They’re rockin’ the ennui so much they could be a french film. Director, provide me with a Gauloise and a wee glass of Cointreau if you would be so kind.

“Congressman Boehner? You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing. Not even the cuts in Title X spending, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.”

Fenway/Wembley 2012!

Oooh, doggies are wondering WTF 3:16 means on Tim Tebow’s life-sized statue.

Things are really starting to get me down here. There’s the wacky voting in Wisconsin and there’s tax season and, then, there’s always the stupid Republicans. I hate to tell you this but I think you need to buy us some more bassets. If Donald Trump actually runs for President I’m gonna need a lot more bassets.

Thanks Mr. Bogg. I needed that.

Gangsta.

Mighty fine pair of bassets you’ve got there, sir.

Ah! Bassetts!

That’s all I got tonight. But thank you.

Fenway’s still the alpha dog. At least some truisms ring true.

And another thing…take a look at all the photos you’ve taken of Fenway and his sibs. He’s either staring at the camera or effecting some pose that makes him look spectacular. The other’s are just kinda being dogs.

What’s up with that?

Uhm, Mr. Bogg,

Do those chins cause you concern?

Worried in Montana

Wembley: Wait, wait… wtf is that over *there*? Can you see that? Wtf is THAT?
Fenway: Dude. Dude! You’re … you’re blocking the view. Sit the fuck down. And gimme the remote.

These dogs have become the bright spot in my week. Thank you!!!

I prefer to think that “Thursday night basset blogging” means that you have days of the week bassets.

The ineffable sadness of being. Oh, the pain, the pain.
“Say pal, gotta a treat in that pocket?”

Noble with a touch of silliness (Wembley).
Fenway is always Lana Turner.

Light is beautiful in this shot. It’s got Rembrandt written all over it.

Do all bassetts come with neck rolls useable as love handles or is this another of those failures to assemble puppies properly things?

If you take off their collars, do their neck drapes slide down to their knees and look like bloomers?

Can they stash extra treats in their neck rolls, like you can tuck a candy bar in your pocket?

Fenway is to bassett as Steinway is to piano and Astair is to dance–pure class.

The boys are beautiful as always. It appears from this shot that Wembley is growing into his ears. They no longer look as long on him as they used to. Thank you for the picture–makes me happy to see them, the bright spot of the week for sure.

We live in your world
But we are from the beyond,
Light shines from our eyes

Yes, Fenway is the alpha and has no problem letting Wembley know it with a growl or a nip if he gets out of line. And Wembley definitely knows when to back off. I don’t know if Wembley will ever grow into his ears but he does grow in spurts and he is in the middle of one of those spurts now…he seems to get bigger every day. He is also the most vocal dog we have ever had…lots of barks and whines and chortles and assorted yips and yaps that let us know exactly how he is feeling. Fenway just wags his tail incessantly….even in his sleep. He sucks you in with those big, brown puppy dog eyes and as you all know, you are his for life. All of the dogs have been so different and these two are no exception. They are a joy every day and my sincerest thanks go out to all of you for enjoying them with us!

Nicely done, heydave.

My adopted 10 yr old basset Autumn talks a lot (but does not howl). I actually call her “grumble guts” because it sounds even more piteous than plain old whining. Other days I call her “Boing-boing basset” because she just keeps moving…and she has a double heart murmur! I figure if she goes, at least she’ll be happy.

Yes, yes and yes.

“Be a shame if something happened to them.”

Ooooo…cool.

We have had several quite vocal Bassets. We called Maui “the grumbledog” because he was always making grumbling noises. Molokai whines a lot, which can be annoying at times. We’ve also had a couple of howlers.

Molokai’s had a murmur and has been on meds for it for years. He doesn’t seem to notice (though the Lasix does make him pee a lot).