I’m thinking about getting a basset hound. I have a beagle and think he needs a pal. There’s a local Basset rescue who I’d adopt from. I was just wondering what the pluses and minuses are of owning a Basset?
Same as a Beagle only they’re bigger, have more ear infections and smell a bit more. If you like your beagle, you’ll probably do fine with a Basset and they’ll enjoy each others company. Better to get them both fixed and have one male and one female.
North Texas Basset Hound Rescue, Parade of Rescues, Basset Hound Nationals 2008
evryone says that basset hounds like to stay in pairs and are very friendly.like they want you to play with them and they are always taking up the whole couch.is it true?any other things like that?
They ARE very people oriented. Their are some drawbacks to the breed however. They DROOL a lot. They are lazy and stubborn to. They are prone to eye disorders like cherry eye. Do a LOT of research on this and any other breed you are considering. Not just testimonials from friends either. Look up any and all information on-line about them. Make sure you get a breed of dog that will fit into your lifestyle so you are both happy.
Hello I’m Ben Parker. I created this site because I love dogs. And believe that it is our job as humans to care for the animals on this planet. But mostly what I see is abuse and neglect. The biggest one that I see is the food we feed our pets. Did you know that most of the food we feed our dogs (or we get from the store) is made of corn.
Dogs can’t digest corn and it has petroliem products in it, as in the same stuff they make gasoline out of. Dogs can live 20 or more years, but they don’t because the food they eat slowly poisions them. Any way sorry to go off on a tangent, I just passionate about taking car of our dogs the right way.