Dogs 101 - BASSET HOUND - Top Dog Facts About the BASSET HOUND
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Dogs 101 - BASSET HOUND
Top Dog Facts About the BASSET HOUND
The Basset Hound is a short-legged member of the hound family, originally developed in France to hunt rabbits. The word ‘Basset’ translates roughly to ‘quite low’ or ‘dwarf’ in French. Short-legged hunting dogs had been around for hundreds of years, but the first mention of the modern basset dogs is acknowledged in a 16th century French hunting manual.
Hunting became very popular in France with the availability of guns in the late 1700s, but horses were available only to the very rich. A need was felt for a good hunting dog that would move slow enough for hunters on foot to be able to follow it.
Apart from its short legs, other distinct features of the Basset Hound are its long ears, and hanging skin on the face and around the neck. The maximum height of both males and females is 14 inches, with weight in the range of 45 to 70 pounds. Its bone structure is heavier than that of any other breed of comparable size. The smooth coat has a mix of two or three colors; generally white in combination with black, brown, tan, red or mahogany. Its large muzzle, its wrinkles and its trailing ears - all are believed to aid in capturing its quarry’s scent around the nose.
Grooming: Despite short hair, a Basset Hound tends to shed quite a lot. A weekly brushing session should be able to keep that in check. Its skin folds and its ears can easily trap dirt or germs, so it is important to keep them clean and dry. A bath once in a while is good, but not too frequently as it takes away the coat shine. Nails need to be trimmed and teeth need to be brushed regularly.
Temperament: The Basset Hound is one of the gentlest dogs around. It is very friendly with children, and even really young kids feel completely at ease with one. It gets along very well with other dogs or pets too. Its hunting origins mean that it loves to set off on an investigation, not easily dissuaded from its trail.
Training: It is an intelligent dog, but its stubborn nature makes it a difficult one to train. Food rewards tend to work very well. The breed is prone to obesity, which can cause stress on its short legs, so daily exercise is very important. This can be satisfied with a walk on leash.
Health: The life expectancy of a Basset Hound is from 10 to 12 years. Though generally a healthy breed, its short stature and heavy bone structure make it susceptible to bone injuries. Arthritis, fracture and spinal injury are possible ailments. Its long ears are not good for air-circulation and can get potentially fatal infections, if not cared for regularly. Its droopy eyes and folds around the mouth can also get infected if not cleaned often enough.
Playful and affectionate, the Basset Hound is an easy-going dog, great for a city-apartment or a house in the suburbs. And do not let its comic face fool you - it is a clever dog that lives up to its high pedigree as a hunter.
Facts:
• Mummified remains of short-legged dogs have been found in Egyptian tombs from as far back as 2000 BC.
• The logo of the shoe brand Hush Puppies is a Basset Hound called Jason.
• Basset Hounds are among the most popular screen dogs, featured in films like Spider-Man 2, The Smurfs and An American Werewolf in Paris.
• A Basset Hound puppy joined the list of world leaders, entertainers, sportspersons and other celebs when it was featured on the cover of Time magazine in the February 27, 1928 issue.
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They are the best friend you will ever know. My bassett is now 11 years young! Still loves to sniff everyday on our walk. Wouldn't have missed having this experience. Love my Zack.
@user-uo8ny1kj4c
5 жыл бұрын
Thats great!
@boatymcboatface1492
2 жыл бұрын
That’s adorable also tell Zack I said hi
They’re world renowned all right
The BEST breed EVER! ❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾
@Maxwelliouss
2 жыл бұрын
amongus
I love my Bassett!
3 years ago we adopted a 6 year old European basset and fell in love with him head over heels. You scared me saying their average age is between 10 and 12... We were hoping to keep him well... like forever!
@luv2eatpuss79
7 жыл бұрын
one of my bassets lived until 21. I have never had one that died before 15 years. You just got to keep them active and keep their weight down
@christinaceuppens4829
7 жыл бұрын
Well, that's a bit of a problem. He's an XL basset ;) When we adopted him he weight 45 kg,now we got him down to a solid 40 kilos. we're trying to make him loose more weight (38 would be good for his lenght), but he's such a thief...
@liljesus9327
6 жыл бұрын
Christina Ceuppens sometime they live more than 10 or 12 mine died at 13 but they are a lovable dog
@mjb1971
6 жыл бұрын
Christina Ceuppens Is he European?
@stupid_tree7158
6 жыл бұрын
My family's bassit hound passed away in 2016 at the age of 14. His name was Shiloh. For other people make sure to clean their ears often. Cancer is also a possibility.
I’m getting a basset hound tomorrow
@spainlife4259
5 жыл бұрын
Congratulation
@Zondidjejsj
4 жыл бұрын
So how is he or she 1 year later
@AWDTH1111
4 жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@ansumanahargett6227
3 жыл бұрын
Woo-Hoo!
Thank you. A very common misconception is they are not intelligent. They are extremely intelligent dogs and when you don't force them they are pretty easy to train. You can't make them do what they don't want but they infarct can very easily manipulate their owners
@luv_a_nurse8960
4 жыл бұрын
Omg, do u have any tips for my Lou. I just had her spayed she will be 2yrs in November. How the heck do u house break them, omg
miss my basset of 13yrs. he was a big crybaby. spoiled rotten.
@joycew1560
6 жыл бұрын
freeyourmind88 yυp ι нad 3
@luv_a_nurse8960
4 жыл бұрын
Omg, is that Lou..She is a diva, if she wants something she rolls right on her back, a professional begger, Ha..i love her tho, wish i can house break her she is a 1 and 1/2 yrs old. I just had her spayed
@ansumanahargett6227
3 жыл бұрын
A Bratty Pup
I miss my basset hound 💔
Our basset was a clown and wonderful family dog, he was never overweight and lived to almost 15 years. This breed sheds very heavily so get ready to vacuum a lot. Love this breed.
IM GETTING ONE TOMORROW YESSS
I love there ears there faces look so tired or innocent hahaha
Sense of smell. Love these dogs.
I bought my daughter a basset puppy for Christmas. And omg I can see why people love them, she is so charming already housebroken. She is great with my girls, my other dogs and cats. I'm so in love with this breed I want another one. I love my Lou-lou-bear.
I’ve adopted 3 bassets over the years. I can walk my dog in open areas with no leash no problem. She loves to run and smell everything. Extremely friendly, but she also loves to rough house. Miss my other two, Bella and Bosley. All great dogs with unique personalities.
LOVE BASSETT HOUNDS
i love it
I love my basset baby!!!!
Basset hounds are great for babies they’re tough and clam plus they make great napping buddies although they can be very tricky since they are smart enough to mess with you like when my dog Rufus decided that the little girl trying to paint him pink needed a bath so he gave her four good kisses and made her face look like a modern art exhibit
We just put down a deposit on our male basset (Winchester ) so ready to bring him home the the 1st week in June.
They are just so damned cute. Had a beagle myself growing up but my folks had a basset... some weird stories about that dog. It got into mischief.
Beautiful dog. I. Would. Love to have one. Some day
Bassets look really cute
All true!
My basset hound is 6 years old. She is sooo cute, and her name is Ruca. I love her sooooooooooooooooo much!
I have a duchshund and basset hound
@lukejamesxxx
6 жыл бұрын
Marvz Vanguardia how do they get along together?
@turbospeedgirl
5 жыл бұрын
MY FAVORITE 2 DOGGIES!!!!!!!
@diviengii
5 жыл бұрын
I have a lemon beagle and a chocolat beagle. My famly owns a (crazy dog) weimaraner duchshound mix = looks just like a winner only larger and very light brown eyes. They all get along just fine since they are pack dogs.
@jasondismuke4837
5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of getting a tricolor dachshund just for my basset to have a mini me.
@Horsegurl
4 жыл бұрын
Marvz Vanguardia I have a dachshund and my next one will be a basset!!
A: Sense of Smell!
I would say that the presence of food anywhere, and anytime, would be accurate as well.
A good sense of smell
Basset hounds are my favorites but I never realized that they were originally hunting dogs this is something you don't know unless you directly look for it
@wormpoo
4 жыл бұрын
a filthy lizard person same i love bassets!!
I had a basset hound named King my parents got a month after I was born as a puppy he lived to be 14 and died the day after Easter.
I have a question about the breed. Would 30 min morning walk, a short sniff outside at noon and a long 1 - 1.5 hour walk in the late afternoon be enough for them to be calm and quit during some hours alone? (By walk, I mean on a long leash or free running and through the woods) I would of course also play with him every day and do scent games with him...
I think my basset hound is broken, it’s supposed to be smart and mine is dumb as a rock.
@michaelclark3862
3 жыл бұрын
Nah he's playing dumb
@TimMonbrod
3 жыл бұрын
Bassets are DUMB LIKE FOXES‼️😃
Basset Hounds need to have a house and garden. Not live in an apartment. They have to frequently be walked outside to make pipi and poo. This is very important. They also love to be in nature. Walk them on a chest harness. Never use neck collars because that can damage the air ways and esophagus. Never leave them unattended because they drown in pools. Always be with them at all times and give them much attention and cuddling.
@BrooklynsCorner
7 жыл бұрын
Great advice! Thanks Nicki. Do you have a Basset Hound?
@nickilovesdogs8137
7 жыл бұрын
Yes I have a 100% European Basset Hound named Dave. I also call him Bubba Doge. He's my angel. You can see him in my videos.
@mjb1971
6 жыл бұрын
Nicki LovesDogs I Love Bassets and have had them for the past 20+ years. The European are gorgeous.
@lovebirdslovebites2212
6 жыл бұрын
Great info the only part I disagree with is the apartment part. 💯
@lauramarcu3823
5 жыл бұрын
I live in an apartment I own a three month old basset. She is not as stubborn as others and she can play fetch. Her name is cherry. We leave her alone for 2 hours inside sometimes and she does not bark, whine, chew furniture, thanks for some help!
My cute little baby basset hound, toffee, is so little she trips over her ears she is 12 months old
I have a Basset/Beagle/??? Mix Hound. Her name is Cocoa and she is nuts about eating everything and chewing.
I'm gonna go with answer A.
I think it is A sense of smell
I have a Bassett hound pit bull mix that i got from a shelter
@katbowl9971
4 жыл бұрын
Omg me too! He has the long short basset body,and a big ol' pit bull head. Lol 😂
I have a basset beagle mix and I can't really imagine a better companion. If you want someone to chill with, you could do no more than a basset.
That's some serious cherry eye..
When ur basset hound has had 3 strokes, can go up small amounts of stairs and is 15
If I go out of site from my basset hound he starts crying and barking and eventually finds me by sniffing around and the only down side is he sheds like there's no tomorrow
A. My basset is so beautiful
Answer A
The images at 00:30 are not basset hounds or at 00:39
A sense of smell
They are famous and further sent cuz they are cousins of the Bloodhound I had to I had Morris he was black and white and that I had Daisy Mae female lemon and white the bassets they love the food
I think it’s A, sense of smell.
Sense of smell
problem, i have a bunny lol
My aunt always had basset hounds. One attacked her out of all the ones she had over 60 years. Rest were great.
@mjb1971
6 жыл бұрын
Grizzly Country A Basset Hound attacked your aunt? She must have been holding a pork chop when it happened.
I think A
If you are thinking about getting a dog, go basset 100 percent. They are stubborn, but it proves to be more of a plus than a minus. They are very smart, trainable, and funny. I lost mine to mouth cancer when he was 5 (miss you Bernard) and I loved him so much. Also, get a rescue. P.S.- If you get a basset, you have to name it something silly like Bertram or Darth Vader, it adds so much more fun to say their name and it will make you laugh.
@sherryjohnson9246
4 жыл бұрын
Charles Vorhees ours is Dudley, we just got a baby girl, her name is Roxy
@katbowl9971
4 жыл бұрын
My mom actually named my basset/pitbull mix. She said you should name him Coney b/c he has a long body like a hot dog. So, Coney it is! Lol 😂
@frantized4219
3 жыл бұрын
I’m picking up a basset in two days, we decided on the name Gary!
Info about the basset hound
Bassets are a problem to keep in the house because they shed a lot. And I mean a lot.
I think bassets were first used for wild boar
@xivwords5448
5 жыл бұрын
metal dectecting cornwall no they’re too long
It’s smell. I know because I have one
A: sense of smell
Smell
Ok someone is been lying to me. It was said that beagles have the second best nose in all kanines. Now is the basset. No hate if they do they do. And i just want to bite one becaouse they are so awesome. From a beagle owner love to bassets.
Question awnser is smell
Half of these pics are English Foxhounds
Are they good home dogs?
@frantized4219
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I have one named Dave, very friendly to people! My other basset named Jimmy recently passed due to cancer but he was soooo friendly! He loved other dogs and people :)
sense of smell
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is it a bad idea to have only one basset hound and no other dogs... they seem to be social dogs and like having other dogs around
Aaaaaaaaa I own one
A
Why do they always look so sleepy? :(
“Tell me if a human was born with stumpy legs, would they breed it with another deformed human and put it on display like the basset hound?”
my basset hates other dogs
@GageF22
5 жыл бұрын
Cookie Jar mine is the exact same lol
@katbowl9971
4 жыл бұрын
So does mine.
@frantized4219
3 жыл бұрын
One of mine does, but he LOVES people
beef cake
sencs of smell
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It's a I have one named Chloe. She also likes to chase cats one time the cat did not run and she stopped and sat there until the cat slapped her around she just sat there
@mjb1971
6 жыл бұрын
TheGratefulgamer I would have flung that cat across the lawn.
C
I have to strongly disagree that Bassets are good for an apartment. They have very loud, booming barks.
The video doesn't warn you about Basset barking, is loud, surprising loud! For such a medium size dog they can bark so loud neighbors would thing you have a Saint Bernard! So if you want a Basset be sure you, your family and neighbors can handle the loud bark. If not, you will be having serious problems specially with neighbors.
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I just want to know how to house break them..Ha
Dumb dog, Meow!!
Sensitive hearing duh LOOK AT IT'S EARS
I have a question about the breed. Would 30 min morning walk, a short sniff outside at noon and a long 1 - 1.5 hour walk in the late afternoon be enough for them to be calm and quit during some hours alone? (By walk, I mean on a long leash or free running and through the woods) I would of course also play with him every day and do scent games with him...
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I have a question about the breed. Would 30 min morning walk, a short sniff outside at noon and a long 1 - 1.5 hour walk in the late afternoon be enough for them to be calm and quit during some hours alone? (By walk, I mean on a long leash or free running and through the woods) I would of course also play with him every day and do scent games with him...
@NoGlockTrucker
4 жыл бұрын
evelyne anciaux In general I would say yes. One thing though, never ever let them off leash if you are not in a fenced in area that they can’t get out of. If they get on a scent they tend to fixate on it and it can be very difficult to get their attention off the scent.
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