bassethounds for bunnies

[armand]

was wondering if anyone out there runs bassets on hare or cottontailes? i have a 7 year old male that runs them pretty well.

[Ghosted3]

I have never, but my best friends father had a pair that he ran and he loved em. Told me he would never own anything else for rabbits.

Corry

[Ruffshooter]

THese Bassets that you folks are using: Are they hunting bred. How is their endurance. The only ones I have seen are show one and they are heavy.

I know they have great noses and voice.

Thanks,
Rick

[Ghosted3]

Tim's dad had one he bought from a field bred breeder, the other (their first basset) was bought at a pet store in a mall. For stam, we never really got into that kind of talk and that was back before I got back into hunting and into hunting dogs. Sorry that I dont have more info, hopefully someone that actively hunts with a basset chimes in soon.

Corry

*Edit* These guys are thick toon, bassets are thick boned dogs.

[armand]

the seven year old that i have was trained with beagles. where he was purchased i have no idear he was given to me aboutfour years ago ann i run him solo or with my sons beagles
.he has a voice like no other hound in the packand with those short legs spends most of the time to the rear but i wouldent trade him for any dog my son has. thanks for the replies armand

[Stoneface]

I did a Google search and came up with this. http://www.albanybassets.co.uk/gallery1.php
Better looking than your typical American Basset, if you ask me.

[armand]

now that is a bassethound if i new how to put pics on here i would post mine. that is what a hunting basset should look like no over weight couchpotato in that dog great pic thanks for shareing it.

[Ruffshooter]

Good looking hound but still have those turned out front legs.
Thanks.
Rick

[Sharon]

now that is a bassethound if i new how to put pics on here i would post mine. that is what a hunting basset should look like no over weight couchpotato in that dog great pic thanks for shareing it.

Let's see them

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[Byrdgirl]

My brother has a Basset. The only thing is hunts effiecently is whatever is on the counter. It ate an entire bag of cookies one time while they were still in the plastic target bag my brother brought them home from the store in. Imagine my brother's surprise when he passed an entire intact target bag in the yard one day. I can't even type this without laughing. But he has a fantastic personality and is probably my 3 year old GSP's best friend in life. Prob not the feedback you were looking for but I couldn't help but share.

[birddogger]

My brother has a Basset. The only thing is hunts effiecently is whatever is on the counter. It ate an entire bag of cookies one time while they were still in the plastic target bag my brother brought them home from the store in. Imagine my brother's surprise when he passed an entire intact target bag in the yard one day. I can't even type this without laughing. But he has a fantastic personality and is probably my 3 year old GSP's best friend in life. Prob not the feedback you were looking for but I couldn't help but share.

Nice post and thanks for sharing. I know, as a boy growing up, Bassets were still pretty popular and good rabbit dogs. I am pretty certain that a lot of that has been bred out of them over the years, but I would think you could still find some field bred ones that would make fine rabbit hounds. I also believe that if you can find a good field breeding, they won't be cheap.

Charlie

[Sharon]

Have breeders caused those short , chesterfield legs? Were they longer years ago?

[birddogger]

Have breeders caused those short , chesterfield legs? Were they longer years ago?

From what I have seen, I don't believe their legs were any longer, and in my time, beagles were still the most popular breed for rabbits. But when you thought of Basset hound, you thought rabbit hound.

Charlie

[wems2371]

Have breeders caused those short , chesterfield legs? Were they longer years ago?

An article about dwarfism, relating to basset hounds and leg structure-- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1635992/

[stlgsp]

I run my dogs on a nearby conservation area and occasionally cross paths with a guy that hunts rabbits with Bassets. They look more like the dog pictured than those seen at the show and seem to do a pretty good job, he usually leaves with a few bunnies in the bag. He said he used to run beagles and switched when he got older because they were easier to keep up with He did say it wasn't easy to find good hunting bassets.

[SHORTFAT]

That's a neat lookin' hound.

[ACooper]

Found this with a google search.

American Hunting Basset Assoc.

http://www.bassetnet.com/index.php

[armand]

thanks for sharing stories thougths on this subject. i have had 5 bassets over the years and flash is the only one whose light came on to what bunnies are all about goodlord willing ill have one more that will train with him. will post a pic of flash as soon as my daugther comes over to help me out lol

[armand]

slow going but i got her to take a couple of pics of flash on her phone and email them to me. now i just need her to come over and help me post them. :roll:

[ultracarry]

Email them to me..... Tylern56@gmail.com ill post them for you.

[armand]

did u recive them?

[ultracarry]

Just had to resize them. Here you go.

[armand]

lol ty i need to get a better camera.

[armand]

one of my sons young beagles had a unpland litter of 4 eightdays ago 3 have died due to lack of care, i now have the 4th a little black& tan male. my question is how often should i feed this little guy? thanks for the help

[armand]

he dident make it