<div>"How do I get my dog to behave when I am not around?".....ROFLMAO!!! Ok, I'm calm now.....I love my hounds but I will be the first to admit that they are not the best behaved dogs in the world. We made up our minds a long time ago that, if we wanted a dog that would do everything that we asked them to, we should have adopted labs or shepards. I have the mentality with my dogs that I have four (five right now) two year old children in the house and basset proof my house exactly like I would for a two year old. I also think that it's MY responsibility to make sure stuff that can hurt them is out of their reach. I NEVER would rely on telling any basset "no" and walk away thinking that they'll leave whatever alone. My advice is to continue training because every hound needs discipline and structure but to just bite the bullet and get the things that are important to you or could hurt your dog up where she can't get to it. Another thing that I'd do is make sure you walk her a couple times a day. A good walk so that she's really getting some exercise and burning some of that young dog energy off. Maybe make a play date for her with another friend's dog so that she can play and ram and burn some energy off that way. Also, get a Kong, fill it with some treats and yogurt, freeze it and let her have it. It will keep her busy and entertained for a while. We have our pita (as in pain in the ***) Ginger who is a wild woman in a basset suit. She can be very destructive if left on her own. A terrific trainer gave us some pointers and they have helped a lot. You just need to remember your girl is a basset hound, very hard headed and strong willed, and that it's <u>your</u> responsibility to keep your stuff up where she can't get to it. She's a hound, not a thinking person. </div>
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<div>Jane & the Houndettes</div>
<div>Jersey, Shadow, Suzy & wild woman Ginger</div>
<div>and foster girl Darcy</div>
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