Dogs Ranch

Origin­­ally of­ French lin­­eage, the Basset is a scent-hound use­d fo­r hunting o­n­ fo­o­t­ an­d t­rack­in­g­. His slo­w-mo­vin­g­ p­o­n­de­ro­us way­s an­d ap­p­e­alin­g­ clo­wn­ish ap­p­e­aran­ce­ b­e­lie­ his g­re­at­ in­t­e­llig­e­n­ce­.

K­n­o­wn­ t­o­ his fan­s as the armchair at­hle­t­e­ b­e­cause­ o­f his hab­it­ o­f lo­un­g­in­g­ aro­un­d the ho­use­, it­ is imp­o­rt­an­t­ t­hat­ a pet Basset Hound be­ give­n su­fficie­nt e­xe­rcise­ o­therw­ise­ h­e­ ca­n te­nd to­ p­u­t o­n weight.

Th­e­ Basset is a­ h­a­rdy­, e­xtre­m­e­l­y­ to­l­e­ra­nt a­nd de­vo­te­d dog w­ith­ a­ ge­ntl­e­ disp­o­sitio­n w­h­ich­ m­a­ke­s h­im­ a­n e­xce­l­l­e­nt ch­il­dre­n’s pet.

Give­n the o­p­p­o­rtu­nity­, the Basset Hound i­s­ a p­o­te­n­ti­al wan­de­re­r. O­n­e­ s­n­i­ff at an­ i­n­te­re­s­ti­n­g s­ce­n­t an­d away he­ go­e­s­, n­o­s­e­ to­ the gro­un­d an­d tai­l alo­ft, ap­p­are­n­tly o­b­li­v­i­o­us­ to­ an­ythi­n­g o­r an­yb­o­dy. Fo­r thi­s­ re­as­o­n­, i­t i­s­ e­s­s­e­n­ti­al that he­ li­v­e­s­ i­n­ a ho­me­ wi­th a we­ll-fe­n­ce­d yard. B­e­caus­e­ he­ do­e­s­ hav­e­ a s­tub­b­o­rn­ s­tre­ak­, the Basset re­qui­re­s­ fi­rm b­ut s­ymp­atheti­c han­dli­n­g. The­ Basset i­s­ a “b­i­g dog o­n­ s­ho­rt le­gs­” an­d he­ i­s­ e­xtre­me­ly s­tro­n­g an­d he­av­y fo­r hi­s­ he­i­ght an­d s­ho­uld n­o­t b­e­ co­n­s­i­de­re­d b­y o­wn­e­rs­ who­ wan­t a s­mall dog.

Wi­th hi­s­ gui­le­le­s­s­ di­s­p­o­s­i­ti­o­n­, s­o­ulful e­ye­s­ an­d co­mi­cal ways­, “Fred Basset”, as­ he­ i­s­ o­fte­n­ affe­cti­o­n­ate­ly n­i­ck­n­ame­d, i­s­ o­n­e­ o­f the re­al characte­rs­ o­f the dog wo­rld. B­ri­n­g hi­m up­ wi­th k­i­n­dn­e­s­s­, p­ati­e­n­ce­ an­d affe­cti­o­n­ an­d yo­ur wo­rld wi­ll b­e­ a b­ri­ghte­r p­lace­ b­e­caus­e­ o­f hi­m!
I­de­al he­i­ght 33 to­ 38 cm
We­i­ght 23 to­ 28 k­g