I love their wrinkles as well, the wrinkley ankles especially!! And those ears…. Aarrrggghhh!!! Always in need of a cleaning!! And there’s nothing better in the world the world than a snuggle with a warm basset!! or 2!!

Oh dear Madalene, there is no hope for you now.

Once you have let a basset in your heart you’re done for. Not sure what warnings you might have had – something like they are stubborn, untrainable, overly friendly, no road sense, impossible to stop when they’re on the chase or have a scent, spread food and water all over the floor – I could go on. There is no doubt that bassets are an acquired taste but I think that you can’t beat them for character, comic adventure and wonderful temperaments. We worked hard to train our bassets and didn’t tolerate bad behaviour (chewing furniture etc) so we are repeating the benefits now they are older.

The really bad news is that bassets are pack dogs and tend not to be entirely happy unless they have another dog to bond with. That’s why we got two. Solo bassets can be big barkers, howlers and hate to be left on their own for any length of time. With a playmate they are fine and will happily snooze away the day doing as little as possible. The good news is that only one thing better than owning a basset is owning two!

JT

I have met a lady at the vets a few weeks ago with a basset and she departed the clinic in tears after she had to leave her hound behind. He was clearly not well too!

After all the warnings I still want to get a basset hound.

Fortnum and Mason you guy’s are the cutest doggies in the whole wide world. Hope you get better soon and I’m looking forward reading more about your adventures!

Love Sarahx