Wondering if anyone here uses pet insurance? After having emergency bloat surgery to the tune of about 4K, then some cancer surgery this year, about 1K so far, I am thinking the next dog we might insure....anyone have any experience with this?

Hello everyone. We are the proud owner of an almost 9 month old Basset named Annabelle. She really has changed our lives. We picked her out at 6 weeks and brought her home when shew as 7 weeks old. She has been great overall. I say it is because our breeder is phenomenal. He starts house...

Hi All. I know we have the photo albums here, but we are all proud Moms & Dads of our fur babies and want to share our "brag books" even if it doesn't relate to a particular topic. I hope this thread is liked and well used. We all want to brag on our babes and admire and gush over the others...

Hi everyone. I am new to Bassets but have owned many dogs over the years. I have a six month old basset Winnie, who is totally amazing and naughty. Whenever I talk to Basset owners they tell me you can't train a basset in the same way you train other dogs. But no one actually tells you why or...

I know that many Bassets have front paws that point outwards, but my 10 month old has the problem of also having crooked front legs. So far, he gets around ok, and only limps slightly after long walks to favor one of the legs; the one that's slightly more crooked than the other. How common of a...