General Listing Information
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| Breed: | Dog > Basset Hound |
| Breeder: | Angie Kroeker |
| Location: | Nickerson, KS |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, Sep 16,2009 |
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Detailed Listing Information
Description of Pet
No Better CHRISTMAS Gift than a cuddly, warm Basset puppy!!Adorable Basset Hound puppies raised in our home, loved and socialized from day 1. We are not a kennel...our Bassets are our pets. You are getting a puppy that's prespoiled and ready to be part of your family. All pups will be vet checked and have their 1st puppy shots and wormings taken care of. Males and females still available, TriColor and Lemon/Wht.APRI registered.Will hold for Christmas with payment. Email:kroek1@dtnspeed.net, pho
Vital Details
Gender: Female
Available: 9
Estimated cost-to-own: $450.00
About The Breed
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The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt by scent. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound. The name Basset derives from the French word "bas" meaning "low".
These dogs are around 33 to 38 cm (13 to 15 inches) in height at the withers. They usually weigh between 20 and 30 kg (45 and 65 lb). They have smooth, short-haired coats. Although any hound color is considered acceptable by breed standards, Bassets are generally tricolor (black, tan, and white), open red and white (red spots on white fur), closed red and white (a solid red color with white feet and tails), and lemon and white. Some Bassets are also classified as grey, or blue, however this color is considered rare and undesirable.
They have long, low-set ears and powerful necks, with much loose skin around their heads that forms wrinkles. Their tails are long and tapering and stand upright with a curve. The tail should also be tipped in white. This is so they are easily seen when hunting/tracking through large brush or weeds. The breed is also known for its hanging skin structure, which causes the face to have a permanently sad look; this, for many people, adds to the breed's charm. The dewlap, seen as the loose, elastic skin around the neck and the trailing ears help trap the scent of what they are tracking.
Basset Hounds are a large dog on short legs. They were originally bred by the French to have achondroplasia, known as dwarfism. Their short stature can be deceiving: Bassets are surprisingly long and can reach things on table tops that dogs of similar heights cannot.
