AKC Hound Group, #36 Most Popular Breed
Basset Hound
Patient. low-key. Yours.
There's a moment every Basset Hound owner knows. You're standing at the back door, holding it open, waiting.
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"There's a moment every Basset Hound owner knows. You're standing at the back door, holding it open, waiting."
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The Basset Hound experience
You know you're a Basset Hound owner when...
●The howl. Not a bark, a full-throated, mournful, operatic AROOOOO that rattles windows and makes every neighbor think someone is being dramatically murdered.
●Those ears dipping into every water bowl, food dish, and puddle, then slapping wetly against your legs as they walk past, the Basset sprinkler system nobody asked for.
●The stubbornness disguised as confusion. They heard 'come.' They understood 'come.' They are choosing to smell this particular patch of grass for eleven more minutes, and nothing you do will change that.
●Watching them try to run and realizing it's less 'running' and more 'enthusiastic waddling with ear flapping', and somehow it's the most joyful thing you've ever seen.
●The drool. On your pants, on the couch, on surfaces you didn't think they could reach. You stopped wearing black years ago. You own stock in lint rollers.
At a glance
alsoKnownAsBasset, Hush Puppy
size40–65 lbs
temperamentPatient, low-key, stubborn, charming, devoted, pack-oriented
lifespan12–13 years
energyLow to moderate (endurance walkers, not sprinters)
goodWithFamilies, children, other dogs, apartments with patience for howling
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Last updated: 2026-03-17
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