He’s a purebred basset! Currently 9 years old, almost 10. We adopted him a little after his 1st birthday. The silliest hound, loves a good cuddle and soft toy (and very much loves my girlfriend). Wants nothing more than to be friends with everyone… including my mothers cat who does not tolerate his existence!!
(For backstory: He originally belonged to a family who had him as a small pup. After a couple months when he got big, they had a baby. Since he was too much for them and a baby, they essentially locked him in a crate in a backroom. Close to his 1st birthday, they asked someone to dogsit him, which then turned into them telling his (suddenly now) fosterer to just keep him. They were already overwhelmed with their own dogs and couldn’t handle another. In a desperate attempt to find a home for him, they put a post on Facebook. My mother saw it and fell in love with his big, sad eyes. Brought him home the day she met him.)
He’s purebred! His old owners had an official document with his family tree (right words? idk!) and offical documents that are able to state hes 100% basset (given to his old fosterer and then to us)- we’ve had vets also tell us he’s more basset then most now due to the fact his lineage isn’t overbred!
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