Category: basset

Last cry for help!

Alright guys and gals, we all know the Chronicles of Basset Potty Training. But I am on the verge of surrender…

I love this dog, she is my little floopie sausage. But I am so stuck I don’t know where else to turn.

I tried Crate training, she potties in the crate. I tried bell training, I tried letting her go out with my Chow and maybe catch a clue. I cannot leave her unattended. And truly I mean even turning my back. One of the big issues is unless you are watching her outside, she will not poop outside. And I mean you have to force her. She will typically come back 3-4 times before she poops. And damn she better stare deep in to your soul as she’s pooping or she won’t do it. However she will go out and pee without hesitation, but again you must be there.

This is bath number 4 this week because she pooped in the crate with no alert. Oh and of course she must nearly BATHE in it! She must. If poop is not covering nearly every ounce of her little sausage body, it is not good enough.

She has gotten better than she was. But the constant baths and the constant stench… it is truly taking me down. She is a little over a year old. She is fixed.

My partner and I do both work, and the dogs are home by themselves for ~5 hours or so at least 4 days out of the week. My Chow will not potty in his crate unless it is true dire straights; my little sausage has no second thoughts. My partner has lost all patience, and I mean all. But I am coming to try and ask for any mitigation ideas, or unique ideas. I do think she might do well with a doggie door, however I rent and my landlord said no.

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Update, we got him!

Adding a little update on our adoption. We brought him home! And I’m so glad we did. He is the sweetest boy. His name is Elvis. He’s not as thin as I thought he was. But just in case he’s going to the vet on October 9th. Sadly that’s as early as we could get him in. His weight will be one of the billions of questions we are going to ask during his visit.

The second question will be and I want to ask ask y’all’s opinion on this as well. Does this look like a 6 month old basset? Because he is so huge. We got papers on him but it’s really hard to believe.

The appointment will also be for his skin issue. His previous owner said that he had taken him to another vet and they know for sure it’s not mange but they don’t know what’s causing it. I’m going to take him to the vet I use for my 2 other dogs and trust for a second opinion. When we picked him up we gave him a bath and used our secret weapon head and shoulders with shampoo and conditioner. His dandruff improved substantially and he doesn’t scratch nearly as much. We are going to keep doing this every 2 days and see if it keeps improving. As you can see by the first photo he has hair loss from the dry skin.

We are told that he’s up to date on his shots. We have his rabies tag. I’m still working on finding the vet he used. I called the vet he said he used but they couldn’t find the owners name. My husband works with him so the next time he sees him he’s going to ask about which name he was under.

We also have an appointment to get him fixed because omg he is full of hormones! He won’t stop trying to hump my dachshund. And that’s the first thing he tries to do when meeting our other dogs. He has only one thing on his mind.

I must say he has melted my heart with his goofy face. He is vary laid back when he’s not trying to hump everything. I can’t get over how sweet and docile he is. I was expecting possible aggression since he was picked on by 2 huskies (why the previous owner was rehoming him) but I haven’t seen any signs. He even let my dachshund eat some kibble that fell out of his bowl. He loves hugs and to lay on you. I think he’s way happier here. He’s able to explore more. We even started taking him on our family afternoon walks (the the inlaws/neighbors join too). He had a ball sniffing everything.

I will update again when we take him to the vet. If y’all have any suggestions on the dry skin I would appreciate it. We want to get him as happy and healthy as possible.

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Saying Goodbye is Hatd

Monday I made the difficult decision to put my sweet girl Bailey to sleep. She was a rescued Basset and thirteen years old. She loved to swim but didn’t like the rain. Loved to go for walks to explore and investigate with her nose. She will live on in my heart. No dogbreed is better than a Basset.

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Big Nipples

Hi everyone! I’m a new Basset Hound mom. I adopted this sweet 5 year old girl from the shelter a couple of days ago. I noticed she has really big nipples and I’m not sure if maybe she just got done nursing. She was barely picked up off the street this past Friday. Is this normal? I will be getting her spayed next week.

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