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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>The Basset Hound Club of
America's Basset Standard allows for Bassets up to almost 15 inches at the
shoulder. Anything over 15 inches is a disqualification for the show
ring.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>The average is 13
inches. Some of the older lines of Bassets and some from England and
other parts of Europe have very short legs, very heavy bone and lots of
skin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>A Bassets legs should be long
enough that the body is not dragging on the ground. American breeders, for
the most part, have been breeding for a little longer straighter leg and a
little more length of body and less folded skin. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore> The health of our Bassets
should come first and very short or very crooked legs can cause problems.
Just as heavy folded skin can cause issues.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>Of course Bassets with very long
legs, like beagles, isn't what you want either as you start to lose the Basset
"type".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>Cathy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>Cathy Blatz<BR><A
href="http://www.summerhilldachshundsandbassets.com">www.summerhilldachshundsandbassets.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.bassethoundclubofwpa.com">www.bassethoundclubofwpa.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.dachshund-wpdc.org/">http://www.dachshund-wpdc.org/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>