My role model is none other than a certified registered Basset Hound. This girl is of the bow legged variety and she is the one who introduced me to the art of bassetting over a year ago with her sweet little face when we first got her. While I am not fond of breeders, I did help my boyfriend find a responsible one located over 5 hours away who truly has the betterment of the breed in mind. Adelaide is the product of two mahoganies, a tri-colored freckled little pooch. She is smaller than is typically seen for a Basset, but is within the average weight range (she is a little over 40 pounds at 16 months). The vet has congratulated us for keeping her healthy and ensuring that her weight is perfect. It doesn't hurt that when she steals her sister's food (a 5 year old 17 pound purebred mutt of mine) it is of the weight management persuasion.
Now that you have met the Addie, there is something that needs to be defined: Bassetting. Bassetting is the practice of laying back, enjoying the small things like head scratches or treats, and asking for what we want. Every Basset owner knows that if their hound wants something, they will get it. They may have to cry, whine, grumble, or even bark in the ear of whoever possesses what they want (and it is a LOUD bark) but they will get it. Watching her do this for over a year made me realize that I need to step up for what I want but also to lay back and enjoy what's going on around me.
That is the end that I am working for. I am working to make the act of taking what I want and deserve, instead of timidly sitting to the side and waiting for someone to maybe give me what I have earned.
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