"RG" wrote in message news:h_cGf.3472$MJ.396@fed1read07...

not everyone has the experience and skills i have earned and learned
over 50 years of learning about dogs, handling dogs of all sorts
including war dogs, training dogs and vetting dogs for various jobs
like guard, protection and potential placement for rescue
organizations. i started with german shepards when i was ten years
old and have progressed through a number of breeds and a lot of
owners. I learned from the masters including my uncle who was a noted
dog trainer and have taken any number of classes including the us air
force training school.


Ever worked with a Basset Hound? I've had four of them over the years,
and have found that they definitively have a mind of their own, and work
mostly at the instinctual level, which is typical of the hound group. But
the Basset is the epitome of stubbornness. The lights are on, but
nobody's home. On the other hand they are extremely loyal, gregarious,
and quite comical, which is what makes them such great pets.


Bassetts only want one thing in life. Food. Buddy had one, got hit by a
car as he was returning from sneaking away from the yard to raid garbage
cans. Would not let go of the bagel he had, even after the car broke his
leg.