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I shall certainly be following all your excellent advice as near as I can (I can't sit on the floor - or at least, I can, but getting up again resembles a military manoeuvre!) Caz is always walked on a lead, there's no way I could ever let him off and yes he does have a retractable lead...

I must thank you again for your advice - I think the person you spoke of has contacted me (Mad Basset Woman?); in any case I'll br following her advice as nearly as I can and will post reports from time to time. You're so right about rescue dogs being the same in its needs as any other - just...

Hello MadBasset, I'm so happy to be in contact with you, especially your "love"s which are specific to us North folk (though I'm Lancashire - still, when it's us against them ...) Your experiences in placing your basset pups is heartbreaking ... but how many pups are "lost" in this way? How do...

Hello Fellow MadBassetWoman, I'm so pleased to meet another basset owned person at last, to be able to talk about "normal" bassets - do they exist at all? I've bookmarked all your website links for future reading, I'm looking forward to it. You certainly do seem to have a houseful - I've seen...

If I may, I'll just add a footnote here - I live in France and organising a "playgroup" for dogs will present some difficulties. Having said that, I have seen a local service-bartering among ecologists site on the internet which holds out some hope!!! As for contacting BBG breeders I hestitate...

Thank you so much for this in-put, Sophie, Yes, you make several valid points here concerning basset breeders and behaviour specialists. Caz is very sociable and gets along well with other dogs - he is submissive rather than dominant in nature; I put this down to his being part of a hunt pack...

Hi there, and thank you for this answer. Your poor GSD went through hell didn't she? She's magnificent if she's the one in the photo - how long has she been with you? I never thought of Caz as a challenge though I suppose he is - it was just love at first sight on my part. I didn't go into the...

Yes that's as I thought. Thanks for the info - I've since found something in Wikipedia which may explain "Lurcher" : (quote:) "Many meanings of the word 'lurcher' have been suggested: from the Romany words lur meaning thief and "cur" meaning a mixed dog breed, or from Middle English, from...

Hello and thank you for this reply ... I just thought a forum might be easier for consultation. As for questions, where do I begin? I'm not sure if the problems I have are behavioral or educational ... Caz is a Gascony Blue Basset. He was about 6 yrs old when I adopted and had only been in the...

Thank you for this, you seem to be a fountain of knowledge on the subject. Are you a Lurcher owner? From what you say, Lurchers are bred essentially for racing (and showing apparently), and I have noticed that many members here are involved in Greyhound and Whippet racing. But after reading...

It seems they're always with us - of course! So here's a 60-something year-old mystery created in my mind by a certain gentleman going by the name of "Romany" back in the day, which someone here may be able to answer: WHAT EXACTLY CONSTITUTES A LURCHER? Is it a recognised category of dog at...

Hello to everyone who reads this post. I joined DogForum just yesterday, looking for fellow rescue owners - and more specifically non-puppy owners, as my dog was at least 6 yrs old when I adopted him. Would it be possible to create a specific forum for Rescues and their special problems? Would...

It's a pity I joined the forum too late as I've just come back from a trip with my dog, to the UK (much simpler since the new non-quarantine regulations were redefined, 29/12/2014). As I was visiting family, and the grandchildren especially are attached to Caz (the dog), taking him with me...

Hello, I'm a newbie too, just signed up. I have one rescue dog; he has hunt injury and abandonment issues which I joined the forum to discuss; never been on a forum before. Hope we both find the advice we're looking for (you and I, I mean - our dogs have us already!)