Comments on: Bassett Hounds Smell A Lot

By: detroviva

detroviva — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:20:43 +0000

@ Becki
Couldn’t agree with you more. You have to love them or you are in for a not so pleasant experience.

By: detroviva

detroviva — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:13:16 +0000

@sandra
Yes these are things we as Bassett Hound owners we have to get used to. I hope the hints presented in the post will be helpful to you. I would be very interested in hearing if the lavender helped at all. I have found it helps on some dogs and on others it does not seem to help at all.

By: detroviva

detroviva — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:05:23 +0000

@ Bonnie
I think we all fall in love with the obnoxious habits of these adorable dogs. Thanks for sharing about your Blue.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:41:41 +0000

Thank you for this article. I had a very nice Basset hound for 14 years and he lived outside when I finally realized I could not get the stink off of him. I did not realize that it was a breed trait. Gus. He was a great dog and I miss him.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:45:32 +0000

Great website. I have a bassett/aussie shephard mix. His body is all bassett except for the ears and his long hair. His name is Blue and he’s a rescue doggie. We love him lots. Now, back to the smell. LOL OMG, I don’t think there is a word in the English language to describe his smell at times. I wish it was corn chips. LOL Oh well. We love his smell, his snoring, his farting and his hiccups. I would love to hear from others about their dogs. Bonnie

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:54:54 +0000

I have been trying to control Sadie’s body odour for some time, I thought bathing weekly would dry out her skin, thanks for the info, will bath her more often and try the lavender as well. Have her on a strict diet to see if allergy may be contributing to the problem , but I guess it is just another “bassett ” thing to get used to . The “corn chip” smell is right on the money. I called it a salty sweaty smell and is worst between the toes and under the “pits”

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:27:13 +0000

Gosh yes, they do indeed smell bad, I have a year old Basset and it was the one thing I was not prepared for. If you can’t cope with a doggie smell it’s certainly not the breed for you.

By: Becki

Becki — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:21:28 +0000

I have heard that Basset Hounds smell is like a freshly opened bag of corn chips. So I sniffed my Bassie Girls, Bella and Sophie, and by using a little imagination they did smell like corn chips (Sophie more then Bella). I happen to like the hound smell, but some people don’t. You are either a hound person or your not.
Also, the Basset is second only to the Blood Hound for their scenting ability!

By: deborah

deborah — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:01:33 +0000

Lavender will work for the “smell”..Plus cleaning
the ears weekly..It works for “Chester”

By: detroviva

detroviva — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:26:40 +0000

The more you look at the Bassett Hound breed and how they were bread over a very long time for a very specific purpose of hunting it is truly amazing how well this was accomplished and the patience it must have taken to do so. If you look hard sometimes you can even find bassett hounds pictures as the dogs were being molded into what they are today. Thanks for the comment Mark.