[Dailydrool] Rerun on previous post about long-haired bassets

[dpmcquade at verizon.net]

I don't know if Verizon is just not letting me send plain text e-mails or I just forget to make it plain text, but as a test, I'm posting this again.

<<To qualify as "long-haired", technically, *I* personally feel that the
basset needs to have a coat rather like a cocker spaniel or Irish
setter; visibly long fringes on feet, belly, ears and tail. You'll
see what I mean in the pics. But there are quite a few bassets out
there who have would I would consider a "double coat"; thick hair,
with lots of underfluffies, and some longer "guard hairs" in certain
places like the back of the neck or along the tail. Just my personal
opinion on how to tell the difference. :)>>
 
I think our Abner what you might call a double-coated basset. He has thick hair that clearly isn't the flat, hard coat our others have. He seems to have an ermine ruff around his neck and longer hair on back legs, between his behind and the turning of his hock. The underfluffies are enough to drive a good housekeeper (which I am not) over the edge. He must do twice as much shedding as the others.
 
He isn't what others have shown as a long-haired basset, but he sure isn't up to the standard either. (Don't get me started on his puppymill breeding).
 
Wanna see a picture or two? Let me know. I just don't have time right now to put it up on the Web.
Pam, food slave to the Dashing Bassets