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A map of the US showing in red which states have a specified dog breed as an official symbol. Thirteen states of the United States have designated an official state dog breed. Maryland was the first state to name a dog breed as a state symbol, naming the Chesapeake Bay Retriever in 1964. [1]
The original breed club is the Club français du Basset Artésien Normand & du Chien d'Artois, and the breed is recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) as breed number 34 in Group 6, Scenthounds. [4] The Basset Artésien Normand is one of six types of "basset"-type breeds recognised by the FCI. [5]
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.
"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.
Published in 1947, Fred Gipson's first novel, Hound-Dog Man, tells the story of two young boys on a coon hunt with a "hound dog man" in 1905 Texas. [33] It was made into a 1959 film starring Fabian Forte and Stuart Whitman, but while the book was successful the movie was a flop. [34]
A 2006 study found a relatively low inbreeding coefficient, at 3.9%, the second-lowest of the nine French breeds in the study. [3] The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is one of the more commonly affected breeds for primary open angle glaucoma. An autosomal recessive mutation of the ADAMTS17 gene is responsible for the condition in the breed. [4]
The Westerby Basset Hounds descend from the Walhampton Basset Hounds, founded in 1889 by Christopher and Godfrey Heseltine at Lymington in the New Forrest.In 1902, whilst Godfrey Heseltine was posted to India, the pack was sold to the Marquess Conyngham of Slane Castle in Ireland, and were known as the Slane Bassets, returning to the New Forrest upon Godrey’s return in 1910.
A Guide for Hound Shows, Puppy Shows & Performance Trials (MFHA, 2013) A Guide to Kennel Standards of Care Checklist (MFHA laminated poster, 2013) Lt. Col. Dennis J. Foster, A Guide to Being a Master of Foxhounds (MFHA, 2015) [8] Code of Hunting Practices (MFHA, 2015) [9] Mrs William G. Fendley III, A Guide to Establishing a Foxhunting Camp ...