[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Basset Hound thread (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/31/2012 6:28:42 PM EDT
This cute, sweet little puppy...
Turned into this big, fat, "I do what I want" dog. 
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I don't have any puppy pictures on hand at the moment, but here is my Basset at 8yo helping plant a shrub. http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u321/definc/2012-04-17182007.jpg And here she is doing her best impersonation of Johnny_Reno's avatar http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u321/definc/2012-06-26205408.jpg It's funny you mention Johnny_Reno. The dog in his avatar looks like mine's twin. 
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We added her to our family about two years ago. At the time she weighed about 22lbs and was so skinny I could fit my fingers up to the 2nd knuckle under and behind her ribs. She also had a terrible sinus infection that left green snot all over my floors. She was so sick that the shelter said they expected her to die and we could have our money back.
Flash forward to today and she's about 45lbs with a personality that gives our dachshund a run. I've never had a dog that talked so much! |
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I stole this from Reddit... "Basset Hound sleeping in flower pots. Part dog, part gravy." http://i.imgur.com/DRj2X.jpg 
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Do half breeds count??
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I like 'em, they're like stubby little bloodhounds. That's basically what they are. They were bred around the 1500s from Blood hounds and St. Hubert's Hounds to track in brush too thick for full size Blood Hounds. Their sense of smell is second only to Blood Hounds. They are really sweet dogs. They can be hard headed when they have a scent and don't want to come back. You need to keep them fit. If they get fat it puts a strain on their back and they can have back problems. My Basset, Merlin, looked a lot like the OP's dog. |
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Quoted: Didn't know that but would have guessed they had Bloodhound in the line somewhere. I'd bet that's where they get their sweet disposition. Dags are cool, hound dags are the coolest.Quoted: I like 'em, they're like stubby little bloodhounds. That's basically what they are. They were bred around the 1500s from Blood hounds and St. Hubert's Hounds to track in brush too thick for full size Blood Hounds. Their sense of smell is second only to Blood Hounds. They are really sweet dogs. They can be hard headed when they have a scent and don't want to come back. You need to keep them fit. If they get fat it puts a strain on their back and they can have back problems. My Basset, Merlin, looked a lot like the OP's dog.  |
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They are great for home security. In that anyone trying to sneak down the hall in the middle of the night is sure to break their F––-ing neck. Stepping over them. They stand up at the worst times.
Indoor games for exercise with Bassets would be. A hot dog on a string while they are out. Drag that thing around the house. Break a couple of pieces off and toss them where you can find them. But you won't and they will spend a hour or more searching. They can be quite expressive too. I like the you really think I am going to get up look. More Putnum and Monroe pictures. I really missed them after they were adopted. Litter mates adopted as a pair in that they just couldn't be separated. The smaller brother had the attitude. The one in the rear Putnum was his backup. 
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| My Basel lived to almost 13, bless his heart. He was like a piece of expensive furniture at 75 pounds. Didn't even look pudgy. He was a tricolor and everything about him was exaggerated. He even ran a rabbit for me once. I shot it and let him eat it. His undercarriage was a bit low for hunting our terrain. |
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This cute, sweet little puppy... <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/1011156.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/547/1011156.jpg</a> Turned into this big, fat, "I do what I want" dog. <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/254/p1010676l.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1508/p1010676l.jpg</a> Awesome!!!!! 
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Found these old photos while cleaning out a desk drawer today. These are cell phone pictures of pictures so the quality sucks. This is my first Basset "Shorty", he was abused by his first owner and I ended up giving him a home. This is his cooling off hole. A pretty large hole, it was big enough to hold a 65lb Basset. Shorty dug several "cooling off" holes in the yard and Dad tried everything to get him to stop. Dad would put a large rock in a hole and fill the hole with dirt, the next day Shorty would have the dirt cleared and the rock moved. They eventually came to a kind of truce, Shorty got to keep this hole (his favorite) as his own, and Dad got to fill in all the others.  When he wasn't in his hole, Shorty's next favorite place was on the porch railing. The front porch had a cement railing about 3' tall. In the corner was a 2' square cement corner post about 4' to 4.5' tall. Shorty found out that he could climb on to the roof of the small dog house we had for the cats. From there he could climb on to the roof of his dog house, and then proceed to the railing. Once on the railing he would park his huge body on to the corner post and sleep for hours.  |
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I got to dogsit two bassets for friends many, many times before old age caught up to them and they departed this life.
The male bayed normally (loudly) but the female always sounded like a seal when she got going, which always cracked me up. I normally only fed them dog treats but this one time I was going through McDonald's drive-thru when a hamburger sale was on, so got them each one. Bad mistake. They had the burger tossed back in their mouths and done in two bites but the fresh mustard on the burger must have overwhelmed their nose as they started wheezing and sucking in air while chewing. I thought I was killing them till I realized what happened and then laughed hysterically. I still miss them, and they weren't even mine. |