What would you do if you got a look like this from your beloved big basset? This is a serious, I mean business, don’t mess with me look from Fortnum.
Anyone would think there is something wrong with him to give me a look like this. Perhaps he’s tired of being a basset model? You need to give if you’re going to be allowed to sit on a blanket on the big comfy sofa. Ungrateful basset I think, no need to give me such a look.
Or may be there is?
It’s that time of day when the bassets know what is supposed to happen even if I lose track of time and get engrossed in something of more interest to me.
This is what a basset needs, no wants, no demands at around 5pm every day.
At last he thinks. “My dinner. What was taking her so long?
It wasn’t me, just my stomach that thought that my throat has been cut.
My stomach, not me, also thinks there was room for more food in this bowl than I actually got.
Hmm, empty already?
Oh well, they always say when you think you’re hungry have a drink as it’s probably you’re just thirsty. Only one thing for it now…….
Time for a post dinner snooze.
No can’t sleep. My stomach thinks that my throat has been constricted. Oh what I would give for another bowl of dinner. I bet my brother got a full bowl. I would give anything to be my brother……..
Maybe not, he’s such a goody two shoes, sucking up to the two legged one. Always getting neck rubs. Neck rubs are for wimps. Big bassets don’t need neck rubs. They just need food. Give me food. “
As I see Fortnum eating.
It’s remanding me that
some basset owner tie their ears while they’re eating.
It’s cute but I don’t know it hurt or not.
By the way,
I love to send you my water color postcard.
would you please let me know where to send the card to you?
I plan drawing Fortnum and Mason tonight.
typical basset, ruled by the stomech!! I used to joke that I could set my clocks to Abigail’s stomach!! 6:00 was dinner time and not a second later, occasionally early if she could get away with it, but not a second later or there was hell to pay!!!
may I suggest, the narrow, tall bowls, with the rounded bottoms. It keeps the ears out and the kibble doesn’t get stuck at the edges where it’s hard to reach, just a little wisdom from a fellow basset owner who got sick of cleaning ears after every meal
Thanks for another nice story about the boys
Hi MsZoomy, Thanks for the tip. The notion of cleaning my bassets ears after they eat is just too exhausting. The only time I’ve ever done this is when they were puppies and having milky food. Now they can trail their own dirt around – they seem to have a good clean up routine going. We installed tiles in the basset zones of our house when we built it which means it doesn’t matter too much if they trail slobber, food and water around. A quick mop over and it’s gone. JT