Basset Hounds were developed in France to hunt small game. Males and females should stand 14 inches or below at the shoulder. Their coats can come in all colors. Bassets are mellow, gentle dogs but they can be extremely stubborn. They adjust well to both city life and country life, and are generally good with people and other dogs. Bassets are often fond of baying, and they also have a tendency to become overweight.

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Potential Health Problems*

• Actinic Keratosis
• Addison’s Disease
• Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia
• Cherry Eye
• Congenital Deafness
• Cutaneous Hemangioma
• Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas
• Cystine Urolithiasis
• Discospondylitis (Vertebral Disc and Vertebrae Infection)
• Ear Infections
  
• Ectropion
• Elbow Dysplasia
• Entropion
• Epilepsy
• Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (Bloat)
• Glaucoma
• Hernias
• Intervertebral Disk Disease
• Lens Luxation
• Luxating Patella
• Lymphosarcoma
• Lysosomal Storage Disease
• Malassezia Dermatitis
• Mast Cell Tumors
• Osteochondrosis
• Panosteitis
• Pododermatitis
• Progressive Retinal Atrophy
• Pulmonic Stenosis
• Seborrhea
• Thrombocytopenia
• Trichoepithelioma (tumors originating from the hair follicles)
• Wobbler Syndrome
• Ventricular Septal Defect
• Von Willebrand Disease

*Just because a condition is associated with a specific breed does not mean that all dogs of this breed will be affected. Likewise, a dog may be impacted by diseases and conditions not listed under his or her breed.