[Dailydrool] Exercise for young bassets

[Pam McQuade]

All our hounds are now seniors, but we have had a number of fosters who were 
in that year, year and a half range that requires so much exercise.

Our most challenging hound, Oliver, was a real live wire. I just couldn't 
get him enough exercise on leash. Fortunately, a neighbor whom we barely 
knew had a fenced yard and a young lab mix. Maggie and Oliver had play dates 
a few times a week that really wore out our little basset. Oliver could 
hardly keep up with Maggie, but he had the best time in the world trying.

If you can't find a neighbor with such a situation and if you have a fenced 
yard, how about fostering? It's all the fun of having another dog without 
most of the expense.

Alternatively, perhaps you can convince whoever is in charge of the dog park 
that it needs to be fully enclosed. If expense is a problem, perhaps you can 
help raise the money to complete the project. I'd think that the close call 
is enough to give you the right to suggest this change.

I hope all works out with Molly.
Pam and all the Dashing Bassets