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<p class=MsoNormal>On occasion one of my boys, Grady, does the same thing –
he is my macho boy. I know that most dogs’ night vision is not
super, but bassets should be operating by scent. I don’t know for
sure why they do this but I know that the sound of my voice is the key to
snapping them out of it. When I call his name and reassure him, he comes
in wagging and acting really embarrassed that he didn’t recognize
me. While it is scary the first time it happens, it is reassuring to me
that an “unknown” person or thing at night will elicit that kind of
response. I know that my boys would rip someone apart would laid a
hand on me or threatened me in any way. And the sound of that growl would
scare the beejeebers out of any sane person. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Years ago, a police officer came to my door about 10 PM.
Needless to say, my anxiety was pretty high since my son wasn’t home from
work yet and I was fearing the worse. My dogs went absolutely ballistic –
I had to put leads on them and crate them so I could even hear what the guy was
telling me. I think the poor man was scared I was going to let the dogs
loose on him – he actually had his hand on his gun. As it turned
out, it was a courtesy call to inform us that they were chasing a man on foot
in the area and to be sure our doors were locked. But then he said I
probably didn’t have much to worry about as long as I kept the dogs with
me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Sandi Wittenberg - Red Bay Bassets<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>sandi@redbaybassets.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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