Hello,
My name (if you hadn't guessed) is Jessii. I may be 'inheriting' a basset hound very soon, and I'd like to know... well, anything you can really give me tips about.
I realize that the way I'm possibly acquiring him sounds odd, but I guess it happens, so this is how it goes;
I already have a 3 year old 'doodle' (he's some sort of designer dog that a puppy mill tried to create) he's rescued from said puppy mill, and somewhat rehabilitated from the horrors that he faced there. He's about as far as he can get without another dog constantly at home with him, he really acts like a dog when he's around others. We knew that we needed to get another dog soon for his sake, but also wanted another dog, and recently... an opportunity has arisen.
My cousin bought a basset hound from a breeder (I believe) a couple years ago, and as far as I knew, things were fine. I don't see or talk to my cousin much, so I didn't know any differently until my father told me that he was going to be watching the dog for a couple of weeks. My cousin went to Ohio for a bit, and was supposed to be taking the dog back, but still hasn't, and won't be. Apparently, when he was there, Huckleberry lived outside, attached to a dog house, and was totally spoiled at my dad's house. So, he doesn't have a proper home right now... my father would keep him, but his dogs are really anxious, and that makes 4 dogs, so he just can't entirely handle it all. So we're going to do a trial run, and bring Huck home for a couple of days when we'll be at home all day,and see how he and Coop, my doodle, accepts him.
Huck definitely needs to learn some manners, and how to properly behave inside, he is housebroken, but a little rambunctious. Anyway, I thought perhaps you all could help me to know what to expect from him and anything that I should keep in mind having to do with his particular breed. I have plenty of animal experience, but I'm a huge believer in experience over research, even though I do research a TON! So, Thanks for any help, and I'll get some pics really soon!
~Jessii
My name (if you hadn't guessed) is Jessii. I may be 'inheriting' a basset hound very soon, and I'd like to know... well, anything you can really give me tips about.
I realize that the way I'm possibly acquiring him sounds odd, but I guess it happens, so this is how it goes;
I already have a 3 year old 'doodle' (he's some sort of designer dog that a puppy mill tried to create) he's rescued from said puppy mill, and somewhat rehabilitated from the horrors that he faced there. He's about as far as he can get without another dog constantly at home with him, he really acts like a dog when he's around others. We knew that we needed to get another dog soon for his sake, but also wanted another dog, and recently... an opportunity has arisen.
My cousin bought a basset hound from a breeder (I believe) a couple years ago, and as far as I knew, things were fine. I don't see or talk to my cousin much, so I didn't know any differently until my father told me that he was going to be watching the dog for a couple of weeks. My cousin went to Ohio for a bit, and was supposed to be taking the dog back, but still hasn't, and won't be. Apparently, when he was there, Huckleberry lived outside, attached to a dog house, and was totally spoiled at my dad's house. So, he doesn't have a proper home right now... my father would keep him, but his dogs are really anxious, and that makes 4 dogs, so he just can't entirely handle it all. So we're going to do a trial run, and bring Huck home for a couple of days when we'll be at home all day,and see how he and Coop, my doodle, accepts him.
Huck definitely needs to learn some manners, and how to properly behave inside, he is housebroken, but a little rambunctious. Anyway, I thought perhaps you all could help me to know what to expect from him and anything that I should keep in mind having to do with his particular breed. I have plenty of animal experience, but I'm a huge believer in experience over research, even though I do research a TON! So, Thanks for any help, and I'll get some pics really soon!
~Jessii