What is a Basset Hound?  The Basset Hound is a long, low, scenting hound of French ancestry.  Despite a deliberate unhurried manner and clownish demeanor, they possess great intelligence and what may often be viewed as stubbornness may more appropriately be attributed to an innate ingenuity!  Calm, good-natured and affectionate they get along well with people, other dogs and pets, as well as farm animals. However, they are not a guard dog that would require them to actually get up and respond to noise or mischief outside!  With their sensitive and stubborn nature, a Basset takes punishment and reprimands to heart. 

Being scent hounds they often let their nose get them into trouble, by becoming lost while tracking a scent.  What makes this even worst is that they are conveniently “hard of hearing” and will not come when called if they are on a scent.  We have been lucky with our bassets and work hard to keep them within the farms gates and fences.    The other thing that bassets love about the farm is the baby animals.  One of our basset’s Tobi, loves babies!  He is the first one to check out new born kids and calves.  You would think that most cows and nannies would not allow him up to their babies, but they seem to understand that Tobi means no harm.  Tobi can often be found snuggled up to our cat or sleeping near a pile of kids, just to keep them safe!  We are also a foster home for www.suncostbassetrescue.org we have helped many bassets find forever homes through Suncoast Basset Rescue.  Please don’t buy, Adopt!