biscuit

you know, I watched a show on the Iditerod dogs (apologies to people who actually know how to spell that!), and I remember they said the best sled dogs are mixes, and tend to be husky, etc etc etc AND HOUND!!! I was extremely excited about this, but it certainly makes sense. Biscuit could pull a ford truck around, should he take a notion to it.

on the other hand, I didn't hear them mention retrievers as one of the breeds they mix around with to get those sled dogs. I think I know why -- if they saw a twig drop in the woods, they'd have to go pick it up. imagine the havoc that would create! :-)

Odin's Mom

Biscuit - a wall-eye is the blue or colorless iris (the part that's normally dark). I think they look blue, but actually don't have any pigmentation, but not 100% sure. I've seen it a lot in horses but never saw a dog with one.

If the one-blue-eyed basset had any spots at all, and had a brown eye, then he wasn't albino. I'd go with the mystery-nonbasset-ancestor theory. Sounds the most plausible.

There was a rescue basset on one of the web pages that was all white with one red ear and that side of her face red. I don't know if anyone else saw the picture - I think it was Georgia basset rescue but not certain. I never saw anything like it! She sure looked all basset too. Seems to me she might have one blue eye too, but I'll have to see if I can find the page again to be sure.

Don't know a lot for sure, do I?

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Julie

biscuit

myself, I know a little about everything, but next to nothing about anything

RKL

For those of you who want to see what a wall-eye looks like, take a look at a silver dapple (ugh) or pie-bald (UGH) dachshund or a blue merle sheltie. Wall-eyes are common in these colors and breeds.

I like 'em as dark as they come, which is what our breed standard calls for.

Lola Blossom

I would agree with the darker the better. Blue was a charming pup, but there was something off putting about the eyes.

Deacon2010

Not sure what 1 of each would mean, as we are still trying to find out how rare it is for a basset to have 2 green eyes. We've been told we should begin to show our basset because of its unique feature. Any help would be greatful.

Mikey T

Not sure who you have been talking too but green/blue eyes are a serious fault in basset hound as such it would do poorly in the conformation ring That would be say my basset has short ears I not sure how common it is for basset to have short ears but I have been told I should show our baset because of this unique feature. Uniqueness is the bane of the show ring.

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sadeyes2

Remember a few years ago someone wanted to breed their basset because it had one blue eye. Betsy answered that this was not a hereditory condition but an abnormality caused by some problem (can't remember what) as the pup was being formed in the womb.