Great video! I love the ending!

Hope Fenway (and your wallet) is feeling better soon.

Now I have to convince Mrs. Dork that we need two bassets…

oh dear. This summer my next door neighbors got a beagle pup for their older beagle. Noticed one afternoon the pup had cast on his front leg — he, too, had walked off the bed.

Just saying.

Vid is great! Good thing pups grow, ’cause Fenway is dragging Wembley around by the rope. But Wembley is both crafty and persistent, nice to see that he (temporarily) triumphed.

Here’s hoping everyone gets, and remains, healthy.

I think you and I both know that if you put up a continuous feed that many of us would forget to feed ourselves in our state of basset bliss.

Oh man, I so hope you all find out what this is very soon and be rid of it! In the meantime, very happy to see the boys being friends and being bassets. Please keep Wembley off the roof.

Goldfish are nice, also! too.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Ahem.

These are extremely wiley doggies.

Be careful. They may decide that u are teh Enemy.

Just wondering why you didn’t provide closed-captioning with this video. I think you’re in on the conspiracy.

The photo needs a caption. I can think of a few.

Bassets on the couch: the grumpening.
Bassets on the couch: the trucening.
Bassets on the couch: the sulkening
Bassets on the couch: the brotherhoodering

I can’t get the video to play, so will have to come back later.

Interesting how when Fenway jumped up on the ottoman he put the tug rope at the edge so Wembley could still get it. They seem to be bonding nicely.

Bassetts don’t growl when they play tug of war?

Definitely assembled wrong. Especially the hind feet. Cute though. Hope Fenway is feeling better.

That’s not a tramp stamp above Wembley’s butt–that’s a slot (as in Insert Tab A into Slot B)! No wonder he looks like a boneless basset. He’s got 2 slots on top with no tabs in them. Sheesh. Would you just get out the manual and fix the poor kid, tbogg???

P.S. Glad to see the boyz are getting along so well.

I came back to see if the video would play and read the narrative. I must learn to stop jumping direct to the photos and video before I read the updates.

I am so sorry to hear Fenway has taken a turn and will keep him and the Sniglet in my thoughts.

Whatever this evil thing is, it must be defeated. Your boyz are so precious and lovely.

Anyway, the vid finally loaded and what fun! Fenway is a gentle tease isn’t he, very indulgent of the Sprout. Ultimately though, he underestimates Wembley who has the last woof.

His woofs are one of his cutest features and it’s very nice to hear them.

(I love the basset bowl!)

Dog-Tastic! Fraternity is a beautiful thing.

Look at this face:

Dignity. Always, dignity. [/donlamont]

As for the video, that’s goin’ up on Facebook tonight. Positively epic. (One note: perhaps future battle clips could be set to the “fight” music from Star Trek, a traditional accompaniment when I play tug-of-war with my dog.

I’m a lurker: But how yappingly adorable. That puppy is Mr. Personality.

Could whatever the awful dog problem is have anything to do with possible contaminants in chew toys, or something? I just shudder when buying dog food. No beef, and no lamb, ever. And all those chew things – like pig ears from China … Who knows what might be in them? A la melamine.

I don’t often say this. In fact, I never say this. But I am going to now say this:

Those dogs are sooooooooo kewt!

I love the color of Wembley’s brother; what a beautiful red shade he has. Fenway, please get well soon! If I were you, I’d be worried about the bonding: the next thing you know, Fenway will be teaching Wembley how to get up on the roof….

we have a house full of stairs so there has been a lot of “spotting” as in being there to stop or catch him.

Have you heard of baby-gates?

We still use ‘em, with four adult chows, to keep them in or out of particular areas.

I see that Wembley’s brother (470-6) is still available

Is this breeder successful in selling ALL his pups? What happens to ones that don’t sell?

We use baby gates but Fenway just knocks them down or over. As far as Tait’s bassets, ten days ago he had about eighteen available. I think demand takes care of the rest. He has great dogs with great temperament.

sorry to hear about the illness coming back. perhaps this will cheer everyone up:

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=264397&title=attention-bruce-the-funny-dog

Okay, the video just about makes up for the mental images of K-Lo and Boehner achieving a “standing O” that the last post conjured up. Almost.

I wonder if they make “gorilla gates”?

I knew Tait was the premier basset breeder, but I didn’t know how “supply and demand” worked, even for him. Glad to hear of his success.

I’ve worked in rescue for 20 years, so have seen so many dogs who were “discarded” when they were no longer cute pups. Chows are especially vulnerable to this, because they are such cute little “bears” as puppies — and then they grow up.

Tait actually has a written policy that, should you find yourself unable to keep the dog, contact him and he will find a home for it. He specifically states that he doesn’t want his dogs in shelters.

Ah, bassett pictures – and video – although it’s stalled at less than a minute right now. Want the rest! (not your fault, TBogg)

Fenway, buddy, get well soon! So sorry to hear you’re feeling poorly again.

TBogg family. best wishes and good thoughts going to your puppehs.

re: the Tait “return” policy – don’t want to be cynical (no cynics here, right?), but while such contracts are much better than not having them (our two no-kill shelters have similar policies), because at least it gets people to think about the possibility, I known from observation that often people just feel bad or embarrassed, and despite the existence of those policies, they won’t do it because they just don’t want to face the shelter or breeder. Easier to dump the pup, to some folks, than to admit they can’t cope.
I even saw a co-worker do the same thing with a puppy given her by a mutual friend. The puppy-giving friend was furious and heart-broken; she would have taken the pup back in a heartbeat, but the other woman just didn’t want to face her.
Humans are strange creatures. We do not function logically or behave reasonably at all.
That said, I am sure that all Tait’s puppeh buyers are much better human beings and either keep their bassetts or return them as agreed.
Personally, I don’t pretend to comprehend how anyone could do such a thing in any way. Of course, that is why I found myself with ten cats and kittens at one point. I can’t say no, can’t let ‘em go. (no I am not a hoarder; my cats are all neutered and spayed, well fed, have a regular vet, and get buried or cremated when they pass on, not put in the freezer. Just in case anyone wondered.)

Ahh the video worked when embiggenned – cute, too cute!

Can’t decide if my fave scene is the final triumphant trotting off (to the camera) with his prize, or the Wembley-flattened-to-the-floor, obviously plotting his strategy one. Cuteness aplenty in both.

Thanks. I had a not so great day, too – with many dollars of car repairs suddenly looming – and now I feel so much better.

Wonderful boyz. Hope that Fenway feels better very soon–hugs to both.

Thank you thank you for the lovely vid and pic. It is interesting that they don’t make much noise when playing except for the occasional yip. My dogs sound like they’re killing each other.

Fingers crossed that Fenway is all better very soon.

And can I just say that I LOVE that the TBoggs are the kind of dog family that has dog toys lying everywhere and lets their babies get on furniture and beds? Even our dog-owning friends think we’re a little weird like that. My husband is out of town, and I had the best sleep evah last night with one dog curled against my legs and the other near my back.

I can’t get over how much that photo of Wembley’s brother looks like a mug shot. I’m trying to decide what he’s being charged with.

Okay, first the lecture and yeah I know you’re sick of me harping about this but as someone who has had dogs for 25 years (not same ones), after the last round of cancer a few years back I finally took the advice of a vet friend of mine. Pet health insurance. It has saved us mucho bucks and if you add the “Well-Care” it’s even better. There are a number of companies but we use VPI and no I do not own stock in the company.

About the video, the thing I am always amazed by is how older dogs instinctively know how to behave with puppies. Fenway could have flung Wembley across the room, he’s so much bigger and stronger. But no, he was just marvelous in his new role as big brother. All the best

Why was Wembley’s brother having a mugshot taken?

Love the video, just please tell me you’re not going to start blogging from a box of wine while you shoot these.

Dignity. Always, dignity. [/donlamont]

Why can’t I let this pass? Because I’m just that anal.

Don Lockwood, Lena LaMont

Eek! Brain fart! My humblest apologies.

Will someone kindly tell me how the camera operator is able to watch all these shenanigans and not collapse laffing? Well, you must be using an IATSE crew. They cost more but they get the job done.

All the girl dog mommies at the link seem to be thinking “Yes, I did it with HIM. And now the whole world knows. Thanks a freakin’ lot.”

I agree. Last year I was doing research for a shelter newsletter and I came upon stories of a couple of testing labs that found cadmium, lead and other nasty chemicals in dog toys made in China.

Have a heavy metals screen run on Fenway.

Wembley, Wambley, Wombley ! – omg TBogg, thank you so much for posting the vids.

somehow I had it in my head that dear Fenway wasn’t pure bred – must be thinking of some potential adoptee of the past as he sure looks like a great ‘hound’ here

The pic of Wembley’s brother has me working on making the case to MrsDevil. Those eyes just kill me, what a beautiful pup!

Easy Fenway, buddy, you have a long time to torment the lil guy in front of you. (Though in all honesty he seems to enjoy Wembley a lot already!

Aw, it’s so sweet how gentle Fenway is with Wembley. They are both just so adorable. Many positive vibes to Fenway and the whole house of Bogg.

I love at 0:35 where Fenway jerks his head to the side and the tug toy and Wembley both come with it.

Have you checked the food? There is some of the bad stuff out again I heard.

My favourite part, though there are many, is at the beginning, when Fenway is holding the toy in his mouth, looking down at Wembley, and then he raises his eyes for a split second. There’s just something really sweet in that second.

If there’s one thing that makes me smile and laugh more than bassets bein’ silly, it’s the comments that are always here on TBB day. Tbogg, not only do you get the Best Bassets EVAH, you get the best comments too.

TBogg – skimming recent posts I don’t see any health updates on Fenway – but since you are posting on other issues, I’m assuming the best, that Fenway is recovering and is in no future danger.

Thinking aboutcher boys. In fact, it seems that everywhere I go lately, I see pix of bassets – birthday cards, book covers, illustrations, news fotos, etc. Must be like something I heard someone say years ago, “you know, when you’ve just bought a Volvo, suddenly you notice Volvos all over the road.” Bassetts, bassetts, everywhere!
Luckily, my finances prevent me from foolishly flying to State College to adopt Wembley’s brother (but actually, I prefer Wembley’s own coloring – his reminds me of my beloved childhood-adolescence beagle mix, right down to the orange-brown “eyebrows.”) Otherwise, I might be a goner, too.

Stay healthy, boyz!