<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Good afternoon,</DIV>
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<DIV>It is becoming apparent to us that bassets do not corner well. We did not anticipate this, as with the low center of gravity and all we expected that bassets would have more control in the turns, but that turns out not to be the case. At least with the two bassets currently in residence. The long legged labrador, however, does seem to corner fairly well. It can be said that at speed the rear end does break loose and come around to some extent, however the driving labrador straightens out successfully coming out of the turn with limited damage to self, obstacles, and passers by. The same cannot be said for the bassets.</DIV>
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<DIV>A case in point. Midmorning today the resident dogs commenced the basset/lab 500 in the yard. We have (had?) numerous large teracotta planters on the patio with various blooming organisms inside. It appears that one or more bassets completely lost it in the turn mowing down most of them leaving in their wake a maylay of dirt, greenery and the occasional blossom, along with teracotta dust and debries.</DIV>
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<DIV>It should be noted that no bassets were harmed in the aforementioned collision, in fact they did not seem to notice the utter destruction in their wake. Cyrus lept over it all.</DIV>
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<DIV>Can your bassets corner?</DIV>
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<DIV>A clueless momPerson who wants to know.</DIV></div></body></html>