STANDARD

General aspect

Dog running short on legs, having a considerable substance, well proportioned, distinguished. One wishes a certain quantity of loose skin.

Head and cranium

Cranium in dome. The stop is moderately marked and the occipital protuberance is prominent. Of average width to the face, the head is thinned slightly towards the muzzle. The muzzle is dry of general aspect, but it is not out of whistle. The chamfer is almost parallel to the higher line of cranium and it is not much longer than cranium, of the stop to the occiput. There can be wrinkles, in moderated quantity, on the face and close to the eyes. In any case, the skin of the head must be sufficiently loose to form clearly marked folds when one draws it forwards or when the head is lowered. The chops largely recover the lower lips. The truffle can be in light projection in front of the lips. It is entirely black, except in the dogs with clear dress where it can be maroon or color liver. The nostrils are large and quite open.

Eyes

In the form of rhombus, neither prominent nor too inserted. Dark, they can go until the brown means in the dogs to clear dress. Calm and serious expression. The conjunctive one of the lower eyelid is apparent, but without excess. The clear or yellow eye is a defect.

Ears

Attached low, just in lower part of the line of the eye. Long, they clearly exceed the end of a muzzle correct length, but excess. They narrow over all their length and are well blinked (they rotate). Very flexible, they have a fine and velvety texture.

Jaws

Strong, they present one articulated out of scissors perfect, regular and complete; in other words, the upper incisors recover the lower in a close contact and are established plumb with the jaws.

Neck

Muscular, quite curved and good length, it presents a pronounced pennon, but without exaggeration.

Forehand

The scapulas are quite tilted; the shoulder is not charged. The forelimbs are short, powerful and have a strong framework. The elbows are turned neither towards the interior nor towards outside. They are placed perfectly against the sides of the chest. In its upper part, the front armlever is slightly tilted towards the interior, but not at the point to block the freedom of the movement or to involve a contact of the members in station upright or action. Seen of face, the breast piece adapts perfectly to the curve of the front armlever. The bouleture is a very serious defect. The skin forms folds on the guns.

Body

Length and descended well over all its length. The sternum is prominent, but the chest neither narrow nor is descended to excess. The coasts are quite round and, without forming edge, they extend well behind. The back is rather broad and of level. The garrot and the kidney are roughly with the same height, although the kidney can present a light curve. The back, of the garrot at the insertion point of the hips, is not excessive length.

Back-hand

Very muscular and arisen well. Seen of behind, the dog gives almost the impression of a sphere. Well angled Grasset. The bulges are well descended and the posterior guns slightly brought back under the body. The bulges are turned neither towards the interior nor towards outside, but are plumb with the body when the dog is in station upright natural. The skin can form folds between the bulges and the foot and, with the back of the articulation of the bulge, a light pocket can appear in consequence of the laxity of the skin.

Feet

Solid masses, equipped with good joints and good bearings. The former feet can be directed right having or be turned slightly towards outside. In all the cases, the station upright must be perfectly regular. The weight being also distributed on the fingers and the bearings and no area not equipped with bearings being in contact with the ground, the feet leaves the prints of a large dog.

Tail (whip)

Attached well, rather long, strong with the base and meaner at its end, it presents in its lower part a fairly provided hard hair. Moving, it is carried to the top and forms a soft curve, with the manner of a sabre, without never being rolled up nor right.

Paces, movement

It's a very important point. The pace must be flexible and plain with a good extension forwards data by the former ones and a powerful impulse given by the posterior ones. In action, one should never observe stiffness in the bulges or the grassets. No finger must never trail on the ground.

Hair

It must be smooth, short and tight without being too fine. The profile of the dog pure in its lines and is deprived of fringes. The long hair and the soft hair with fringes are serious defects.

Color

The dress is generally tricolour (black, fire and white) or two-tone (lemon and white), but any color of dog running is allowed.

Cut

33 to 38 cm with the garrot.

Defects

Any variation compared to what precedes must be regarded as a defect which will be penalized according to its gravity.

Le basset hound est un chien placide, affectueux, jamais agressif, ni craintif.

The basset hound hound is a dog placid, affectionate, never aggressive, nor apprehensive.

It adapts to all the lifestyles, it is a dog very easy to live. If the Master is casanier, the dog is too. If the Master is active, the basset hound hound shows a certain energy.

This dog adores the children, he is the ideal companion and he will always take care on your offspring.

To have other animals poses no problem, it accepts their presence very well.

If you must work do not only leave it. Before all it is a dog of pack, it does not support loneliness, find to him a companion or if your profession allows it to you you can take it along with you, it will be to be done discrete.

The basset hound hound is rather obstinate, do not crack in front of its funny face because this doggie can play of its physique and it will make you turn in she-ass.

Teach him to it obedience, basic orders like: sat, slept, yes, not, should be sufficient. The physique of the basset hound hound is misleading, this dog is very powerful with hunting, it has a remarkable nose, it is tough and has the instinct of pack, its voice is deep and mélodieuse and it will be effective for hunting for hare, rabbit and roe-deer.

 

VACCINES

Your pup leaves the vaccinated breeding and chip.

The 2nd vaccine will be to make one month afterwards.

The recall of vaccine every year.

VERMIFUGE

The vermifuge of the pup will be to carry out every month up to 6 months and then every month.

MAINTENANCE

Cleaning of the eyes regularly.

Cleaning of ears 1 time per month approximately. After a walk in shift or forest to check that it does not have a spine planted on the ears, the bearings or others.

Treatment against the chips and the ticks.

Take care that the nails are short (the veterinary surgeon will be able to make it if necessary).

FOOD

At the time of your purchase of croquettes take care to take a range adapted to the morphology of the basset hound hound. Normally this dog belongs to the average races but on the bags you could note that these croquettes are to be given for dogs reaching 25 kgs to the adulthood, our dogs in general reach 28 to 35 kgs when their growth is finished. I thus recommend to increase the quantity of a half goblet (goblet provided with the bag). Other stockbreeders I believe give the croquettes for great races but personally let us have we very good performances with dry food for average race (very good digestibility).

After the quantity is according to the dog, just like human the certain dogs can grow bigger more than reasonable will be with you to adapt compared to their morphology.

If you can tried it to split the meals 2 meals per day, if it is not possible only one but preferably the evening.

Avoid as much as possible any activity after the meal. Let your pup digest quietly (this council must be also applied if possible when the dog is adult).

If the pup is sulky its mess tin to withdraw to him at the end of 30 minutes. If its lack of appetite persists, to add a little box for dog to its croquettes or grated Gruyere.

After each meal and several times in the course of the day to leave the pup for its needs (if possible always at the same place, once adult no importance).

To give to the pup toys with mordiller (not of bone). The bones of buffalo will be very appreciated by the adult basset hounds but are to be proscribed any other type of bone (big digestive problems)

To avoid the long walks with the baby hound.

To avoid reducing to him to climb and as well as the settees