Basset Hound Breeder

Mummyboo

Hi I'm Looking for a Basset Hound Puppy does anyone know of a breeder in the Manchester area please?

DKLS

Depends if you want pet or show dog, If show dog contact the kennel club. If pet try here

Good luck with your search, they are a fine breed, I had a lemon and white basset, who gave so much love affection and laughter he was a much valued family member.

dontone

You have taste my friend. Although mine is driving me crackers just lately :rolleyes: They are a fantastic, though a tad stubborn pooch to own.

I found my hound through the Kennel Club website, but I found these links HTH

http://www.pets4homes.co.uk/ (be a bit careful with sites like these though)

http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/services/public/psar/Default.aspx?breed=1003

Please be aware though, you may have to go further afield than Manchester to get a perfect Bertie of your own. (we ended up 30 miles away to get ours) Good luck.

foreign_correspondent

research the breed carefully before you choose - they are hard to train, stubborn, can stray for miles following a scent and as they are pack animals they do not do well being left alone. When they are not happy they dont just bark, they wail and howl, which as well as being unpleasant for the dog, tends to cause angry complaints from neighbours.

Have a look here for more about Bassets:
http://www.bassethoundwelfare.org.uk/bassethoundwelfare.htm

Looking at your other posts, it appears that you have a toddler, and are pregnant, and have some health problems - to be absolutely honest, if you were my friend I would really feel it was only fair to advise you that a pup and a toddler and a baby are not a good combination, for many, many reasons....

Personally, I would wait till the youngest child is past three or four - I think otherwise it is likely to be really hard work, and may well result in you not having enough time to care for both your kids and the dog properly. For example, just toilet training any dog is hard, and with a breed like a bassett it can be even more of a challenge, and this is difficult enough to deal with in a home without children - with a crawling baby, having a dog that pees and messes on the floor is a nightmare....

elmccw

I have a seven month old Basset Hound. On the plus side he is extremely good with childen especially very young ones. He just knows not to jump up at them.
Very docile, doesn't bite. In fact he adores young children.

However they are completely untrainable, he will not do as he is told unless food is offered. He will, if told off and thinks that he shouldn't have been, pee and poo in the house out of spite..

Walks beautifully on a lead, and loves other dogs. Will NOT come back if he see's something interesting

Will chew ANYTHING he can reach. Even on kitchen worktops- they have long necks and can each up there.

Nightmare for being left alone, WILL howl.

Insurance- get one covering at least £7,500 per year or get an old fashioned vet.



Love him dearly, now sitting in my lap trying to eat everything in sight.

PM if you would like more info. I can put you in touch with breeders if you would like.

foreign_correspondent

elmccw wrote: »

I have a seven month old Basset Hound. On the plus side he is extremely good with childen especially very young ones. He just knows not to jump up at them.
Very docile, doesn't bite. In fact he adores young children.

However they are completely untrainable, he will not do as he is told unless food is offered. He will, if told off and thinks that he shouldn't have been, pee and poo in the house out of spite..

Walks beautifully on a lead, and loves other dogs. Will NOT come back if he see's something interesting

Will chew ANYTHING he can reach. Even on kitchen worktops- they have long necks and can each up there.

Nightmare for being left alone, WILL howl.

Insurance- get one covering at least £7,500 per year or get an old fashioned vet.

to me that sounds like a dog that is a lot of work - no doubt he is lovely, but he sounds a challenge, esecially with the howling and messing in the house! You must be a very patient person :-)

- but then I have a rescue mutt who I took on as an adult dog - she is great with kids too, and 100% clean in the house, with good off-lead recall, very rarely takes food that is not hers (once snaffled a mackerel fillet, but that is all!), and will happily snooze in her bed when left alone for several hours, will do several tricks on command, and will do anything for a fuss or a treat...

However, as easy and good as she is she still requires feeding, vets bills for jabs, insurance, daily walking and training, and me being home at regular intervals to let her out...it also means no spontaneous days out, or short breaks as I have to find someone to look after her.

Personally, I am not sure I would want any dog alongside a toddler and a newborn, as of course, no dog can ever be left alone with a small child and this can be a challenge, especially with two small children - if one shouts you or cries from another room, will you be able to attend to the needs of both kids without leaving one in the same room as the dog?!

I would imagine it is not easy to walk two small children and a dog at the same time too...

DKLS

elmccw wrote: »

However they are completely untrainable, he will not do as he is told unless food is offered. He will, if told off and thinks that he shouldn't have been, pee and poo in the house out of spite..

They can be trained, even if you have to re-start the beginners class 3 times, until the message got across :rolleyes:.
However training went out the window when a good scent was picked upon.

I once joined a Basset hunt down in the midlands for the day, allegedly we were hunting hares :rolleyes: which the theory was that the Bassets stamina would tire the hare out, turned out to be a mass basset walk, 120 of them all howling in unison was a magnificent sight.

Mutter_2

I think you need to be prepared to look further afield than just the Manchester area.

A responsible owner won't often have a litter, usually it's when they want a pup to keep for themselves. Anymore than that and your getting into back yard breeding.

If I was looking now, I'd be aiming for next Spring, as good pups will be reserved before birth. Here's a list for you to look at. http://www.champdogs.co.uk/guided/all_basset-hound_breeders.html

sammy_kaye18

elmccw - I agree whole heartedly

I eventually had to give my rescue Bassett back to the rescue centre - he was a fabulous dog and i adored him but I had an 18 month old baby and him being untrainable and unpredicatable with scents meant the slightest smell and he would literally be trying to drag me and the buggy away.

He was 18 months and neutered but it didn't stop him attempting to mount everything and anything that came into my house.

He also had a temper for food - not in that he was protective of his bowl but if you had food and didn't give it too him he turned aggressive - he jumped up and clear knocked me off my feet to get a cup of tea. He also turned on my boyfriend because he tried to get a sweet wrapper he'd managed to grab whilst out walking out of his mouth.

He howled constantly if i left him for a matter of 10 minutes to go to the post office. He chewed everything. He protested by cocking his leg to everything too and he was strong on the lead.

I think if you have the time to dedicate to them then they are a fabulous dog, but personally with a young family I wouldn't look to get one again - even now my son is older (hes now 5) but I'm pregnant again and it wont be a breed we are looking at for a while although in the future we'd love one.

dontone

Hiya elmccw

You have summed it up perfectly, now I have a bit more time to add to my reply yesterday, hope you don't mind mine adding bits on to your original post.

I have a seven month old Basset Hound. On the plus side he is extremely good with childen especially very young ones. He just knows not to jump up at them. Mine does jump up to adults he knows - he loves kids to fuss him
Very docile, doesn't bite. In fact he adores young children. Very true - mine "nibbles" you but doesn't bite

However they are completely untrainable, he will not do as he is told unless food is offered. He will, if told off and thinks that he shouldn't have been, pee and poo in the house out of spite.. You can train them, but it takes time, and a heck of a lot of patience and it's true that they have to be "bribed" to get them to do what you want. Toilet training does take a little while longer but my B/H one day suddenly realised that outside was the place to pee n poop so goes to the door if he wants toilet.

Walks beautifully on a lead, and loves other dogs. Will NOT come back if he see's something interesting Mine always wants to play, but if he goes for a walk and wants a rest, he plonks down and NOTHING will move him till he's ready. Stubborn as a mule :rolleyes:

Will chew ANYTHING he can reach. Even on kitchen worktops- they have long necks and can each up there. CHECK

Nightmare for being left alone, WILL howl. He's ok for a couple of hours as he goes to sleep in his crate and also gets chewies to keep himself occupied. We are having a problem with him barking at 5am atm, but other times he's fine. Bassets love company, but do get used to being by themselves for a little while if they have something to do.

Insurance- get one covering at least £7,500 per year or get an old fashioned vet. This is a must.



Love him dearly, now sitting in my lap trying to eat everything in sight. I love mine to pieces, he likes a cuddle, and he would love to eat everything in sight too!!


PM if you would like more info. I can put you in touch with breeders if you would like.[/QUOTE] That goes for me too, just PM if you want any more info.

I would also like to point out that you need to do lots of research when wanting a Basset due to the fact that they are a breed that needs more work putting into them than lots of other dogs out there. Patience is the key with these. The pros outweigh the negs, but you also have to be consistant with training and disipline and also give them a whole lotta love. Basset Hounds love you to love them.

dontone

DKLS wrote: »

They can be trained, even if you have to re-start the beginners class 3 times, until the message got across :rolleyes:.
However training went out the window when a good scent was picked upon.

I once joined a Basset hunt down in the midlands for the day, allegedly we were hunting hares :rolleyes: which the theory was that the Bassets stamina would tire the hare out, turned out to be a mass basset walk, 120 of them all howling in unison was a magnificent sight.

Basset Hounds have stamina?? :eek: mine is pooped as soon as we walk out our driveway :rotfl: