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<DIV>LOL, my vet is not referring to Hannah " GROWING into her anals
" he was referring to the fact that as she gets older she just
turned 7 months, she will have more control . you are right Vicki, she
does this when she gets excited, like playing with other dogs at dog training
class or when she is at home and she is playing hard around the house and
running, she gets super excited !!!!!!! Just to be on the safe side, I figured I
would get another opinion , so I contacted a vet that I took Maggie to and was
told to wait a few months, she still is only 7 months, she should gain more
control as she starts to mature, if not, " THEN " consider having them
taken out. she does get a teaspoon of pumpkin every day on her food, I
once had a miniature Dachshund that we had to have her anals taken out, but this
is my first with a Basset. I have to say that Hannah is my fourth Basset and
OMG she is so different than any other Basset I have owned, she is
literally a SLOB ! she has huge ears that she walks on and they drag on
the ground, she also has huge flews that are constantly wet and
every time she touches me she leaves copious amounts of slobber, she
also leaves loads of slobber on my end tables and my kitchen chairs and all my
windows and front door, etc, etc, she digs huge holes in my
back yard and eats dirt which in turn she deposits in her water bowl, and when
she drinks, she is like a saint Bernard water goes every where, all over the
floor and the wall, dont take me wrong, my Maggie was a drooler, but only when
food was involved, not all day long, Hannah is all Basset, she is
everything I have ever heard other droolers talk about and more ! and oh
yes, she is a hunter, she loves chasing rabbits and toads and chipmunks,
she probably would excel at tracking. but I am not physically able to do that
with her.</DIV>
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<DIV>Marlene Annie and Hannah and sweet Mags
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