It’s family thing

Photo credit: e cate marshall This is a special basset hound.  In fact, best of breed at the 2008 National Dog Show.  See the family resemblance? This is Clyde – or rather Courtside Sean Connery – and the brother of Fortnum and Mason. You will have seen...

How many ways can a basset pose?

I swear there is no dog like a basset hound for lounging around in an out of control way.  In fact, I defy anyone to find another breed of dog that has such a depth of comic character.  Basset hounds should come with a label which declares “guaranteed to make...

Just any old stick won’t do!

Walking our basset hounds can be a frustrating business some days.  They drag their feet, sniff every step of the way and get stubborn about moving at all.  None of this is unusual.  If you read any books about basset hounds these are the sorts of warnings...

A walk and a paddle for bassets

No need to adjust your set, this is a new basset hound here at Domestic Executive HQ. Today is a veritable extravaganza of basset pictures after our Basset Hound Club walk to the Rimutaka Incline Trail today.  It was a wonderful day for a walk with sun shining and a...

Who you staring at?

Fortnum and Mason, my laugh a minute bassets, are total wimps and scaredy cats at times.  Fortnum in particular has a nervous disposition when it comes to seeing things he’s not familiar with.  One of the funniest things with my comic clowns is their reaction...