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Well it has been over seven months with Presley and man what a ride, I must first say we love her absolutely to death, and she's the strangest dog I've ever owned, she's nothing like dear Elvis was, and I'm glad because she don't remind me of him all the time..but man is she a handful, it seems like we have owned her all her life already, she loves us so much, she is a good dog, Basset in every way, Stubborn, Stubborn, counter-cruizing,Stubborn did I mention Stubborn? or strange? I have a couple of issues I would like to ask you guys about... First here is a recent photo of her.
My first concern is her obsession(she has several) with metal, she will lick your keys for hours, anything metal that you sit down she will lick..If you want her to leave you alone, just give her your bundle of keys she will lick on them for hours..also rings, watches etc.. whats up with that?
My second and biggest concern/problem is that she constantly chases shadows, I mean she barks and trys to jump/paw at any sliver of light,reflection,shadow etc on the floor,ceiling,wall etc.. she is constatly on the lookout for them.. its all she does, I can't even use my cellphone in a dimely lit room because the light from the screen lights up the wall, making a shadow, and she goes ape-nuts, I can't let her in the garage because all the shiny stuf cast reflections on the walls and she jumps up on my Harleys and stuff, when I let her out she lives to chase the reflection the stormdoor makes as it opens.. she will sit for hours looking and whinning at shadows, it's the strangest thing I've ever seen..does anyone else have a Basset that does this? when you walk she will run after the shadow you make on the floor and bark at it.. I dont know whats up with her.. I know it seemed to start when my son messed with her once with a laser pointer, I made him stop and never do it again..ever since that time she seems to have done this..is there anyway to "fix" her? I mean I can live with it, its really funny sometimes to watch her, but I'm concerned about her being so upset all the time over it.. any info would be great..
Here she is after a ray of sunlight!
<img src=\'http://home.insightbb.com/~presleythehound/images/april200603.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\'>
I\'m sorry for the long post, I just wanted to catch everybody up on Presley the worlds strangest Basset, she really is a sweetheart though, and she has us just where she wants us. It so weird the things she does, like her crate issue.. well getting her in the crate used to go like this. Presley see\'s you getting your stuff together and she would run to the the corner of the house farest away from her crate, roll over on her back, stick all four legs in the air and refuse to move..she would go totally limp and not help you pick her up in anyway, you would have to, pack, push, pull her to her crate, then just last week I picked up my backpack for work and she looked at me went straight into the living room and went in her crate!! I\'m totally dumbfounded, I tell my son, he don\'t believe me, I tell my brother thats over alot, he don\'t believe me, then my son tells her to get in the crate and she goes right in..now when I pick up my pack, she goes straight to the crate and looks at me.. I say get in the crate Presley and she goes right in..man my dog got smart overnight I guess..just a strange dog..
So I took her to the vet for a six month check-up, heartworm treatment, nail trim etc, My vet informed me to "Never bring that dog back unles you give her a pill/sedate beforehand", she was a absolute terror. it took three of us to hold her down for the nail trim..but she is healthy and gaining tons of weight and I found out why......
<img src=\'http://home.insightbb.com/~presleythehound/images/april200606.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\'>
Well sorry for the long post, I just wanted to talk about my girl Presley..shes a fine hound....
LOVE YOUR HOUND!!

My first concern is her obsession(she has several) with metal, she will lick your keys for hours, anything metal that you sit down she will lick..If you want her to leave you alone, just give her your bundle of keys she will lick on them for hours..also rings, watches etc.. whats up with that?
My second and biggest concern/problem is that she constantly chases shadows, I mean she barks and trys to jump/paw at any sliver of light,reflection,shadow etc on the floor,ceiling,wall etc.. she is constatly on the lookout for them.. its all she does, I can't even use my cellphone in a dimely lit room because the light from the screen lights up the wall, making a shadow, and she goes ape-nuts, I can't let her in the garage because all the shiny stuf cast reflections on the walls and she jumps up on my Harleys and stuff, when I let her out she lives to chase the reflection the stormdoor makes as it opens.. she will sit for hours looking and whinning at shadows, it's the strangest thing I've ever seen..does anyone else have a Basset that does this? when you walk she will run after the shadow you make on the floor and bark at it.. I dont know whats up with her.. I know it seemed to start when my son messed with her once with a laser pointer, I made him stop and never do it again..ever since that time she seems to have done this..is there anyway to "fix" her? I mean I can live with it, its really funny sometimes to watch her, but I'm concerned about her being so upset all the time over it.. any info would be great..
Here she is after a ray of sunlight!
<img src=\'http://home.insightbb.com/~presleythehound/images/april200603.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\'>
I\'m sorry for the long post, I just wanted to catch everybody up on Presley the worlds strangest Basset, she really is a sweetheart though, and she has us just where she wants us. It so weird the things she does, like her crate issue.. well getting her in the crate used to go like this. Presley see\'s you getting your stuff together and she would run to the the corner of the house farest away from her crate, roll over on her back, stick all four legs in the air and refuse to move..she would go totally limp and not help you pick her up in anyway, you would have to, pack, push, pull her to her crate, then just last week I picked up my backpack for work and she looked at me went straight into the living room and went in her crate!! I\'m totally dumbfounded, I tell my son, he don\'t believe me, I tell my brother thats over alot, he don\'t believe me, then my son tells her to get in the crate and she goes right in..now when I pick up my pack, she goes straight to the crate and looks at me.. I say get in the crate Presley and she goes right in..man my dog got smart overnight I guess..just a strange dog..
So I took her to the vet for a six month check-up, heartworm treatment, nail trim etc, My vet informed me to "Never bring that dog back unles you give her a pill/sedate beforehand", she was a absolute terror. it took three of us to hold her down for the nail trim..but she is healthy and gaining tons of weight and I found out why......
<img src=\'http://home.insightbb.com/~presleythehound/images/april200606.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\'>
Well sorry for the long post, I just wanted to talk about my girl Presley..shes a fine hound....
LOVE YOUR HOUND!!
