How much does a Basset Hound cost? Market price reference

The Basset Hound is an ancient and noble hound breed, also known as the Basset Hound, originating from French bloodlines and developed in England several centuries later. It was first used in France and Belgium mainly for tracking domestic rabbits, hares, deer and any other prey that could be tracked by scent. Let's take a look below at how much a Basset Hound costs!

How much does a Basset Hound cost?

The market reference price for a Basset Hound is 2500-3500 yuan each. Basset Hounds have a relatively gentle temperament and have become companion dogs for many people, renowned around the world. As for the question of how much a Basset Hound costs, the price given in each place is actually different, mainly related to the local economic conditions, and the price of a Basset Hound also varies with age and health. For buyers, the type of dog chosen determines the price; generally speaking, purebred puppies are priced higher.

Is the Basset Hound easy to keep?

The Basset Hound is not very easy to keep. Basset Hounds are quite difficult to raise and are absolutely not suitable for first-time dog owners. If you choose a Basset for your first dog, the lack of dog-keeping experience plus this dog's temperament and characteristics will make you lose all your beautiful fantasies about keeping a dog. To raise a Basset Hound well, you should pay attention to daily care work, not only cleaning the dog's ears in time, but also regularly bathing it, cleaning its hindquarters and paws, brushing its teeth regularly and bathing it, etc.

Why is the Basset Hound difficult to keep?

1. Low trainability: Basset Hounds are extremely difficult to train. Among more than 100 dog breeds, their obedience ranks 71st. You can imagine that it often ignores your commands, and this behavior is on full display when you take it out.

2. Astonishing destructive power: Basset Hounds are especially curious about everything and often destroy whatever they can reach. When they are young, you must keep a close eye on them; incidents such as tearing up sofas, eating linen cloth, chewing up slippers and turning the house into a mess happen from time to time.

3. Ear care: The Basset Hound's ears are especially long, which means that after taking it out every day you have to wipe the dust off its ears. Even if it does not go out, you still need to help it clean the inner and outer ears every 2-3 days. Because its velvety ears hang down and lack air circulation, they are very prone to ear inflammation.

4. Needs a leash when going out: The Basset Hound is a scent hound. Once outside it is like a bulldozer, searching for everything on the ground that it can see, walking with its nose almost against the ground, extremely slowly, so its mouth area gets especially dirty. Only at around 6 months old will it occasionally show a state of running forward when outside.

5. Eats a great deal: The Basset Hound is one of the most voracious among medium-sized dogs. Its food intake is almost no different from that of a large dog, and sometimes even higher than a large dog's. Most families, without understanding this, keep it very thin, so it looks a bit like a large thin dachshund. After it reaches adulthood, few people raise it to 40-70 jin, so you need to consider whether keeping such a dog will eat you out of house and home.

6. Loves to drool: If you are a very persistent person with a cleanliness obsession, it will not be an ideal dog for you, because after it reaches adulthood it drools a great deal of the time. You need to think clearly about whether you can accept a dog that often drools at home. However, due to genetics, there are also Basset Hounds that drool little or not at all; whether a young Basset drools cannot yet be identified from its appearance.

7. Very loud barking: When young, the Basset Hound is very lively and can be said to fully show its hound nature. You will often find that when you are not accompanying it, it keeps whining. At 2-3 months old it can almost only whine; by the time it is 3-6 months old and its voice has developed to near maturity, you will feel the flavor of heavy bass, a kind of low roar with an extremely strong ability to penetrate walls.

8. Late maturity: Basset Hounds generally do not fully mature in bone structure and physiological function until after 2 years. It is better for male or female dogs to mate only after full maturity. Breeding and giving birth too early can only have varying degrees of impact on the puppy's physiology, body size and future health. Just imagine what the consequences would be if a child of about eleven or twelve years old gave birth.