Basset Hounds for You

Hello!

We have a 5 month old puppy and was curious on when you guys got your pup to sleep through the night 😅 or even any tips on your night time routine?

The days we are in office he is left alone for 4/5 hours, let out for lunch, then sleeps the rest 4/5 hours without any issues (I’m constantly checking out blink camera to make sure he’s ok lol)

About a month ago we had a 2 week span of him consistently sleeping through the night and now it seems like we’ve had some major regression because he wakes up 4-5 times through the night now with constant whining and banging at his crate.

We’ve tried to let him cry it out but we just feel bad because when we do let him out, he goes potty every time.

Also we do cut off food and water around 7 and we put him to bed at 8:45. I also think he could be a little stinker because he loves his morning routine so much (my husband gets up with him at 5:30/6 and snuggles with him on the couch while i drink my coffee and enjoy my morning lol).

Halloween over the years!

Hi friends!

As we all know… Bassets shed like there’s no tomorrow. As much as I love having my furry little friend on me everywhere I go… I’m feeling bad for my landlords as we share a washer/dryer and I can’t help but find his hair EVERYWHERE. I sweep regularly, feed him high quality food, he drinks tons of water, I brush him… what else can I do? Should I get an automatic vacuum? Is there anything I can throw in with my clothes to grab his hair? Should I get a different brush or brush more regularly? Any and all advice would be so very appreciated. I have tried a couple of things in the wash, but nothing has been successful yet. Pictures of my favorite little man for fun & because I love that sassy little bass-hole. 😂💕

I’m in shock. I didn’t even say goodbye to him. Chester was on daycare from friday until Monday morning when we picked him up, after we arrived home we noticed him sad but we thought he was just tired of playing so much with his older brother (Mathias) and the other dogs.

By Monday night we were already worried as he wasn’t eating and took him to the vet on Tuesday as soon as they opened, I really thought he was just being a baby drama queen and he had a bad stomachache for not eating, I didn’t hug him, just told him good bye, he was really weak.

Couple hours later the blood tests came fine and he got an ultrasound, there was massive internal bleeding, his spleen was really bad, went into emergency surgery, he seemed fine after it, o got some photos and videos of him. The ver took him home to have him under observation, a couple hours ago ingot a message that he was having trouble breathing and 10 min ago (2:24am) I got the call, he had a hart attack, there was nothing else to do.

He was our third basset, just a 19 month old baby, he wasn’t suppose to have this, seems it was a genetic defect. We got him as a pup from the human society where my wife works, he was surrendered as their owners were tire of trying to teach him to pee outside. I feel bad as o lost the patience for that same reason a couple of times, he was a baby who use to stole things to bite them and sometimes ingot mad about it.

My wife is traveling and my daughter sleeping so they don’t know yet. I don’t think i can come back to sleep tonight and o really don’t have the words to express how bad I feel, I should have taken him to the vet as soon as o saw him weak, I shouldn’t have taken him a weekend to daycare.

The cat in the back of the photo is Dash, we adopted them together, she believes she’s a dog 🙂 of our pets she’s the one who’s going to míos him the most.

I’m still waiting for another call from the vet to tell him that the RCP worked and that he’s fine, that call won’t come.

I don’t know what to do.

Carlos, the girl basset hound, born Feb.14 2016 and lived a wonderful 8 years of her life with her family – she loved chasing rabbits (in her dreams), going for long walks, snoring, cuddling, and being a stubborn but a gentle darling. We will miss her dearly. She started showing odd symptoms a few weeks back and it turned out to be liver cancer. We said goodbye to her today while she was still happy/and mobile. She was the best girl in the world! I never thought the hole she’d leave behind would feel this empty and painful 💔