We just got a new basset puppy and couldn’t be happier with her. She’s doing great with her house training, and is just adorable. The issue we are having is when she is left alone.If I actually leave the house, she does just fine. She whines for a couple minutes but then she calms herself down...

One of our Bassets, Buster, was rescued from an extrememely negligent neighbor in August of 1993. At the time, the vet said he appeared to be about 6 months old which makes him at least 18 YEARS OLD! He is ancient, blind, mostly deaf, but eats like a champ and tries - mostly failing ;>) - to...

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?

A friend of mine makes felted animals and the other day she was asked to make a dog from a couple of photos that she took to be a Basset Hound, so when she showed me the pictures, I thought the face was slightly different, the legs a wee bit longer and the body slightly shorter and wondered if...

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...