We're considering getting a dog and the above breeds have always appealed.
Does anyone have any experience of either breeds?
We would like to have it from a puppy.
Also, what does KC mean? I've seen it a lot,on different dog sites.
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Bassett Hounds and Beagles, pros and cons please
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BaconAndAvocado · 31/01/2017 17:20
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PrudetheObscure ·
01/02/2017 23:22
This is what your two preferred breeds would look like in one dog 
Crispbutty ·
02/02/2017 08:22
I trained my basset to be a fantastic showjumper.. well I was 6, and wanted a horse... so I set up bamboo canes across plant pots on the lawn and he happily lollopped along, ears flying up in the air like dumbo, clearing those 6" high jumps with ease 
His thieving skills were legendary.. my mum put a joint of beef to cool on top of the highest cupboard (she knew any lower than 6ft would be easy game).. well he devised a plan and pushed a stool up to the worktop, climbed up onto the worktop and reached the top of the unit. Beef gone.
He was also a master at trapping his blanket in the fridge door (not quite sure my mother had the right idea putting his bed next to the fridge but...) he would nudge the blanket as she closed the door and as soon as she was out of the room he emptied the contents, bacon and butter were favourites.
Flippetydip ·
02/02/2017 10:28
crispbutty 
....but so impressive on the intelligence front to be able to thieve like that!
We are looking at dog breeds too at the moment (although I'd be happier with a mutt) and I have definitely ruled out either bassetts or beagles for this time in our life!
tinymeteor ·
02/02/2017 11:31
ray our beagle had the toddler trained for a while too! He thought the high chair was a treat dispenser. He'd sit on the floor and if I turned my back he'd be up like a meercat and sneaking food, then back down before I turned back. My mum shopped him when she saw him do it via FaceTime and I put a stop to that game
OP, if your other half is the one who's most keen for a dog, have you sorted out who'd be mostly responsible for it day to day? Especially if you get a puppy, the work involved is relentless for months. Make sure you are keen too, or you'll quickly resent both dog and husband.
Re breeds, huskies are the most high energy dog you could think of. Seriously hard work. Unless you're a distance runner don't do it. German Shepherds are wonderful but very much what you make them, and need confident handling. If you're inexperienced with training you could end up with a very needy and difficult animal.
Sounds like a traditional family dog like a lab might suit you better? They chew everything as puppies and need training like any other dog, but the breed characteristics are a bit less specialist IMO.
AlmostNQT ·
02/02/2017 15:35
DO NOT GET A BEAGLE!
Trust me, I have 3 (5 sometimes!) and I am crazy
Seriously though. If you have anything precious left out, they will ruin it. I once had my dissertation shredded, and that was on a shelf!
They can jump fences, dig their way out under fences and have selective hearing!
I recommend a nice calm lab, or a spaniel 😅 (especially if you haven't had a dog before)
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Crispbutty ·
02/02/2017 19:29
Our Bassett definately didn't stink usually but certainly shed hair constantly. When he scratched there was a huge cloud of it every time.
By the sounds of it we were lucky as he was reasonably obedient in mos... scrap that, no he wasn't.
I'm thinking back over 30 years ago now and getting quite a few memories.
He would abscond the moment he was let off the lead. He would come home, usually about 3am and howl, very loudly. My dad would get up and put him in the shed til morning as he was usually covered in whatever he could find to roll in, so thinking about it, the reason he didn't smell was due to frequent baths.
He impregnated a couple of other local bitches. I recall some bloke coming round to rant at my dad... evidence in hand.. - strange looking puppies that were tri colour with exceptionally long ears.
He bit the tv repair man from radio rentals on the arse. We had to switch to Granada rentals.
He went for the bin men (this was in the days when they came through your drive and round the back of the house to get your bin).. possibly my dog can be blamed for the introduction of wheelie bins and having to put them out yourself.
He liked the milkman - he brought him cheese and bones.
Speaking of said bones, he would eat them in the middle of the lawn and growl at anyone if they dared to step foot on the grass, then buried it for a while, usually in my mothers best flower bed.
He would flip the tortoise on its back , where it would remain until one of us found it and put it upright. The tortoise went missing one summer and was found at the bottom of the pond. Suspicion fell on the dog - probably quite accurately.
Then we got a cat...
Basset fell in love, the cat ruled the house. No longer could the dog lie in front of the fire at night.. he got a quick swipe of a black paw and retreated. Cat was in front of fire.
They did become a partnership though and my mum had to be more cunning with hiding food as the cat could get to places the dog always dreamed of reaching, and would pass the ill gotten gains down to him..
Happy days!
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