Basset Hound

Depicted by cartoonists the world over as a kindly but worried canine buffoon, the Basset deserves his popularity as a family dog. Happy by the fireside or on the moors, he is a dog capable of hunting his natural prey, the hare, persistently at a relatively slow pace over prodigious distances.

Source: The Kennel Club

AKC Video Link

View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel

Basset Hound Club of America: Judges Education: Judges Education Seminar & Illustrated Standard

http://www.bassethounduniversity.com/Judges Page Judges Education CD.htm

Illustrated Standard: http://www.bassethounduniversity.com/J Illustrated Standard/mobile/index.html#p=1

SCC Video Link

View more videos on SCC's YouTube Channel

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

2: OFA: Basset Hound Breed Summary Report: https://secure.ofa.org/regSums/BASSET HOUND.pdf

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 2)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. US: OFA: CHIC Health Tests: https://www.ofa.org/recommended-tests?breed=BH
4. Finland: FKC Database: Basset Hound: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=163
   1. Breeding Rules: http://suomenbassetkerho.com/?page_id=174

Breed Health Information & Surveys:

1. Basset Hound Club of America: Health page

HGTD - Basset Hound

Basset Hound Coat Color DNA Study: This page was mounted January 25, 2011 and was last updated January 5, 2013 by Dayna Dreger, PhD. The linked pages in this series by Sheila Schmutz (sheila.schmutz@usask.ca)

(Internal) Basset Hound Coat Color DNA Study-2013-archived.docx

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Canada: Basset Hound Club of Canada
UK: The Basset Hound Club
USA: Basset Hound Club of America
France: SCC: https://www.centrale-canine.fr/le-chien-de-race/basset-hound

Club français du Basset Hound