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<p class=MsoNormal>I don’t know that I am a bell hound *<b>expert</b>*
but I can only speak from my experiences within our pack. To me, barking
and howling are noise and baying is music. Baying has a different, more
melodious tone. Within our pack, howling frequently disintegrates into
barking. Baying *<b>never</b>* disintegrates into barking – it simply
stops. Another way to tell the difference between howling and baying is
that when a basset hound bays, they move their mouth into this perfect little “O”
and they usually tilt their head back. They also like to put all their
noses together and raise them up together. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Can you have a single bell hound?? I think if you have
a singleton bayer, then that dog could be a potential bell hound if he/she were
in a pack; but since it is essentially a pack position, to be a true bell hound
(song leader) there would have to be a pack. Can other breeds participate
in a pack or be a bell hound? Yep – other scent hunting breeds have
bell hounds (like blood hounds). Then of course, there are the basset
wanna-be’s too!<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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