Bassets have a reputation for being overweight and lazy dogs. This is one of those situations where there are too many heavy basset hounds which are couch potatoes, plod along at a snail’s pace...
Our basset hounds get attention where ever we go. There is something about their stout little crooked knees, deep chest and long ears, with the long back and white tipped tail that elicits smiles...
People are often surprised to see how fast our basset hounds run when we’re out at the field, taking them for their walks. There is a fair assumption that bassets are slow and plodding,...
We have some very smart hounds – just sayin’.Samson and Delilah have grown up with Laura spending way too much time talking and singing to them. Whether as a direct result of this or...
Samson and Delilah are siblings from the same litter and love to hate each other. Given that we’ve had a lot of guest hounds in the house, it has been interesting to see how...
The best lie my wife ever told me was that bassets only cost £12 a month… This meant it wasn’t too big a financial decision when making the leap to get a pair of...
Over the past six years we have fostered five basset hounds – Sonny, Rufus, Jessie and a pair from South Africa, Pluto and Rascal. Each hound comes with its own history, some of which...
It’s almost 7 years since we picked up Samson & Delilah from their home in Wales. We found them after a long and winding drive that made us question the sanity and accuracy of...
