[Dailydrool] Dashing Bassets' home reclaimed!

[Pamela McQuade]

Phew! The Dashing Basset household has finally gotten back to normal. 
The tiny Italian greyhound who was with us for two whole weeks and a 
little more finally went home on Sunday. It's taken us a day to be sure 
she won't pop up out of  somewhere and start bark-bark-barking or 
nipping at us.

The mom and dad kinda liked her, but by the end of the visit they were 
willing to admit that bassets are even more wonderful and that we are 
the right breed for them. I think I heard mom say something about not 
liking all that yapping--and you know that we never yap! Dad liked 
taking Lily for walks, but all that frenetic energy didn't sit so well 
with him.

Mom says I got the worst of it from greyhound Lily. She didn't like that 
I couldn't see and practically got my nose a couple of times. But I know 
how to stand my ground, so it never turned into anything. She thought 
she was in charge,  and our pack head Holly didn't fight her on that. 
But none of us let her completely take over. After all, this is still a 
basset household.

Duncan the c at t was on high alert the whole time she was here. He does 
not mind training dogs to treat him with respect, and when a dog does 
not listen, he makes life very difficult for her. Mom says that the 
little IG may have picked up on some things faster than a basset, but 
she missed out on that one (along with training on how to sit--that 
hound didn't know the meaning of the word).

We are glad that Lily's humans love her, and we are glad they came back 
to take her home. She may come to visit again, but we are glad to have 
our home to ourselves for the time being. Mom's not promising no more 
long visits, but I think next time she will be better prepared to defend 
our pack.

C. K. Dexter Haven of the Dashing Bassets