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Hello, Basset friends!!
My husband and I (we were married last Saturday -- yay!) currently have a male basset who is just over 1 year old. We adopted him last September -- he wasn't a rescue, a woman surrendered him back to the breeder when she couldn't keep him for personal reasons. Anyway, ever since Watson was settled in our home, we have been thinking of adopting another.
I think we have settled on rescuing an adult basset (well, under the age or 4). We have started the process with a local rescue organization, and we should be approved after a successful home inspection. So I'm wondering -- do any of you wonderful basset gurus have advice about bringing a rescued basset into a home with an "only basset"?
Watson is pretty laid-back and has been very easy to train. He still has some of that puppy energy, but spends his evenings curled up in his bed. He gets along well with other pups and is not overly dominant. I'm just concerned that they won't get along or the adjustment process will be a lot to handle. Any advice, warnings, tips?
My husband and I (we were married last Saturday -- yay!) currently have a male basset who is just over 1 year old. We adopted him last September -- he wasn't a rescue, a woman surrendered him back to the breeder when she couldn't keep him for personal reasons. Anyway, ever since Watson was settled in our home, we have been thinking of adopting another.
I think we have settled on rescuing an adult basset (well, under the age or 4). We have started the process with a local rescue organization, and we should be approved after a successful home inspection. So I'm wondering -- do any of you wonderful basset gurus have advice about bringing a rescued basset into a home with an "only basset"?
Watson is pretty laid-back and has been very easy to train. He still has some of that puppy energy, but spends his evenings curled up in his bed. He gets along well with other pups and is not overly dominant. I'm just concerned that they won't get along or the adjustment process will be a lot to handle. Any advice, warnings, tips?