Basset Hound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin in Dog Breeds, Dog Breeds B, French Dog Breeds, Hound Dogs


Basset Hound

The Basset Hound comes from French lineage and is name mean “low”. The Basset Hound breed was deliberately bred by the friars at St. Hubert’s Abbey in medieval France for achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that causes dwarfism.

They wanted a dog with short leg and a strong body that could track a prey under the brush in dense forests. Known as the “Hush Puppy” dog, is descended from the St. Hubert’s Hound and is essentially a hunting dog much too gentle to be a guard dog.

Breed Group

Hound

Size

11 – 15 inches tall (at shoulder)

Weight

45 – 65 lbs

Color(s)

Basset Hounds are generally tricolor (black, tan, and white), red and white (red spots on white fur), or lemon and white.

CoatBasset Hound

The weather resistant coat of the Basset Hound is hard, soft, and should always be short.

Life Expectancy

About 8 – 13 years..

Personality

The Basset Hound is extremely strong and heavy for his height and it’s not a little delicate dog. Peaceful and quiet the Basset Hound love being around people and does exceptionally well with families with children and other animals. The Basset Hound is very gentle, obedient and devoted to his master but they are often very stubborn.

Care

Relatively a healthy breed the Basset Hound may suffer from ear canker, glaucoma, genetic epilepsy and bloat. Do not over feed these dogs because to much weight places too great a load on he’s long and heavy spine, also is preferable to give them two or three small meals a day instead of one big large meal. The Basset Hound is a constant shedder (more than most short haired dogs) so brushes its smooth coat with a firm bristle brush and bathe only when necessary. Clean he’s ears once a week and trim toenails on a regular basis.

Basset Hound puppyTraining

Like other hounds, Basset Hounds are notoriously difficult to housebreak and obedience train since they are “stubborn”. However they do well with consistent, firm but sympathetic handling and positive reinforcement, so fun techniques work best. The Basset likes to do tricks for food, but he’s attention will drop if a reward is not present.

Activity

Normally a lazy breed and very inactive indoors, the Basset will do okay in an apartment. However, outdoors they tend to show great endurance in physical activity and will run and play for hours in a safe, fenced in area.

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7 Responses to “Basset Hound”

  1. alisha

    17. Oct, 2009

    the black,white,brown is so cute

  2. AJamal

    15. Jan, 2010

    Are you sure the puppy is a basset hound? Looks like a beagle.

  3. Melanie L. Cullen

    09. Mar, 2010

    I currently own a 6 yr old red , uneutered, Doberman and an approx 5yr 0ld unspayed female basset hound. In the past they have exhibited no sort of practical idea of procreational acitivtivities, the male always had the head and back mixed up! Until yesterday, when we found thme engaged in activities, from which they had difficulty seperating from, but I can find no record of any basset/dobermans anywhere, is this even possible?
    Yes, I actually am serious!
    Thanks for any insight into the matter!
    Melanie

  4. D Glenn

    24. Mar, 2010

    Yes I would think so – I have a Bernese Mtn. Dog / Basset mix, mother was the larger dog. Go figure.

  5. kayla

    01. Jun, 2010

    i dont care what type it is. i just wish i had a dog

  6. L. Wilson

    18. Jun, 2010

    I have a 3 yr. old Basset Hound and stubborn and lazy is an understatement. He is a great dog (accually the best well rounded dog that we have ever owned and we have had a few) but when we walk him we learned quickly that the trick is a few very short walks a day and not one long one. He will accually lay down on the sidewalk and refuse to go any further once he has had enough!!! Not like I can carry him home as he weighs 75 lbs. 20 mins is his limit. I am wondering if this is normal as we did not raise him from a puppy but got him from another family about 6 mos. ago. Anyone else have the same prob?

  7. Melanie L. Cullen

    20. Aug, 2010

    Shocking update!! To us anyway! We now are the parents of a stubborn, precocious, 4 mo, old, bassett/ Doberman mix named Z00MA. We thought it was a hysteryerical pregrancy, but our Dob gotup running and and nipping at our heads, and lo and behold, under the Bassets ear, was a live pup!! We stayed up all night, but unfotuntatelty, she only had one more pup that was stillborn, We took her to the vet who confirmifirmed no more pups were to be expectected. He is precious! If possible, I will download a pic. ASAP! (as soon as my son comes homes home and can do it for me!)

    Melanie L. Cullen

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