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Truant you really sound like you love Scooter and want the best. It is good to hear you are planning on moving out. It sounds like it's not the best place for him - who knows maybe he's someone that needs to be dog number one.

"Bassets are like elephants in that they never forget so if he had a bad start in life, something in his past has brought him to this"

This is so true! And they are very sensitive. It is so important that all family members are consistent in their (positive) treatment of him. If everyone is reactive - especially in different ways it makes things - HIS stress and HIS reactivity - worse.

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The Highbury Hounds Tallulah, Isabel and Margot