Birthday boy (pickle) and Dunkin

For context. He wants my apple core and im not eating fast enough

Thank god the blinds i spent $100+ on work as intended

I got a girl basset puppy 3 weeks ago. I have her on Purina One puppy food. She eats the softer meat chunks and leaves the harder kibble. Any tips on getting her to eat the rest of it?

My wife insisted Daisy wore her pink tutu. Daisy didn't care, she got lots of attention. Daisy promptly fell asleep in the car on the way home.

Of course he rolled in something stinky the day after his bath 🤦‍♀️

Hi everyone! I’m on holiday, I miss my dad. ok love you bye

Honestly. I brought her home 3 weeks ago.

She already sleeps on me, thinks all the cucumbers in the house are hers and dug a hole in the garden.

Ah, and the sofa is hers, obviously.

But she also made all my s u i c i d a l thoughts go away. So I'm not complaining.

(Maybe a little)

All i do is hoover around for food 😋 its a simple life 😂

Boy leaves such a wet mess drinking after coming from a 20 min walk. Any special bowl that would help reduce such messes.

This is Hank. He's a 3.5-year-old basset mix rescue, and he has never met a dog or a person he didn't like.
Hank came to my house in Arizona as a puppy with his littermates, part of the very last litter my family fostered. We kept his brother Dwight, and Hank was claimed by my mom and stepdad in North Carolina. Since they live so far away, he got to stay with us longer than his siblings, and then we drove him across the country to his new home. He's road tripped back to visit since, and he and Dwight spent the whole time sniffing every inch of every park we could find.
Hank lives his best basset life. He loves yard time (on leash, always supervised), ham, fish treats, my kids, and above all, naps. He treats napping like an Olympic sport.
On Thursday he lost interest in his food and was whining, so my mom took him in. He wagged and charmed the whole staff like nothing was wrong, and they thought it was allergies. Friday morning he was lethargic and refusing even ham, which any basset owner knows is a giant red flag. Bloodwork showed his kidneys are in serious trouble. He's negative for lepto and Lyme, and since he's never out of sight, it's very unlikely he got into anything. The cause is still a mystery.
He's hospitalized on IV fluids with a catheter, and his vets are hoping to avoid a feeding tube. His care is estimated at about $8,000.
My mom raised three kids on her own and would never ask for help, so I'm asking for her. If you're able to contribute, there are two ways:

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/3fffa4664

Call the vet directly: South Asheville Veterinary Emergency & Specialty (SAVES), open 24/7, at (828) 210-8285. Ask to donate to Hank Hopkins's care

They take payment over the phone and delete your card info right after, so you can give anonymously.
And if anyone here has been through sudden kidney issues with a young basset, I'd love to hear your experience. Good vibes and upvotes help too. I'll post updates on our boy

My female basset usually has bad breath accompanied by foul smelling saliva. I've asked the vet and he says it's normal, but ive been concerned since always.

She's 3yo and the vet says she's healthy. The smell started when she began to lose her baby teeth.

I try to brush her teeth once a week. Should I do it more often?

The smell ranges from normal stinky saliva (the kind of smell you get if you lick your own arm and haven't brushed your teeth) to the smell from a trash can... Really uncomfortable. Sometimes it smells like yeast or fish.

I understand a dog is not supposed to have a pleasant breath, but my mom's dog (a mutt) doesn't have such bad breath and they never brush her teeth!

Is the bad breath normal on the basset hounds? Am I being lazy and should brush her teeth daily? Is it possible the kibble is responsible for the bad breath?

His name is Zack and he lived a glorious 13 dog years. Everything was fine this morning, he ate breakfast, pooped, napped but suddenly started acting strange.

I took him to the vet; imaging showed a ruptured mass in Zack's abdomen. We decided to let him go immediately.

It hurts so bad but it does not overcome the love I have for him.

Our first off lead walk with the new servants.

I have three bassetthounds- this is the hair I’ve collected in less than 24 hours. I scrubbed my floors yesterday at 9 pm.

I have an air purifier that “collects” hair and I sweep daily. But good gravy are there better options? I’m getting ready to have surgery on my ankle and then my toe (different surgeries)- and I live a lone.

Any thoughts? I love my dogs but their hair!!!! Do yours shed this much?

We got 6 yo Miss Mathilda just two months ago - our first Bassett ever. Aside from occasional bad etiquette (planting or cutting everyone off!) she is an amazing walker and hiker. Saturday she made it up and down 1000 ‘ over four miles! We definitely trained up to this but she has never stopped on me. She sets the pace and she loves to go. ❤️

recently got a printer and discovered some nice raised bowl holders for our hounds so made some of those. also found this basset duck some one created and just had to print one, and more eventually haha

Neither the bowl or the basset duck are my creations:

this is not a promotion either, just sharing free file access and giving credit to the original creators/posters

Basset duck original post on printables: Basset Hound Duck by grayin | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Remix into Bambu handy app and bambu studio PLA & PETG: Basset hound duck - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld

Bowl risers: Fuzzy Skin Bone Handle Elevated Dog Bowl Holder - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld