Ditto what Jose' said. Moe looked like a long-backed beagle till he began to fill out at between one and three years. After five or six he slowed down a little. Moe, at over eight years old, still has his wild and crazy moments. After dinner he likes to play fetch but he's only good for a couple tosses before he decides he's had enough. He still has the after-bath-crazies, when he races around the house scattering the scatter rugs and rearranging the furniture. He also plays like a puppy with Tally, and he can get pretty wild and crazy when it snows.
My friend adopted an elderly hound named Rupert when one of her first pair of Bassets died, leaving the remaining one very upset and lonely. Rupert was very spry and extremley active for his supposed age of eleven years old. My friends thought the Basset Rescue's vet was mistaken about Rupert's age but their vet agreed that the estimate was close. He remained active for several more years before finally slowing down shortly before he died. It is my sincerest hope that Moe lives as long and is as active as Rupert was.
