No it's not Sherlock, the Basset Hound used by Elvis and RCA for publicity in the fifties.
It's the Basset Hound owned by Kathy Westmoreland.
You know Kathy as "the little girl with the beautiful high voice,"
that sang with Elvis in the '70s.

It all began when Kathy recently added a picture of her dog Bentley to her Web Pages.
Bentley has gotten so much attention since that day, I just had to find out more about him.
I soon found out he's definitely NOT your average hound dog.

Here's what Kathy told me when I ask her the story on this adorable little guy.

I never even thought about the relationship between Elvis' Hound Dog and Bentley when I got him,
it just happened that way. I babysat a friend's Bassett (Willie) for six months in the seventies and
fell in love with him. When I was failing at every attempt I could to adopt one, I decided out of desperation
that perhaps Lindsey (my daughter call a breeder I had circled in the newspaper) as I got a fresh cup of coffee...
we had run into block wall after block wall on every lead we had that day. The woman answered and was "crying".

She had never had anyone call to ask if she knew of a Bassett that needed to be adopted, only asked her what she
had for sale, or asked if she could take one for them, when they didn't want them anymore. She had just returned from
her vet, who told her that this puppy, then seven weeks old, had a defective knee that would never bend, and
(the third ear thing) and that she should put him to sleep.

We had called just as she got in, and she was overjoyed because she loved Bentley so much, but could find
no one who wanted him. The rest is history...she gave him to us free, gave him all of his shots, etc.

Kathy first realized Bentley wasn't your average hound dog only a few days after she brought him home.
Here's her story.

Foster has no right wrist...a friend of mine who worked at an animal shelter took him home because
they wanted to put him to sleep. She found homes for him...yes, I am the sixth owner...he loves to chew computer
cords, chase TV screens, etc. I allow him outside, so when he comes in he just plays with Bentley. Debbie (the woman who
gave him to me) has two dogs...one of which stepped on his right foot and bent it upright so that hair grows on the top of
his right foot, and he walks almost "normally".

Trucker is the cat that Lindsey and I adopted at an animal shelter in Nashville...he was found as a kitten at a
truck stop, hence, the humane society had already named him "Trucker" when we got him.

Kathy says Bentley's defective knee is so strong now that he only slightly limps when the weather is damp.

Thanks Kathy, for loveable Bentley's wonderful story and pictures.