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Originally Posted by glastonelle
^ That sucks Pete, sorry 
My brother bought our Basset Hound from an actual breeder, but she was the runt of the litter so she wasnt as much as the others. From what I've seen so far, shes not all that interested in cats. But taking her for walks is a nightmare as she just stops everywhere, to sniff everything. It takes about half an hour just to get her down the road. |
Yeah all hounds have to be kept on a leash because once they pick up a scent they will focus all their attention to that one scent, so hearing and sight are out of the question. I've read about Bloodhounds, Beagles, and Coonhounds walking across a freeway with their heads down to the ground following the scent. It's pretty freaking amazing but at the same time it kind of sucks for the dog because there are instances where you want to let them off their leash, but it's never fun chasing after them.
At least with Basset Hounds it's easy to catch up to them because of their stubby little legs and their lack of constant energy... now if it was a Rhodesian Ridgeback that's another story, however it's still debatable whether or not they fit in with the Hound category of dogs.