I agree that she looks fine. I've had someone make a similar remark about Jasmine although you can see the faint outlines of her ribcage and her vet has declared her as being a perfect specimen of what a healthy Basset should be. I think people's perceptions of a Basset's true size gets a bit skewed because of their unusual proportions.
Moe is seventy two pounds and has held that weight for several years now. He's slim at this weight - perfect for his size. At one point he was a whopping eighty three pounds!!!! He was pretty 'beefy' back then. That was shortly after he reached his full size and after Tally joined our family. Before then he had been a finicky eater but after she came he learned to eat all his food AND hers (AND ours, AND anything else he could find, beg, or steal - usually steal ). When I adopted him he weighted in at thirty-two pounds and was easily carried :blink: - I miss those days when he pulls a flat-basset on me...
I think people tend to think Bassets are overweight because of thier large heads, long torsos, and large feet. They are heavy-boned (my vet says they are true dwarves - the type with a short but big-boned skeletal structure and large hands and feet). If you can see your dog's waist then she's probably well-proportioned for her size.
My 8 month-old puppy is bigger than her. And my veterinarian told us that our Sherlock is in a perfect shape. I wouldn't listen to your walker. She is in a great shape! and she is a cuttie
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