Basset - the mollusc

Emma and Doris · 12-14-2006, 05:06 PM

As you all know, bassets are molluscs - just like the squid.
They are spineless, or without backbones as some will say.
This comes handy when they are forcing themselves into a
cage designed for a dog 10 times smaller, or when they en-
ter a pipe more narrow than the dog, and then turn around
inside to come out the same way.

It also comes handy when laying on a lap, look how Doris is
draped oved the lap like a jellyfish - (also mollusc)....

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<span style="color:#009900">The one that drools rules, :P
Steinar - daddy and foodslave to Emma and Doris!

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Sandy and Bo · 12-14-2006, 06:26 PM

hope that nice young lady has no plans...looks like Doris has settled in for a while.

Sandy

copsmom · 12-14-2006, 06:42 PM

I know all too well about that spineless bassett because Dolly does that every time we try to get her to do something she doesn't want to. She flops in the floor and when I pick her up she is like a noodle.

Basset Momma · 12-14-2006, 07:31 PM

Arent' they odd... my other dogs don't "noodle".

Rubydoo · 12-14-2006, 08:38 PM

It's quite a shame that Ms. Doris doesn't know how to relax!

Marcia · 12-14-2006, 08:44 PM

The other side of this phenomenon is that when in the spineless state, their weight triples. Ask anyone who's tried to move them.......

Rocket · 12-15-2006, 09:19 AM

Hi Steinar - Doris certainly does know how to relax

charvie · 12-15-2006, 11:45 AM

*lol* Too funny ... my houndies do that too ... it's funny because I guess I sort of got used to the Basset antics and it just seemed "normal" to me ... then we moved into the same house as my mother and her dog (which is a lab/chow cross) and het dog never does the sort of things the houndies do! *hehe*

They're definately in a class alllll their own.

12-15-2006, 12:53 PM

And exactly *how* much did the very posh dog bed to the left of the sofa cost???

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Jackson's Blog.

Beverly Anne · 12-15-2006, 05:28 PM

Ah, yes...Boneless Basset! We know that very well in our house. Francis likes to do that lengthwise along my body when I try to lie down on the couch to read. It's not like I need to breathe or anything.

12-14-2006, 06:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sandy and Bo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,687	hope that nice young lady has no plans...looks like Doris has settled in for a while. Sandy __________________ Sandy loves Bo and Moose

12-14-2006, 06:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
copsmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: georgia Posts: 775	I know all too well about that spineless bassett because Dolly does that every time we try to get her to do something she doesn't want to. She flops in the floor and when I pick her up she is like a noodle. __________________ Copper,Dolly,Patty,Nellie,Bunny and their mom Karen http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...m/scan0001.jpg

12-14-2006, 07:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Basset Momma Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,307	Arent' they odd... my other dogs don't "noodle". __________________ -Wendy Mom to Samantha, Jake, Cuddy, Frodo, & Indy

12-14-2006, 08:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rubydoo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,681	It's quite a shame that Ms. Doris doesn't know how to relax! __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w/IMG_1340.jpg Take a basset hound to lunch today! --Bassets rule....and drool!

12-14-2006, 08:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Marcia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 922	The other side of this phenomenon is that when in the spineless state, their weight triples. Ask anyone who's tried to move them....... __________________ Loving Slave to Sally, Bliss, Waldo & Chloe kitties, and watched over by Daisy Mae and Rocky ATB

12-14-2006, 05:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Emma and Doris Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oslo, Lørenskog, Norway Posts: 3,124	As you all know, bassets are molluscs - just like the squid. They are spineless, or without backbones as some will say. This comes handy when they are forcing themselves into a cage designed for a dog 10 times smaller, or when they en- ter a pipe more narrow than the dog, and then turn around inside to come out the same way. It also comes handy when laying on a lap, look how Doris is draped oved the lap like a jellyfish - (also mollusc).... -------------------- <span style="color:#009900">The one that drools rules, :P Steinar - daddy and foodslave to Emma and Doris! http://www.basset-hound.net.tf</span>

12-15-2006, 09:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rocket Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,242	Hi Steinar - Doris certainly does know how to relax __________________ Kathryn Scooter & Rocky

12-15-2006, 11:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
charvie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 662	lol Too funny ... my houndies do that too ... it's funny because I guess I sort of got used to the Basset antics and it just seemed "normal" to me ... then we moved into the same house as my mother and her dog (which is a lab/chow cross) and het dog never does the sort of things the houndies do! hehe They're definately in a class alllll their own. __________________ Food-Slave to: -- Sir '*Beldin' Feldigast the First, and -- Prince 'Farmer*' Camden

12-15-2006, 12:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kerrio Guest Posts: n/a	And exactly how much did the very posh dog bed to the left of the sofa cost??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kerrio Jackson's Blog.

12-15-2006, 05:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Beverly Anne Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 737	Ah, yes...Boneless Basset! We know that very well in our house. Francis likes to do that lengthwise along my body when I try to lie down on the couch to read. It's not like I need to breathe or anything. __________________ Francis's Bevy

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