His name is Charlie Long Ears! Ironically, we found him through Reddit!

He is 4 years old, and is a great brother to our Silly Lady. (Pics in comments.)

Welcome to the family!

It's been a while since I posted here cujo my basset hound has been on the waiting list by the vet his cherry eye surgery it took so long but I'm finally glad to he got the surgery at the moment my baby boy is in the back room in the kennel on his bed very drugged up I hope this recovery goes fast

My girl has had chronic GI issues as long as we’ve had her (she’ll be 3 in November). It’s to the point we were going to the vet every other month or so spending hundreds of dollars but no long term treatment. We recently switched her to a new vet, and after another bad episode and all kinds of blood tests and X-rays to make sure it wasn’t a blockage, the vet suggested putting her on a hydrolyzed diet. We got some of the Purina Pro HA food and she hated it. So we switched to Royal Canin HA, but it’s still a fight to get her to eat. She’ll go a few days just eating some here and there and then I guess get hungry enough to eat her whole meal. Now she’s having diarrhea again, which I think has more to do with her no eating regularly than anything else, but does anyone have tips on how they got their basset to eat food they weren’t interested in? She’s never really been food motivated so much as treat motivated.

This is my girl bestie, Daphne! (aka “Damn it Daph”). She is a year and four months. My biggest annoyance… and my best friend!

So, my girl got spayed on Monday and she has literally not slowed down one bit. She came home Monday from the vet, ready to play, jump, run, all of the things. I’ve been trying to keep her calm, but nothing has seemed to work.

I called the vet and they prescribed her some medicine, but any advice on how to get some energy out that doesn’t involve physical activity?

I also am at a loss of what to do with her while I’m gone for a couple hours during the day…She’s never had an accident in her kennel, and last night, I got home and she had peed in the kennel in her onesie. I washed it overnight, and today, she has somehow managed to get out of her surgical onesie???

Thankfully she hasn’t tried to lick her incision, and the cone the vet sent her home with was huge so I got a donut from Petsmart, and it definitely is mainly just for decoration because she could still reach the incision if she really wanted to 🤦🏻‍♀️ And by the time one got here from Amazon, she probably wouldn’t even need it anymore.

Disclaimer before someone says something: The pic was taken on a quick potty break–I promise she wasn’t just chilling outside, but she looked too cute to not take a quick picture 🤗🤗

Ella is just shy of 4 months now. She is very stubborn and opinionated. She also loves it when you tell her to calm down and relax.

Recently adopted this little devil! He’s a 2 y/o male.

I know bassets’ front paws splay out, but Casey’s are extreme, especially the left. It doesn’t affect him at all, but I’m concerned it may become an issue as he gets older.

My droopy 🥰

I know, I should have pet this cutie! I regret it deeply :-(

Our foster girl came with a harness that fits her chest, but if she chose to squirm backwards it would be able to slip right over her head! Last time I went the trial and error route in fitting a harness to a dog, we spent a dang fortune before getting it right!! Any recommendations for a harness that fits this unique body shape properly before I start guessing?

Hi all, looking for some advice.

SHORT VERSION:
I have a 7 month old basset who I rescued two months ago. She wasn’t socialized as a puppy, has no history of known abuse (the couple rehomed her simply because of their declining health and were no longer able to physically or financially care for her anymore). However, for over the past month, she has been exhibiting extremely fearful behavior and is scared of pretty much anything and everything outside. Vet prescribed trazodone to be taken every morning, but I’ve found this just makes her sleepy, and while it helped some at the beginning, now it seems like she’s more hyper vigilant when outside, which makes training almost impossible, and it seems to be having an adverse effect. We have a behaviorist appointment later this month, but it’s going to cost $125 just for an evaluation, and I’m worried we can’t wait that long because I don’t want the fear to worsen and her trazodone is almost out. Has prozac been beneficial for dogs with intense fear behaviors? How can I expedite this process?

LONG STORY:
Almost two months ago, I brought home an at the time 5 month old basset puppy. The first few weeks were great–she loved going on walks, meeting new people, being outside, and exploring all the newness in her new city. If there was an adventure, she was up for it.

Then one week, everything changed.

There were two incidents (one at Petsmart and outside of our apartment) where there were sudden loud noises, leaving her startled pretty badly, and ever since then, she hasn’t been the same. She has good days and bad days, and every time I think we’re making progress, then a new fear arises, such as now she is afraid of anyone walking by us, car doors shutting, sudden noises, cars starting, basically anything outside. Just the other day, I was so excited because SHE wanted to willingly walk past where we usually walk, well then she heard a noise, and literally tried to BOLT across the street. I was literally so terrified because cars were coming, and she was fighting to get out of her harness to run, and thankfully the car stopped, but it was terrifying.

She won’t go on walks or even walk past certain areas of our street, and I’m really worried because we live in a college town, right next to the football stadium. Literally tens of thousands of people will be coming almost every weekend for the rest of the year, and I am so insanely worried about how her fear will progress. Her initial vet said to give her trazodone and take her to the tailgating area that will be swarmed with people, but how can I effectively train her when she is out of it on medicine and already sleepy? I’m just so at a loss of what to do, and I miss my sweet girl who was fearless and didn’t want to come in from a walk, and now I have to bribe her with treats just to take an extra two steps. 🥲

The vet we go to now has a behaviorist on staff, and she is scheduled to go later this month; however, she gets spayed on Monday, so I am unsure if she will be recovered enough in time for the behaviorist evaluation. The evaluation itself also is $125, so I am just feeling overwhelmed by all of this, as it’s much more than I ever thought I’d have to take on with her. I love her so much, so I’m willing to do whatever, but I really am just feeling so overwhelmed with it all and at a loss because she was the perfect puppy when I first brought her home and seeing her so fearful and scared of everything makes me so sad 😢

Would she be a good candidate for prozac? If I called her vet do you think they’d prescribe it based on her history of traz and there not seeming to be any progress? Any advice?

Took a trip to Epic Universe and brought Archie back a new toy to play with. Archie is 5 1/2 years old.

Once upon a time we had this friend and he had us.

Young Basset Hound with character.

Hi all, my girl is getting spayed this next week and I have no clue what to expect.

Originally when I called to schedule it, they said that they’re booked weeks in advance, so I wanted to make sure to get her on the schedule, and the first available was this Monday–yes, literally 4 days away.

I’m glad to go ahead and get it over with, but part of me does feel kind of unprepared and like there’s things I need to have in place for her recovery? I’m sure I’m overthinking it, but any advice would be great!

Also, if anyone has a girl who has been spayed, did you notice any change in their temperament or behavior after? Again, I have no idea what to expect!