Bassets are stubborn, and smart, will probably figure it out.
While they may be use to running outside all day, they should be able to adapt to being inside as long as they are walked several times a day. Our previous basset stayed inside all day while we were at work with no problem. And managed with a short walk at 06:00AM in the morning before we left for work, another at 3:30PM when I got home and a couple more in the evening before we went to bed around 11:00PM until we got our fence built. Even then we did not trust her outside while we were gone and she would stay in the house while we were at work, then be allowed to run free in the yard in the evenings.
While they may be use to running outside all day, they should be able to adapt to being inside as long as they are walked several times a day. Our previous basset stayed inside all day while we were at work with no problem. And managed with a short walk at 06:00AM in the morning before we left for work, another at 3:30PM when I got home and a couple more in the evening before we went to bed around 11:00PM until we got our fence built. Even then we did not trust her outside while we were gone and she would stay in the house while we were at work, then be allowed to run free in the yard in the evenings.
