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| FLASH FRANKLIN,, FLASH HAS BEEN RETIRED,,HE WILL JUST BE HANGING OUT AND CHASING RABBITS,, |
| THIS IS LADY,,SHE IS AKC,ACA.REGISTERED |
| SAMANTHA |
| MACKENZIE |
| TOBY ,male,A.KC. |
| WRINKLY CUTE, SHORT STOUT LEGS..THE BASSET FORM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER CENTURIES FOR ITS OWNERS TO FOLLOW THE DOG ON FOOT WITH THE DOG LEADING, AS THEY HUNT THROUGH DENSE COVER FOR BADGERS,RABBITS,AND HARES,,ALLOWING THE HOUND TO HUNT WITH ITS FAMOUS SENSE OF SMELL.. THE HEAD OF THE BASSET IS ITS STRONG POINT WITH A ROUNDED SKULL AND LOOSE FITTING SKIN,,FALLING IN FOLDS AROUND THE HEAD. LONG SOFT ERS SHOULD MEET BEYOND THE TOP OF THE NOSE WHEN EXTENDED,,HAVING THE ABILITY TO FOLD,,AND NOT LOOK "FLAT"..BUT IT IS THE SAD BROWN EYES WHICH REACHES THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE,,KIND WITH SOFTNESS AND NO HARSH APPEARANCE.. ROUND HINDQUARTERS AND PAWS ADD TO THE LOOK OF GENTLENESS AND MAKE ONE WONDER HOW SUCH A BEAUTIFULLY POWERED DOG COULD EVER HUNT LIVE GAME, LOOKING LIKE IT SHOULD BE ON THE COUCH OR LAP OF ITS OWNER AS A FLUFFY LAP BABY,,WHOSE ONLY MISSION IN LIFE IS TO BE PETTED.. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BREED ALLOW THE THICK COAT TO PROTECT THE DOG FROM BEING TORN OR HURT FROM BRAMBLE BUSHES DURING THE HUNT,,OR GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THEM. THE LONG EARS ARE SAID BY OLD-TIMERS TO STIR UP THE GROUND SCENT FOR THE DONG TO FOLLOW, WHILE THE WRINKLES IN THE LOOSE SKIN AROUND THE FACE TRAP THE SCENT THA HAS RISEN IN THE AIR..ALL OF THESE FEATURES WORKING TOGETHER AS ONE, MAKE THE BASSET HOUND AN EXCELLENT TRACKER IN ITS SLOW AND EASY MEANDERING WAY, WHILE IT SNIFFS SCENT AND THEN TRAILS THE FIND. STUBBORN AND SLOW MOVING,,ONCE THIS DOG GETS ON A TRAIL, IT REFUSES TO GIVE UP UNTIL THE TRAIL HAS DISAPPEARED,,WITH OR WITH OUT ITS OWNER OR TRAINER... THE COAT OF A BASSET HOUND IS SHORT, HEAVY AND SMOOTH AND WITH LOW GROOMING REQUIREMENTS. A BRUSHING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK REMOVES AN DEAD DANDER HAIR, WHILE KEEPING THE SKIN CIRCULATED. BUT DURING HEAVY SHEDDING CYCLES, THE HAIR WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED BY BRUSHING AND BATHING... WITH SUCH A SWEET GENTLE LOOK ON ITS FACE,, IT IS NO WONDER THAT THE BASSET HOUND'S PERSONALITY IS SWEET AND GENTLE,,WITH A PEACEFUL DEMEANOR THAT BELIES THE INNER STRENGTH OF THIS FOUR LEGGED HUNTER AND TRACKER..BECAUSE THEIR PERSONALITY IS MILD, THIS BREED HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FAMILY DOGS, KNOW FOR THEIR EXTREME TOLERANCE. A NATURALLY WELL-BEHAVED DOG, THEY ARE THE MOST EASYGOING OF BREEDS WITH A GOOD NATURED PERSONALITY,MILD DISPOSITION. THEY ARE VERY AFFECTIONATE WITH THEIR OWNER,ALONG WITH CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY AND OTHER PETS. A CALM DOG,,BASSETS LOVE FOOD AND CAN BE EASILY TRAINED TO DO TRICKS FOR IT. THEY RESPOND WELL TO GENTLE AND PATIENT TRAINING WITH LOTS OF LOVE AND KINDNESS,,AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT..THEY CAN ALSO BE STUBBORN,,THIS IS WHERE PATIENCE PLAYS A BIG PART IN THE TRAINING.. THE MAJOR HEALTH CONCERN IS OBESITY,,NOT ONLY WITH THE WEIGHT ISSUE BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE STRAIN IT PUTS ON THEIR LITTLE SHORT LEGS. GLAUCOMA,BLOAT,FOOT CYSTS ARE A FEW MORE THINGS TO WATCH FOR..THE BASSET HOUND NEEDS REGULAR EXERCISE AND A STRICT DIET..LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 10/12 YRS OR MORE.. |
| WELCOME TO OUR BASSET HOUND PAGE,,,,TO START WITH,,SAMANTHA AND MACKENZIE ARE OUR GIRLS WE KEPT FROM FLASH AND LADIES LAST LITTER,,,THEY ARE JUST SPOILED ROTTEN, AND THEY ENJOY BEING OUT IN THE BIG YARD WHERE ALL THE ACTION IS,,THEY GIVE THE RABBITS AROUND HERE A ROUGH TIME,,,THE GIRLS WILL BE BRED TO TOBY,, LATE NEXT YEAR, |