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Fred Basset is a comic strip about a male basset hound.The cartoon was created by Scottish cartoonist Alex Graham and published first in the Daily Mail on 8 July 1963. [1]Fred's cartoon strips are renamed as Wurzel in Germany, Lillo il Cane Saggio (Lillo the wise dog) in Italy, Lorang in Norway, Laban in Sweden and Retu, Pitko or Koiraskoira in Finland.
Alexander Steel Graham was born in Partick, Glasgow, and educated at Dumfries Academy. [1] He studied under William Hutchison at the Glasgow School of Art.During the war he served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, seeing action in Normandy - two of Graham's war drawings are in the collection of the Imperial War Museum in London.
Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation.He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.
The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog in the hound family. The Basset is a scent hound that was originally bred for the purpose of hunting hare. Their sense of smell and ability to ground-scent is second only to the Bloodhound. [1] Basset Hounds are one of six recognized "basset"-type breeds in France.
In fact, these hound dogs are known for their loud, baying howl that helps hunters locate game. They can be noisy, rambunctious, and even stubborn, but Basset owners wouldn't change it for the world.
"The homeschool hound giving a bird watching lesson," the video's caption reads. Hmm something tells us that the girl was taking lots of notes. Thank goodness she has a good teacher.
The breed was developed in France as a hunting dog from the larger Grand Fauve de Bretagne, a breed that is now extinct.There was a rumour that the Basset Fauve de Bretagne was also close to extinction after the Second World War, and the breed was recreated using the remaining examples of the breed and crossing in standard wirehaired Dachshunds.
Basset Hounds: Big Personalities in a Petite Package. Basset Hounds are familiar the world over for their stubby legs, floppy ears, and hangdog appearance. They were first developed as scent ...