i know. the only thing the commentators had to say about him was that he was, "ponderous." and i don't think i'm being hyper-sensitive when i say that the tone in their voice was somehow dismissive of the basset.
and while some bassets are more agile than others, agility is certainly not the end-all and be-all of a dog's appeal. come on! even still, my female basset can chase birds and run like a champ. My male? Not so much.
But like i said. what does that have to do with anything?
i think it has more to do with ignorance than anything else. and i'm not so much complaining that the basset didn't win. it's more about the way he was talked about. every other entrant, the commentators talked about the beauty and form of the dog, and what great examples the entrants were of their respective breeds. but along comes the basset, and suddenly it's a matter of the whole breed being "ponderous," and nothing about the fact that there walks one beautiful example of a basset hound.
don't worry. i'm not as revved up about this as it might seem. i'm half -kidding. but i still think the basset doesn't get a fair shake.[/b]
