Hound biography

Photo: Pixabay. But the basket hounds are not only hunters, but also excellent companions adoring their owners. Since these are flocking dogs, from all members of the family, the Hound of Basset-Hound chooses “his man”, the owner, who is infinitely trusted, whom he is ready to obey. And without his presence, the Hound Basset can do the way he wants and does not always correspond to the desires of the family in which he lives.

The further view the owner is removed, the independent the behavior of the dogs of this breed becomes. And alone, they can demonstrate their natural bass, howl and barking from longing without tired. But in the baskets, in addition to stubbornness and self -will, there are a lot of magnificent qualities that conquer people - they are very kind, affectionate, funny, devoted and playful.

They are unsurpassed nannies who adore children and believe that they should grow them, along with the family of the family. True, you need to understand that the hound puppy is a kilogram dog that does not always realize its size and weight. Therefore, when we give puppies to families where there are young children, we warn the new owners that the period of growing up the Hound Basset can be quite complicated and not always small children are ready to withstand it.

In the months, when the milk teeth change to the indigenous bassets, they bite everything that they come across in the way, they can grab their hand, but it is not a manifestation of aggression, but only an attempt to scratch his jaw. The basins are not aggressive, these are very funny, smart, kind and loyal dogs that have not lost the hunting instincts, although most of them live in apartments as pets, and not hunting assistants.

Of course, in urban conditions, the basket must be kept on a leash so that it does not get carried away, "walking on the trail." And in large parks, forest belts, in nature, they will give a great pleasure the opportunity to run, “hunt” on their own. Due to its squat, the pool hounds often stain paws and stomach on walks. Some owners put on their dogs in their dogs so that their body remains clean.

Particular attention is required by the large ears of the basket-hounds, which are also dirty on the street. In order to avoid this, in the mud and slush season, I recommend putting knitted hats to the bassates - it’s easy to make them yourself or buy on the Internet. It is necessary to inspect the ears themselves and the ear shells should be regularly, the ears in dogs of this breed are not ventilated, so in the raw seasons you can encounter the occurrence of the fungus.

To prevent diseases, in a day the ears of the basket offers must be wiped with a special lotion, which is sold in veterinary pharmacies. In order for the fungus in the raw seasons does not appear on the body of the dog, its armpits can be treated with children's pouring. At this time, their wool needs to be combed out with a rubber brush and a furminator, so the owners will help the dog more quickly from dead hairs, which will be smaller and on the floor in the apartment.

In other periods, the short wool of the basket hounds does not require care. If during walks the basket hound does not erase the claws on its own, then they need to be cut with a claw once to two times a month. It can be industrial feed or natural feeding. In our nursery, for example, all dogs are grown on a raw food system - meat cheese, raw vegetables, ”says Alena Khudoleeva, the owner of the nursery.

But we give puppies and dry food, realizing that their future owners are not always ready to accurately calculate the daily diet of a pet, it is easier for them to feed the dog with already balanced industrial food. Only I do not advise you to choose cheap foods of low quality for the basket offers. Training and training-in the puppies of the basket-hounds, their working qualities of hounds, hunting dogs are genetically laid, so the owners need to understand how to educate a pet, be able to coincide with a dog, ”explains Alena Medoleeva, the owner of the nursery.

You can work with them elementary rules of behavior - a reaction to the nickname, the command “To me! If you want to develop the working qualities of a dog, then it is necessary that the basket hound undergo training on a blood trail, like all hounds and receive an appropriate diploma. If you are not going to use these dogs on the hunt, it will be enough to take an OKD course - a general training course where dogs are taught to the main teams, aporting, behavior in a big city, interaction with unfamiliar dogs and people.

In our nursery, all the basket-hounds pass OKD and learning on the blood trail. It is also possible to educate the baskets independently, but the owner must understand that the dogs of this breed are quite stubborn and wayward, so you will have to make efforts. All training should be built on the promotion of a treat with a word, in no case should the baskets be punished-they are very offended and can even do something in spite of resentment.

Patience, affection and playing form of classes are ideal for educating an obedient gouge.Naturally, the owner of the Hound Basset must comply with all the rules for the maintenance and care of the dog: regularly vaccinated from viruses and anthelmintic therapy, in the spring-autumn period to treat the pet’s wool with special products for ticks and parasites. There is no general recipe - the owners will have to choose the right food for their basket.

It must also be remembered that the basket hounts are prone to weight gain-they really like to eat, so it is necessary to clearly control their diet. Therefore, the basket hounds must be planted on a diet if they noticeably recovered. I feed the milestones of adult dogs in a nursery twice a day, but those who gained weight transfer to a one -time diet - a complete portion in the morning.

And believe me, all the basins live until the next morning. We talked popular questions and answers about the maintenance of the basket-cords with the zooenger, veterinarian Anastasia Kalinina.

How much time should you walk with the basket good? With the pool-hound you need to walk at least 1.5 hours a day. It must be taken into account that the poet can leave along the trail, so in the city this dog needs to be walked on a leash. And on weekends it is useful to travel to nature. Will the basket Hound with a cat get along? Bassets are hounds of dogs, not star.

Therefore, they usually get along well with cats. How do basket hounts react to other dogs? Aggression for other dogs in baskets is rare. Usually they are loyal or indifferent when they are busy with their business.