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I'm afraid I'm going to be quite negative here.
You said you felt guilty for not just getting a rescue, which indicates that you are already aware of the plight of unwanted/homeless bassets. However, did you know that the vast majority of the dog that fill the rescues and shelters come from breeders like YOU? That just have a litter or two so their dog can experience the "joys" of fatherhood/sex. That just have one litter so they can have a son or daughter of their dog. That breed dogs with poor genetic potential (your dog came from "a puppymill" and apparently had behavioral and health issues requiring a great deal of time and money to fix, how can you evaluate their genetic component?). That dispose of the puppies for free or cheaply, and don't follow up or keep track of them. This is not responsible breeding.

The price of having "your" puppy is a dubious future for the remainder of the litter.

 

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About the basset cat there is such a thing called a "Munchcan" a very short legged cat.I think they are adorable.

I think the munchkins are supposed to be lazy too? Or is that the ragdolls?

BTW, Rev, I fully understand the emotion that makes you want to breed your dog. I get a lot of joy from having pups, grandpups, great grandpups etc from much loved dogs. But I've also had dogs I loved just as much that I did NOT breed, because as much as I loved them I did not feel that they were worthy breeding candidates.