hounds) watching for the mailman. It measures about 8x10, and the board it's hinge mounted onto is 12x12. Everything about the process and the mounting and framing is archival quality. Jeanne will frame it as it is, in a plain black metal frame, and ship it to the winner.

Jeanne Wells lives & works on the Maine coast. She does it all the old fashioned way: old manual cameras, film, traditional darkroom. Her work has been in art shows world wide. To see more of her photos, visit Jeanne Wells Photography.

Winning Ticket #7825050 - Congratulations, Cathy Hileman!

St. Hubert Bracelet and Lucky Leaf

Wear your Basset love and blessings on your wrist! This is a tri-color Basset bracelet made by an anonymous BROOD member. Made of natural stone, hematite, Bali silver and seed pearls with a vintage brass medal of St. Hubert, patron saint of dogs and the traditional founder of the hound line from which the Basset comes. The medal actually comes from St. Hubert in present day Belgium. The bracelet is about 8" long. If the winner needs a different length, the appropriate size can be made with a similar (but not exact) St. Hubert medal, also from Belgium.

Also featured is a handmade lucky leaf art print, which blends fine art with nature. In-A-Leaf specializes in Great Masters & vintage art reproduction on real natural leaves. In-A-Leaf is a well-known symbol of Prosperity, Longevity, Happiness and Good Luck. It's beautiful & unique. This Basset Hound lucky leaf is ready to be matted and mounted.

Winning Ticket #2858415 - Congratulations, Audrey Kaake!