It’s not been a good time for the bassets this week. There was a set back this weekend in Fortnum’s recovery following his insistence on licking his stitches. As a result he was packed off to the vets to get a buster collar fitted and... I forgot to update you bloggers of how big the puppies are growing. They were weighed at the vets this week and as you might expect they are getting bigger and bigger.If you look back to previous posts you’ll see how far they’ve grown:To the strapping lads... It was a big day for our basset boys – time for their snip. Given that they’ve been fighting a bit more than we’d like we decided to get them done sooner rather than later as it may help to calm them down. Also, Fortnum had a missing bit which needed... The bassets have turned terrorist since they returned from their holiday. I’m trying hard to see this as a natural process of them growing up but am starting to feel victimised a little and increasingly convinced that these little ratbags are giving me the... Whilst we headed off for our holiday to Golden Bay, our boys – Fortnum and Mason – were back home with their mother. Yes, their real one – she’s called Abbie.By all accounts they’ve been very well behaved. They seem to have left this... 