Care Needs Of Basset Hounds

Basset Hounds typically have a calm demeanor and adapt well to living in apartments and small homes. They ought to reside inside with their family, preferably with an entrance to a yard. They can't survive in excessive heat or cold outside.

Bassets are sedentary indoors and content to lounge around in the sunlight the whole day, but also prefer long, winding walks that give them plenty of opportunity to sniff things. Refrain from allowing your Basset to develop a couch potato personality. Due to their propensity for obesity, bassets' joints might get stressed.

In order to prevent them from straying after an alluring scent when they are outside, Bassets must be in a gated area or on a leash. Encourage your Basset puppy to avoid leaping on and off of furniture and climbing stairs until he is a year old. These activities impose additional strain on his hind and back legs and may cause joint damage. Any age Basset may require assistance getting to and from the automobile. He jumps awfully poorly. Think about buying him steps or a ramp.

Your vet Roswell, NM is a valuable resource regarding your pet’s health and needs.