Dawn Smith, President and Founder I was born to a family of generations of Basset Hounds, and thus the education and focus on this breed was started. Continuing education into the origin of the breed, socialization, rehabilitation, nutrition, training, and pack behavior has formed the program which has made DaphneyLand known worldwide to Basset Hound lovers and today averages 300 – 500 adoptions annually. Gloria Tannehil-Carlsen, Vice President Before getting involved with Basset Hounds, I was a cat person and never owned a dog in my life. My husband loved Bassets but never had one. We adopted Sally from the shelter in South Lake Tahoe and, when we moved to the Bay area, we joined a breed club. I started helping the rescue person with the Northern California Basset Hound Club and, in a short time, I was in charge of rescue and learning how to be a vet tech for a clinic in Novato. In 2005, I started Golden Gate Basset Rescue, a 501 (c) 3 which currently covers all of Northern California.

I have had eight Bassets -  all rescues - and am currently President of Golden Gate Basset Rescue. I had a Basset named Tilly when I was 11 years old and, because of my love for her, I always wanted another Basset.  As an adult, I adopted my first Basset from rescue in January 2008.  I then learned about DaphneyLand and drove the hour and a half up from Southern California to visit the hounds.  Better Homes And Gardens Self Watering PotI started volunteering and taking cookies to the hounds once a month.  Hotel With Hot Tub SacramentoIn 2011, I was asked to serve as Treasurer on the Board of DaphneyLand.House For Sale Cagayan De Oro City Philippines Dr. Sandra Wittenberg, Secretary My husband and I have had more than 20 Bassets over our 48 year marriage and we now live in Michigan with our seven Bassets.

In 1990, I got involved in obedience with a pet Basset and then entered the world of dog shows, finishing over 20 dogs of my own breeding to their championship in the last 15 years.  I serve on the Basset Hound of America Board of Directors and I am involved in Michigan Basset Rescue as well as with several local Basset Hound clubs. Dr. J.D. Carpenter, Director and Webmaster My wife Lisa and I have had Basset Hounds for over 20 years  and have been involved in rescue nearly as long, primarily through  Basset Rescue of Old Dominion (BROOD). We have evaluated dogs, performed home visits and fostered dogs during this time.  I was BROOD’s Volunteer of the Year in 2000 and served as  the BROOD Coordinator for the State of West Virginia from  1999 – 2004. I began showing in the conformation ring in  2014 and joined the Board at DaphneyLand in 2015. I am a member of the Basset Hound Club of America and the Basset Hound Club of Western Pennsylvania. Lyn McCarthy, Assistant Treasurer

I have been a volunteer with DaphneyLand for several years assisting the treasurer with thank you letters for donations.  We live in Canada and are the proud adoptive parents of Chumlee and Delphina.  This past year, I was asked to join the DaphneyLand Board in an official capacity as Assistant Treasurer. My husband Keith and I have had Bassets for 38 years and currently have one.   I have been a Director on the DaphneyLand Board for eight years.  We own a printing business and donate the printing for Daphneyland to help the hounds.  We participate in all events, often doing a lot of the behind the scenes work in preparation for the events and lend a hand whenever needed. I am the President of Golden Empire Basset Rescue.  I volunteered for many years as Transport Coordinator and  I have been a volunteer for DaphneyLand for three years by assisting at all of their events, transporting, and networking to the benefit of the Bassets.  As a new president of a Basset rescue, I am quickly learning the ins-and-outs of Basset rescue.

Adopt a Basset Hound Original function:trailing rabbits and hare Average size of male:Ht: <14, Wt: 40-60 Average size of female:Ht: <14, Wt: 40-60 Basset Hound Dogs Available on Petfinder Right Now Basset Hound Dog Temperament The Basset Hound is among the most good-natured and easygoing of breeds. He is amiable with dogs, other pets and children, although children must be cautioned not to put strain on his back with their games. He is calm inside, but needs regular exercise to keep fit. He prefers to investigate slowly, and loves to sniff and trail. He is a talented and determined tracker, not easily dissuaded from his course. Because of this, he may get on a trail and follow it until he becomes lost. He tends to be stubborn and slow-moving. He has a loud bay that he uses when excited on the trail. Basset Hound Dog Care The Basset needs mild daily exercise, which can be satisfied by walking on leash or playing in the yard. He does best as a house dog with access to a yard.

His coat needs only minimal grooming, but his face may need regular cleaning around the mouth and wrinkles. Bassets tend to drool. Basset Hound Dog Health Major concerns: foreleg lameness, OCD, entropion, ectropion, otitis externa, intervertebral disc disease, glaucoma, vWD, CTP, gastric Minor concerns: foot cysts and infection Occasionally seen: patellar luxation Suggested tests: eye, blood Note: Obesity is a problem in the breed, especially because it contributes to intervertebral disk disease. Dogs Related to the Basset Hound Interested in the history of the Basset Hound dog breed? The first mention of the Basset dog is found in a 16th-century text about badger hunting. Dwarfed short-legged specimens occur in many breeds and have been known since ancient times, but it is difficult to know at what point such dogs were purposefully bred and which ones led to the present Basset Hound. The word basset is derived from the French word bas, which means low thing or dwarf, so that definitive evidence of the breed may be hard to follow.

Short-legged dogs were used by the French for hunting at a slower pace, but most of these dogs were dispersed, and their fates undocumented, during the French Revolution. The history becomes clearer after the revolution, when greater numbers of commoners took up hunting, often aided by guns. They needed a dog that they could follow on foot, but that still had great scenting ability and strong, heavy bone in essence, a short-legged version of the pack hounds popular with the aristocracy. Because the basset could not pursue his quarry at speed, the quarry was less likely to be on the run and thus presented an easier target for the gunman. The dogs would hunt all mammals but were especially suited for rabbits and hares. Four different versions of short-legged hounds were created, with the Basset Artesien Normand most closely resembling today's basset. In the late 1800s (and again in 1930), crosses with Bloodhounds were made to increase size; the results were then tempered with subsequent crosses to the Artesien Normand.