DIFFERENT BREEDS OF DOGS.

BASSET HOUND

By Dennis Fisher.

 This article is one of a great many articles written by Dennis Fisher about a very wide variety of subjects concerning different  dogs, such as obedience training, breeding, showing, health matters, training problems and other subjects.  All these articles appear on Dennis Fisher's websites.   Visit  http://www.allaboutgermanshepherddogs.com the site that has been set up specifically for German Shepherd Dog enthusiasts, or http://www.freedogadvice.com  if you interested in a breed   other than German Shepherd Dogs.

This unusual looking dog achieved a great deal of fame through a very popular  comic strip that features the   adventures of  a Basset Hound called “Fred”.

It has a very long body, front legs that are  markedly crooked and an unusually sad expression on its face.

It is a relatively small breed, only  10 to 15 inches in height, but the weight is rather heavy for this size and can be as much as 45 pounds.

The Basset  incorporates the features of a number of different animals; the black and tan  coloring of  a foxhound; the  long ears and head that in many respects resemblances  that of a bloodhound and the crooked  front legs of a Daschund.