There’s devil in our canine

In the land of fair and square, it’s only right that little basset should have his moment here on Domestic Executive HQ.  But as much as I love Mason I can’t get past the fact he is in fact the devil incarnate.  Our own anti-basset in residence.  The...

More bother with the bassets

Big Basset has been in the wars again.  There is no doubt he is a constant worry.  Once again he’s over done his hooning and been off walks for two weeks now.  And just as we were thinking we’d be back to normal he’s managed to get a dodgy eye...

Damp damp rain

It’s been a very long time since we’ve endured so much rain in such a short space of time.  New Zealand’s drought has well and truly broken with flooding, land slips and the usual range of challenging conditions that the rain brings.  Put together...

Smart kitchen moves

It’s a case of too many bassets in the kitchen recently.  Fortnum has learned that if he lies in the kitchen – right in the spot between the workbench and the cooker – there is  every chance that: (a) some bits will drop to the floor and...

Basset level

There is no doubt it’s so much better when you can photograph the bassets at their eye level.  But this is much easier said than done.  For these dogs are just a few inches off the ground and as much as I love them and this basset eye view scrabbling around in...