“Their heads are hung with ears  
that sweep away the morning  
dew,”

William Shakespeare wrote

  
of the Basset Hound in A  
Midsummer Night's Dream.

 

  
“Crook-knee'd, and dew-lapped  
like Thessalian bulls; slow in  
pursuit, but match'd in mouth like  
 bells.”

 
The description is apt; the Basset's  
long, velvety ears brush the earth,  
gathering scents of game to his  
 powerful nose as he maneuvers  
through brushy fields, marking  
 his progress with glorious song.  
 His shortened legs and gay tail  
 make him easy to follow on foot  
 as he flushes game into the open  
 with a relentless drive.  
 

The comic strip Bloom County had as one of its characters Rosebud the Basselope, a cross between a basset hound and an antelope.

Rosebud the Basselope was discovered as the world's last basselope . After being hunted by the media, Spuds Mackenzie proved the female-presence belonged to Rosebud. Rosebud was embarrassed. When Rosebud got pregnant Oliver Wendell Jones discovered that Hodge-Podge was having an "affair" with Rosebud. Rosebud gave birth to 12 Jackrabbasalopes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

 

  
 
 

  
 

A Charming Basset Hound Picture Book Link - Boswell's A Life of Boswell

 

  
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