[Dailydrool] Chatting with former Basset owners who did not, become Basset lovers

[Tom Hickcox]

On 2/16/2014 22:09, Val wrote:
> One of my own quilts on display was a "family story" memory quilt, (see my website, vlbzwick.com, go to bed quilts, then click on the one that says 'family memories). On this quilt are depicted two Basset hounds, our beloved Bo and Harley. Well, as I worked the quilt room, occasionally people asked about this particular quilt, and some of those who asked had their own "stories" to tell. Of the sort, "Oh, we once had a Basset hound....."
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> Yikes. the other side of Basset love. " We have never met a more stubborn animal". "that dog could escape from any enclosure". "wow, you couldn't turn your back on that dog without it's doing exactly what you had forbidden". "Leave that dog alone, and would it ever howl!" "Man, those dogs stink!" "How could you tolerate those dogs?!!
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> LOL. As the daily drool website says, "Basset hounds aren't for everyone." I love 'em.

Some of the very same traits that endear them to us.

Bassets have been in my life for over 30y.   I had to be w/o one for 
over a year and it was miserable.

Now, we need two.  Funny how that works.

Tommy in Danville

PS: I've never had a basset that stunk, unless it rolled on a dead fish.