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Hello Basset lovers !
We picked up our first Basset 3 weeks ago, named Wilson. He's now 14 weeks old and is adored by all of us. I've been checking this website for the past 3 weeks picking up some great tips, and just wanted to say thankyou to everybody for the help you provide others. But, finally we've gotten round to making a post ourselves and sharing a few things about Wilson.
About 6 months ago we were on the lookout for a Basset but couldnt seem to find any in the vicinity so after exhausting our searches we got ourselves a lovely little Beagle. It was only after keeping an eye out for Basset Pups we finally came across Wilson a few weeks ago and jumped at the chance to add him to our family. Its strange, as the breed seems to be very rare up in this neck of the woods in England, even the vet said its been a very long time since they had seen a Baby Basset.
Everyday is a barrel of laughs with him around, he is such a character. Wilson and our Beagle who is still a Pup herself keep eachother well entertained. In fact i'd go as far as saying Millie (The Beagle) gets a little fed up with being pesterday frequently and gets up on the couch out the way. We're just wondering how long its going to take Wilson to work out how he can get up there too.
He was in need of both his vaccinations when we got him so its taken untill these last few days till we could get him out for a few short walks. Its taken some persuading as he wasnt too keen at first. But now he's getting the hang of it he is loving it. Although when it comes to maybe a 2nd walk in the day he's less keen, prefering usually to try and sneak back off to a cosy bed to sleep. When out on walks he's so interested in what his nose is up to he constantly stands on his ears and trips himself up, its very amusing to watch. Is this a common thing, or is it a skill he will learn as he gets a bit older and bigger?
Anyway, i'll stop waffling on. Just wanted to say Hello and let you know what a little angel (Or maybe a little devil) we have gotten into our family now. He's slowly getting housebroken and sleeps the whole night with our older dog, an English Springer Spaniel, beside our bed. I do think having two other dogs has helped Wilson to settle in great and up to now we're not had any of the problems others seem to have.
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We picked up our first Basset 3 weeks ago, named Wilson. He's now 14 weeks old and is adored by all of us. I've been checking this website for the past 3 weeks picking up some great tips, and just wanted to say thankyou to everybody for the help you provide others. But, finally we've gotten round to making a post ourselves and sharing a few things about Wilson.
About 6 months ago we were on the lookout for a Basset but couldnt seem to find any in the vicinity so after exhausting our searches we got ourselves a lovely little Beagle. It was only after keeping an eye out for Basset Pups we finally came across Wilson a few weeks ago and jumped at the chance to add him to our family. Its strange, as the breed seems to be very rare up in this neck of the woods in England, even the vet said its been a very long time since they had seen a Baby Basset.
Everyday is a barrel of laughs with him around, he is such a character. Wilson and our Beagle who is still a Pup herself keep eachother well entertained. In fact i'd go as far as saying Millie (The Beagle) gets a little fed up with being pesterday frequently and gets up on the couch out the way. We're just wondering how long its going to take Wilson to work out how he can get up there too.
He was in need of both his vaccinations when we got him so its taken untill these last few days till we could get him out for a few short walks. Its taken some persuading as he wasnt too keen at first. But now he's getting the hang of it he is loving it. Although when it comes to maybe a 2nd walk in the day he's less keen, prefering usually to try and sneak back off to a cosy bed to sleep. When out on walks he's so interested in what his nose is up to he constantly stands on his ears and trips himself up, its very amusing to watch. Is this a common thing, or is it a skill he will learn as he gets a bit older and bigger?
Anyway, i'll stop waffling on. Just wanted to say Hello and let you know what a little angel (Or maybe a little devil) we have gotten into our family now. He's slowly getting housebroken and sleeps the whole night with our older dog, an English Springer Spaniel, beside our bed. I do think having two other dogs has helped Wilson to settle in great and up to now we're not had any of the problems others seem to have.
