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Bassjoy Kennel

16 The value of experience. ObĂŠlix at his best 22 Color inheritance in Basset Hound by Mariano GalĂĄn - Morning Dew Sweepers

30 Considering breeding your bitch by Sandi Wittenberg - Red Bay Bassets

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40 Calendar of events 2015 42 Key Anatomical Parts of a Basset Hound 48 Azores Archipelago: The Portuguese paradise

42 58 12+1 Tips to be successful in a Dog Show 73 MDS World

48 ABOUT US Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Kennel Editorial : info@bassethound.es www.bassethound.es

78 Results of Morning Dew Sweepers team 80 Basset Hound breeders worldwide

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Mr. Mariano Galán Editor

Welcome Dear friends,

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What you have in your hands is the very first issue of Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Magazine.

Hound Magazine is a new on line

The aim of the journal seeks to provide quality content related to the Basset Hound and also provide information regarding the work done by our Kennel.

addressed to all Basset Hound lovers

The doors of this Magazine are open to all Basset Hound lovers to post their papers, always they have enough quality for the editorial line of the Magazine.

We have planned to publish a new

In this first issue we include an article of our dear friends from Bassjoy Kennel, in which they talk about their history and some of their major successes and other interesting paper about breeding write by Sandi Wittenberg (Red Bay Bassets) and we are in conversations with other breeders and fanciers of Basset Hound to collaborate in the future and publish they papers in this Magazine.

magazine about Basset Hound worldwide.

issue every three months and the access to the journal is free. The publication of the Magazine will be in two languages in two different publications: English and Spanish.

We appreciate your support and are so happy to have you as a reader of Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Magazine. For more information:

With warmest thanks,

Mariano Galán, Editor

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Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Kennel El Espinar-Segovia (Spain) info@bassethound.es www.bassethound.es

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Bassjoy Kennel The joy of breeding quality

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Bassjoy Kennel the joy of breeding quality

Bassjoy kennel was established 14 years ago in the year 2000. We are situated in Malta, which consists of an archipelago of seven islands located in the Mediterranean Sea , in Southern Europe , 93 km from the coast of Sicily. Jeffrey, Sharon, Gianluca and Julia Mifsud are the owners of Bassjoy. Dr. Konrad Zammit is also a part of our team. Our sole ambition is to breed healthy quality puppies. Our motto is ‘creating the new whilst respecting the past.’ Everything started when we bought our first tri-color basset

hound named Zion Sasha at Edelweiss (Rico). He was out of Undina Bento from Eldorado (dam), a Russian import and from Switherland Sensation (sire), a UK import. We bought Rico to be our pet at home. We had no idea about dog shows, but foolishly I listened when someone said to me why not take him to a show. Few weeks later I participated to a Championship dog show and the judge, Ms H. Parkinson from UK, awarded my puppy, Best Puppy in Breed and Reserve Best Puppy in Group. Well that was it, I had the addiction, and it was not long before that I added other basset hounds in my home. My life, besides the family and work

now revolved around the Championship dog show calendar and subsequent trips abroad to learn about the breed and to attend and participate into international dogshows. After a couple of years gaining experience with hands on different lines and types, we decided to get our first import from the United Kingdom to enjoy ourselves more in the show-ring. This was a female basset hound named Switherland Blue Venture (Lea). She is sired by the Top winning basset hound in the UK, English Champion Switherland Blue Jeans, winner of 36 Challenge Certificates and 19 Reserve Challenge Certificates, Best of Breed Crufts 1997 and 1999 and Group 2 ever

Everything started when we bought our first tri-color basset hound named Zion Sasha at Edelweiss (Rico).

Jeffrey Mifsud with two dogs from his kennel in Crufts 1 / Volume 1 / October 2014

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Bassjoy kennel THE FIRST kennel in Malta who has exported dogs in this continent and having the First Maltese pedigrees accepted and registered by the American Kennel Club!

Ure my Fellow van Grunsven Owner: Dr. Konrad Zammit Handled by Jeffrey Mifsud

placed basset at Crufts. Lea`s dam is English Champion Absolutely Fabulous from Switherland who gained 3 Challenge Certificates and 2 Reserve Challenge Certificates. Unfortunately, Lea never reached the expectation to show herself, but we loved her to bits at home. Bassjoy Red Spirit (Ch. Zion Sasha at Edelweiss x Switherland Blue Venture), aka Fibi, and Champion Bassjoy Red Passion (Mt & It Ch Sherman Bassjoy Moravia Bray) aka Droopey, are other two females bred in our kennel. Fibi was not heavily campaigned in the shows due to work commitments, but she always succeeded when stepping inside the green carpet! She has a true temperament and when mated with our Czech import Multi Best in Show Winner It & Mt Champion Sherman Bassjoy Moravia Bray (Sherman), she produced a wonderful litter. Two of her puppies were exported to the USA, making Bassjoy kennel

THE FIRST kennel in Malta who has exported dogs in this continent and having the First Maltese pedigrees accepted and registered by the American Kennel Club! Philip and Gail Walsh of Sunshine basset hounds are the proud owners of one of our exports, Touch the Red Faith at Bassjoy. Richard Stwalley is the proud owner of the other puppy, Bassjoy Red Hot Chilli Pepper who is also enjoying the sun at the United States. Champion Bassjoy Red Passion is another Top winning female basset. She is sired by our Sherman, and her dam is our Lea. She is a hound full of type and above all she has a wonderful temperament. She has produced wonderful litters as well. Bassjoy Maltese Stigma, one of her puppies, is now living in India with Mrs Pearl Gomes, one of the Top basset hound breeders in the country, whilst Bassjoy It’s a Kind of Magic is living in the USA with Mrs Annie Dustin, owner of Basset hound Magic Kennels.

EW, Vww Multi Champion Cora Bassjoy Gloomy Clown (Cora) is another female imported from the Czech Republic. She is sired by one of the Top Winning Hounds in Holland, Lux Ned Belg Champion Nhabira Favourite. She quickly gained the Maltese Champion title, and we gave her the chance to be campaigned in Italy. Her experience in the Italian peninsula was another success! She quickly gained the Italian Champion title, with a handful of Group wins and Best in Show placements! Besides the Maltese & Italian Championship title, Cora has also achieved the Slovenian Champion title. She is the ONLY dog in Malta who has won both the Champion Class at The World Dog Show and at the European Dog Show. She has the titles of Vice World Winner and European Winner. Cora was bred to Multi Champion Nhabira Homerun. This litter rocked the whole system…..and our minds too. Tak-

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Apart from the basset hounds, we also have the wire haired dachshunds that live with us. The dachshunds are a very small breed, wise and obedient. They are loyal dogs with an excellent temperament. ing into consideration the Top qualities of the sire and dam, the litter bred from this combination was just outstanding. To name a few, Multi Champion Bassjoy Night of Love, EW, vWW Multi Champion Bassjoy Crazy Night, Bassjoy Night Frost, Bassjoy Night Temptation and Bassjoy Starry Night. ‘He possesses superstar quality, on close inspection he has a head to die for, strong neck, well developed front, correct topline and underline, superb angulated quarters, very good hocks, bang on tailset, he stands on super bone and excellent feet. On the up and down he is gun barrel true with excellent rear drive and in profile he carries himself so dignified!’ reported Mr Martin Sanders (Hound Specialist) on our Multi Best in Show Winner Champion Sherman Bassjoy Moravia Bray. We have imported this dog from the Czech Republic and he is currently the most successful basset hound in Malta who has achieved the most Best of Breeds and CAC and CACIB`s awards overseas! He has acquired the Maltese and Italian Champion title easily. He also gained the Puppy Class at Crufts 2006, Best in Show in the UK at the age of 13 months, Several Best in shows, Best in Groups, BOB’s, CAC and CACIB’s in Malta, Italy and San Marino, 2nd Champions Class World DogShow 2008, 3rd Open Class Euro DogShow 2008. Sherman is now retired and enjoying the easy life in our island. Sherman has

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EW12 VWW13 PW13 MultiGCh. MultiCh. MultiJCh. Bassjoy Crazy Night Owner: Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Kennel Breeders: Sharon and Jeff Mifsud (Bassjoy Kennel)

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WW14 MultiCh. MultiJCh. Bassjoy Night of Love Owner: Terra dei Templari Kennel Breeders: Sharon and Jeff Mifsud (Bassjoy Kennel)

Multi Champion Bassjoy Night of Love (owner Terra dei Templari) won several Best in Shows, the last one, under the well known Mr Andrew Brace, which confirmed Bassjoy Night of Love TOP DOG ALL Breeds in Italy. sired Bassjoy Tutti Frutti (Clea) who was second in class at Crufts 2013 and Best Puppy in Show winner at The East Midlands dog Show in UK. Cleo lives with our friends Dean and Diane Webb. Mt Champion Bassjoy Ride The Lightning is also sired from Sherman. He is a balanced dog which achieved several Best of Breeds and Group wins under several judges.

Multi Champion Bassjoy Night of Love (owner Terra dei Templari Kennel) won several Best in Shows, the last one, under the well known Mr Andrew Brace, which confirmed Bassjoy Night of Love TOP DOG ALL Breeds in Italy. Love also won Res CAC at Crufts 2014. Bassjoy Night Temptation lives in the USA and he already gained important points for his American

Championship. Bassjoy Starry Night (owner Terra dei Templari Kennel) who sired quite a handful of litters in Italy, is also a quality dog who also left his print in the Italian peninsula. Bassjoy Night Frost, who lives in the Czech Republic, achieved good results so far and we are happy for her. Well, and here is now one of

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We are a small kennel, but aiming to breed selectively with thought to better the breed.

Ch. Bassjoy Red Passion

the most successful bassets in the globe in these last couple of years, and yes….here she is, Multi Champion, European Winner, Vice World winner Bassjoy Crazy Night (Arielle). She is outstanding. She was wisely campaigned by her fantastic owner Mariano Galan Zancajo, owner of Morning Dew Sweepers kennel, in Spain. She was also handled by one of the most professional handlers, Marta Flores. At the Euro dog show, Arielle won the breed and the Group. It was like touching heaven. Lately we have brought Ure My Fellow Van Grunsven (Basil). Many thanks to Rudy and Riky Smiths (Van Grunsven kennel) for letting have this puppy. Basil is co-owned with Dr Konrad Zammit. So far he is doing really well, topping 5 out of six puppy groups and a Reserve Best Puppy in Show. Apart from the basset hounds, we also have the wire haired dachshunds that live with us. The

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dachshunds are a very small breed, wise and obedient. They are loyal dogs with an excellent temperament. We have imported a male and a female from one of the TOP kennels worldwide, Val Vezzeno kennels. Champion Daikiri Bassjoy della Val Vezzeno is our female dachshund. She ALWAYS topped the puppy and the adult group when shown. Bassjoy Take a Chance on Me, who is from our Daikiri Bassjoy della Val Vezzeno x Elfo dei Boschi della Val Vezzeno, was shown at Crufts and in his tough class, he won 1st place, and we were over the moon. This is Bassjoy in a short description. We are a small kennel, but aiming to breed selectively with thought to better the breed. We want to thank an important person whom we met along this wonderful adventure, Mr Mariano Galan Zancajo. Together we discussed and had long conversations to establish what is good and what is joyful.

Bassjoy Kennel is located in Malta. Malta is a southern European island country comprising an archipelago of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The origin of the term Malta is uncertain, and the modern-day variation derives from the Maltese language. The most common etymology is that the word Malta derives from the Greek word, meli, “honey”. The ancient Greeks called the island (Melit) meaning “honey-sweet” (which was also, inter alia, the name of a Nereid), possibly due to Malta’s unique production of honey; an endemic species of bee lives on the island, giving it the popular nickname the “land of honey”. Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean (in its eastern basin), some 80 km (50 mi) south of the Italian island of Sicily across the Malta Channel. Only the three largest islands – Malta (Malta), Gozo (Għawdex) and Comino (Kemmuna) – are inhabited. The smaller islands (see below) are uninhabited. The islands of the archipelago lie on the Malta plateau, a shallow shelf formed from the high points of a land bridge between Sicily and North Africa that became isolated as sea levels rose after the last Ice Age. The archipelago is therefore situated in the zone between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates.

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The value of experience

ObĂŠlix

at his best

by Mariano GalĂĄn (Morning Dew Sweepers)

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Our Dogs

Obélix The value of experience

Obélix and Bassetmania

Obélix is our first Basset Hound and for that reason plays a fundamental role in Morning Dew Sweepers because he woke up our love regarding Basset Hound.

When Obélix arrived at home we starting to search information about Basset Hound in Internet, but the availability of information was scarce and disperse.

Just now he is 9 years old and he has shared his life with our two daughters (7 and 4 years old) taking care of them.

For this reason we started to work in a new website about Basset Hound and this website was ready on April 2006, only 8 months later.

Recently he was Reserve Best Veteran in Show at Bizkaia National Dog Show, 3rd Best Veteran in Show at Palma de Mallorca National Dog Show and Reserve Best Veteran in Show at Palma de Mallorca International Dog Show-Cup of His Majesty Juan Carlos I the King of Spain, and this was a great success for us because Obélix did this result being 8 and 9 years old. Obélix was bred in Spain and he was bought as a pet. For these time, we don´t knew anything about Dog Shows and we bought him by Internet. We asked some doubts about Basset Hound to the seller and the next day Obélix was at home.

The name of this website was Bassetmania. es and from 2006 to 2013 was a very successful website with more than 500.000 visits ans more than 3.000.000 page views. Unfortunately, the ongoing discussions among some users of the site and lack of time led us to close Bassetmania.es on 2013, although we are working to open the website again probably during 2015.

The first days of Obélix at home was difficult for us, because we had never had other dog, but in few days we was happy with

Obélix Dog Show Results Obélix is not a Basset Hound with great morphology, but he has participated in 18 Dog Shows, 11 Specialty Dog Show and 20 Open Dog Shows between 2006-2014

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with the next results: - 4 x Best in Group

- 2 x Best Veteran in Specialty Show

- 11 x Best of Breed

- 2 x Reserve Best Veteran in Show

- 4 x Best of Opposite Sex

- 2 x 3rd Best Veteran in Show

- 3 x CACIB and 6 CAC - 38 x Excellent - 23 x 1st Excellent

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our Basset Hound puppy and Obélix was another member of the family. During the 9 years that Obélix is living with us he has gained our love because he is very patient with our daughters and have the typical Basset Hound temperament. For this reason five years ago we decided bring to home a new female Basset Hound (MultiCh. Öreghegyi Vadász Anette) and in the next years came to home other three Basset Hound females (Arielle, Zip and Cavatina).forming with Obélix a nice Basset Hound pack. Although Obélix have some good characteristics, like a nice head, excellent ribcage a strong topline and a fantastic temperament, we decided not breed with him and he never has been used as stud dog but he lives happy with all his pack of female Basset Hounds in our home.

Obélix has not a great quality for Dog Shows, and for this reason we don´t use him to breed, but he has some interesting Spanish and French bloodlines like French kennels des Creoles or Rallye du Sequigny, or the Spanish breeders Vana Yavanna, Sweet Snooze or Arenal del Camino. Most of this breeders are not breeding Basset Hounds now and in some sense, Obélix is one of the last Basset Hounds in Spain with this bloodlines.

About Obélix temperament Obélix has the typical Basset Hound temperament. He is a tenacious hound of and possesses a pack instinct. Also he is placid and never aggressive or timid during all the nine years that he is living with us. When we go to walk with all our Basset Hound pack Obélix is a dog that loves hunts by scent, although he is not a good hunt dog because we are not hunters and our dogs are not teached to hunt. When Obélix find a trace he starting to move his tail in circles and if the trace is hot, then he starting to bark with a deep and melodious voice.

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Color inheritance in Basset Hound by Mariano Galan (Morning Dew Sweepers) The expression of coat color in dogs ir governed by two pigments (Eumelanin and Pheomelanin) and by a set of loci that are named as follows: A(agouti), B(Brown), C(albino series), D (Dilution), E (Extension), G (Graying), K (Black dominant or brindle), M (Merle), R (Roan), S (Spotting) and T (Ticked), although in Basset Hound, series M and R have no importance.

The Basset Hound standard provides no special importance to the coat color in the breed since it states that it is generally black, white and tan (tri-color); lemon and white (bi-color); but any recognized hound color acceptable. This apparent lack of interest about the coat color in Basset Hound is due largely to their own origins. In that way, French Basset breeding lines who worked the first Basset Hound English breeders came mostly from Le Canteleu Couteulx Count, which according to the writings of the time were tricolor Bassets. However, few years later, Mr. George Krehl introduced Bassets from Mrs. Louis Lane, who had bicolor and tricolor Bassets, while Sir Everett Millais introduced to first Basset Hound lines blood from the Bloodhound (that provided to Basset Hound black

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and tan coat), in addition with the test with Beagles. Due to these different origins, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, there had a wide range of colors in the Basset Hound and in words of Sir Everett Millais […] the color, of course, is a superfluous question. However, despite this apparent indifference towards the coat color, is an issue of some interest among owners and breeders, and it is not exempt from certain curiosities and peculiarities as we shall see. The first curiosity we can found in the particular role adopted by the Basset Hound breed as empirical proof of Galton´s law of ancestral inheritance, and although we now know that it´s wrong, this law served as the basis for the development of genetics. Mr. Galton

utilized records from Sir Everett Millais in which he registered the coat color of the Basset Hounds bred by him, and those records were used by Mr. Galton to give empirical proof to the statement of his theory. Transmission of coat color in dogs and genes that influence this feature, although with some uncertainty is general well established from mid-century after the publication of Mr. Clarence C. Little’s book titled Inheritance of Coat Color in Dogs, which served as reference to most of publications related to this aspect subsequently made. However, before diving into the stormy world of genetics, and to facilitate the article reading to all kinds of readers we will make a brief review of some basic con-

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cepts of genetics and the pigments that give color to dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair. Regarding to the genes, there are two fundamental concepts: phenotype and genotype. The genotype is defined as the set of genes of an organism, while the phenotype is any detectable characteristic of an organism (structural, biochemical, physiological or behavioral) which is determined by an interaction between genotype and the environment in which it is living. The hair color in dogs (and generally in mammals) is caused by two different forms of melanin. The first of these, known as eumelanin is dark and the color will vary depending on the size and characteristics of the pigment forming the color granule. Normally eumelanin is black, but also can show brown (liver color that results in dogs). The second variety of melanin is called pheomelanin and has a lighter color, which may vary between tan and cream. The expression of these two pigments in dogs is governed by a set of loci that are named as follows: A(agouti), B(Brown),

C(albino series), D (Dilution), E (Extension), G (Graying), K (Black dominant or brindle), M (Merle), R (Roan), S (Spotting) and T (Ticked), although in Basset Hound, series M and R have no importance. Here is a little more detail each of them, classifying them into three groups: solid colors, dilute colors and white markings. Habitual Locus in Basset Hound A locus (Agouti): Responsible for regulating the distribution of eumelanin and pheomelanin pigments in a recessive way. Some time ago, the solid black color was considered included in this series, but recent research have decided to move this allele to an own locus called K. A locus consists of four different alleles: ay: It produces mahogany colored dogs predominantly, although some hairs may show the black or mottled black color. In Basset Hound, this gene is the cause of the mahogany colored dogs. ItÂ´s important to emphasize that, although the four alleles of agouti series are recessive, ay allele is

Allele ay (Locus A) It produces mahogany colored dogs predominantly, although some hairs may show the black or mottled black color. In Basset Hound, this gene is the cause of the mahogany colored dogs.

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Why are bicolor Basset Hounds? Allele e (locus E): Inhibits the expression of eumelanin and allow only the presence of pheomelanin. This gene is responsible of the existence of bicolor Basset Hounds. As it is a recessive gene, itÂ´s necessary that the dog be homozygous ee to be expressed. dominant over the other alleles in the series. At a glance can be very difficult to differentiate between a mahogany dog and a red-white bicolor dog. In principle, a good way to differentiate between the two colors is that a bicolor dog never has black hairs in his coat, while a mahogany colored dog could have black hairs scattered in his coat. We go to suppose that we mate a heterozygous mahogany dog (ayat ?E) with a (EE) homozygous tricolor bitch (atat EE). Then we will obtain 50 % mahogany dogs (ay ?E) and 50 % tricolor dogs (atat ?E). As mahogany color can be confused with bicolor red-white

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dogs (?? ee), we could think that tricolor dog could be heterozygous (Ee) at E locus. a : It produces agouti color dogs, similar to that shown by the wild canines. In the case of Basset Hound this allele is not observed. w

at: It produces predominantly dark color, but with fire spots on the muzzle, above the eyes, chest, legs and under the tail. A clear example of this color pattern is the Rottweiler. For the Basset Hound, except for dogs that have the ay allele, the rest are at homozygous. Besides these major alleles, there are breeds that have specific alleles in this series, but are a rare case,

which in this case donÂ´t require attention. There are some dogs that express a saddle tan coat, but this Basset Hound has also the atat alleles. K Locus (Black dominant): In dogs this locus produces a dominant form in which it expressed only eumelanin, thus obtain black or liver colored dogs. The recessive alleles produce tiger coats or coats where the dominant pigment is pheomelanin. The alleles observed are: Kbk: The presence of this gene allows the expression of eumelanin in the coat, so that the dog is black or liver, except that in the locus E,

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e allele: Modify the expression defined by the A and K series, by inhibiting the expression of eumelanin and allow only the presence of pheomelanin.

the dog was homozygous ee, since this combination of alleles inhibits the expression of eumelanin. Although there have been examples of Basset Hound completely black, with a small white spot, it´s unusual, and most likely be caused by some mating with another race. kbr: It produces brindle color coats. In the Basset Hound there is not this type of coat color. ky: The presence of this allele in homozygous form sets coat color that is determined by the expression of genes from other loci. For the Basset Hound probably all dogs are homozygous kyky, with the exception discussed above. Locus E (Extension): Restricts the expression of eumelanin, by the existence of three different alleles:

eumelanin pigmented areas according to the pattern that come defined by the A Series or K Series. Probably is recessive against Em. e: Modify the expression defined by the A and K series, by inhibiting the expression of eumelanin and allow only the presence of pheomelanin. This gene is responsible of the existence of bicolor Basset Hounds. As it is a recessive gene, it´s necessary that the dog be homozygous ee to be expressed. B Locus (Brown recessive): Sets black or brown phenotypes by two different alleles that affect the size and characteristics the form that eumelanin is clustered in granules. Thus, small and rounded granules originate liver or brown color, while irregular shaped and larger granules originate black color.

Em: Replaces pheomelanin pigment with eumelanin transforming areas which should be clear in dark areas. At their weakest form, this substitution is limited to border of the lips and muzzle, while its strongest expression can sometimes obscure almost all the dog´s face. In the Basset Hound this color pattern is not habitually.

D Locus (Dilution): It causes dilution from solid colors toward to blue or gray with two alleles.

E: Displays a normal expression of

D: The dog keeps its original pig-

B: Allows that eumelanin areas have black color. b: The eumelanin areas are brown or liver. This allele is not observed in the Basset Hound.

White pattern The presence of white spots on the coat of dogs is assigned to locus S, but probably could have alleles of other loci involved in the pattern of white spots. Allele sw produces large white areas, restricting the spotting to a few spots confined near the tail or in the eyes and ears. It´s not very common allele in Basset Hound, but can be seen in some dogs.

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Allele cch: Reduce the intensity of pheomelanin pigment. In the Basset Hound makes that some dogs may be of the commonly called lemon-white color, but only is displayed if the dog is homozygous ee and cchcch.

ments. Typically, the Basset Hound is homozygous for this allele and shows no dilution of the pigments. d: produce a dilution of the pigments to gray-blue. In the Basset Hound this allele do not show usual, but as the standard supports any color observed in the hounds, and some hounds breeds (for example Blue Gascony Basset) have dilution may be possible that some breeding lines could have this allele, although is not usual, and in fact, blue Bassets are undesirable. Locus C (Chinchilla): Chinchilla dilution mainly affects to pheomelanin pigment and has two different alleles: C: Allows normal color expression of pheomelanin. cch: Reduce the intensity of pheomelanin pigment. In the Basset Hound makes that some dogs may be of the commonly called lemon-white color, but only is dis-

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played if the dog is homozygous ee and cchcch. There are other alleles in this locus, but for practical purposes are not mentioned, since they have no interest in the Basset Hound. G Locus (progressive graying): Responsible of the graying as the animal ages, although its effect is shown in a special way in breeds such as the Poodle, Kerry Blue Terrier or Bobtail. There is no clear effect on the appearance of gray in his muzzle and eyes in mature dogs. In the Basset Hound, this locus is probably irrelevant. S Locus (Random Spotting): The presence of white spots on the coat of dogs is assigned to this locus, but probably could have alleles of other loci involved in the pattern of white spots that dogs show. Although with the current knowledge about genetics and

DNA, the assumptions of Mr. Little are not entirely correct, however, for simplicity we will consider the classical alleles proposed by Mr. Little: S: Solid color without white markings or restricted to small areas (fingers, tip of the tail or a small spot on the chest). In the case of Basset Hound, this allele may not exist. si: Known as Irish spotting. It provides a pattern of white spots present in the neck, chest, belly, legs and tip of the tail. The white spots do not cross the area between the shoulders and the tail, though it may be in the neck area. This is the most common allele in the Basset Hound. sp: Known as piebald spotting, characterized by giving the impression of being a coat with big colored spots on a white background. To some extent this allele overlaps with si and sw making difficult to identify them, but itÂ´s also a com-

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T Locus (Ticked): Produce the presence of small colored spots in white areas established by the S series.

mon allele in the Basset Hound. sw: Produces large white areas, restricting the spotting to a few spots confined near the tail or in the eyes and ears. ItÂ´s not very common allele in Basset Hound, but can be seen in some dogs. T Locus (Ticked): Produce the presence of small colored spots in white areas established by the S series. There are two alleles: T: Produce ticked in white areas. t: Not produce ticked.

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A practical example about coat color After describing the main locus and alleles affecting to coat color of Basset Hound, now we will expose the genotypes for most common colors seen in the Basset Hound. atat C? E? si? tt: Tricolor Basset Hound with irish spotting pattern without ticked.

Although Basset Hound standard allows all the colors observed in hound dogs, there are a few alleles combination that explain the most usual colors observed in Basset Hounds.

atat C? E? si? T?: Tricolor Basset Hound with irish spotting pattern with ticked on white spots. atat C? E? sp sp tt: Tricolor Basset Hound with piebald pattern without ticked. atat C? E? spsp T?: Tricolor Basset Hound with piebald pattern with ticked. ?? cchcch ee si? tt: Bicolor lemon-white Basset Hound with irish spotting pattern without ticked. ?? C? ee si? tt: Bicolor red-white Basset Hound with irish spotting pattern without ticked. ayat C? E? si?: Mahogany Basset Hound with irish spotting pattern without ticked.

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Considering

breeding

your bitch

by Sandi Wittenberg (Red Bay Bassets)

We have been breeding bassets for over 30 years. Breeding is not something to be undertaken lightly. There are some things you should consider even before you do the breeding: First, you should try to be as objective as possible in evaluating your bitch. 1.- Is she truly of breeding quality? 2.- Is she free of the major hereditary health problems found in bassets: glaucoma, bleeding disorders, hip and elbow dysplasia? 3.- Has she been tested for these disorders? 4.- Are you familiar with the dogs in at least 3 generations behind her? 5.- Are they free of hereditary health problems? 6.- Is she in good health herself? 7.- Is she free of parasites, skin disorders, allergies, joint problems? 8.- Is she at least 2 years old but not more than 5 years old (for a first litter)? 9.- Is her temperament wonderful? No shyness? No fearfulness? No aggression??

Sandi Wittenberg is Secretary and volunteer at Basset Rescue Network Inc. and Director of Basset Hound Club of America. Also, Sandi has bred Basset Hound during a lot of years with affix Red Bay Bassets

10.- Has she been titled in conformation, obedience, tracking, field work? 11.- Finally, is she a good representative of the breed? Are you prepared for the potential expense of producing a litter? Pre-breeding testing: for the bitch to be sure she is healthy, sound and free of parasites. A brucellosis test will likely be

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Considering breeding your bitch required by the owner of the stud. Some may also require testing for bleeding disorders, glaucoma, x-rays, etc.

Raising a litter of Basset Hound is not an easy task. There will be many problems and we should be prepared to overcome them. This article exposes us Sandi Wittenberg main considerations before deciding breeding with our Basset Hound bitch.

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Stud Fees: Stud fees are typically $1000 or more, with the owner of the bitch being responsible for all transportation and medical costs. Stud fees are non-refundable. Most reputable breeders will not allow their studs to be used with un-titled bitches and require assessment of the quality of the bitch before agreeing to breeding. Whelping supplies: You will need to equip your “delivery room” and “nursery”. At a minimum you will need a good sturdy whelping box (about $210 to buy. You can build one for about $50), a heat source (heat lamp or better yet a whelp nest [about $250] or heat pad [about $65 plus $25 for a rheostat]), scale ($30), miscellaneous scissors, clamps, sterile gloves, dental floss, betadine, towels, etc., and later a puppy enclosure such as an exercise pen ($80 and up). Don’t forget you will need to have a

place in the house for all of this to occur. Vet bills: At very least, you will need to get mother and babies in for a check-up and clean-out shot within 24 hours of the birth. The puppies will each need vaccinations every 4 weeks, beginning at about 6 weeks. They will probably need to be wormed several times. Should problems occur (and they often do) the costs go up dramatically. It is not unusual for bassets to require c-sections, often in the middle of the night when emergency fees apply. Should puppies become ill, there are costs of medication, oxygen, and vet check-ups. We have had litters that were to the vet almost daily for over a week because of problems. Mom can develop infections and require additional vet care and medication. We have had vet bills approaching $2,500 from a litter, not counting routine visits and vaccines! Moms often do not have adequate milk and formula is needed (at $17 and up for a large can) plus bottles and/ or feeding tubes.

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Basset hounds are not easy to raise. The mothers are usually clumsy and can easily lie on and smother puppies. It is customary for the moms and puppies to require constant supervision for the first 2 weeks. This is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Advertising: A first-time breeder will not have the reputation that brings buyers. Some form of advertising will likely be necessary. Dog Food: They start the weaning process at about 3 weeks. By the time they go to their new homes at 14 weeks of age, puppies go through an astounding amount of Puppy Chow!! And basset mothers are very finicky eaters. You will likely need to prepare fancy special

concoctions to get her to eat and she will eat 8 to 10 cups of puppy food while she is nursing. Next comes the problem of actually accomplishing the breeding. Bassets often require assistance and this is not always easy. First, you need to know when to do the breeding. An experienced male will be able to “tell” you most of the time. An inexperienced male

will be too excited from almost day one and useless as an indicator. You will be best off having your vet do a series of vaginal swabs and slides to check for signs of nearing ovulation. Or your vet can do progesterone testing to pinpoint the best day to breed. This is usually on about day 11 - 15, but there is a great deal of variation. Once you know the correct day, you need to get them to “do the

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If you are unsuccessful in getting the deed done, you will need to do artificial insemination. For this, at least the first few times, you should get professional assistance from a reproduction expert or your veterinarian.

deed”. We have been breeding bassets for over 20 years and have had ONE male who could breed a bitch unassisted. Don’t count on it. We have used artificial insemination for ALL our breedings for the last 20 or so years. Most of our friends with bassets do the same. However, you might be lucky, so here’s what to try. This works best with 2 people but can be done alone. One method is to sit on the floor with your legs straight out with the female standing across your lap, head to the left, tail to the right. You can then use your legs to support her and to raise or lower her rear as needed. Have an assistant hold the girl’s head and steady her. Encourage the male to come over and investigate. If you

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are lucky, he will do so, and even locate the right end of the girl. As he mounts her, use your left hand to cup the girls vulva, providing a guide for the male. You may need to assist him in finding the target. Bear in mind that he’s not going to like you messing with his equipment, so if he hasn’t been trained to allow this, he might get argumentative. If you can manage to get him to hit the target, you might need to give his butt a shove towards the girl to assist in full penetration. He will likely climb up on your leg to get better leverage. If you are fortunate to get a tie, the two will become stuck together for 5 - 60 minutes. If not, you will need to hold him inside her - this is very hard and very tiring. If they do get

a tie, don’t let them struggle. Calmly assist the male in lifting his rear leg over the girl so they are standing butt to butt and keep them quiet for the duration of the tie. If you are unsuccessful in getting the deed done, you will need to do artificial insemination. For this, at least the first few times, you should get professional assistance from a reproduction expert or your veterinarian. Now, you repeat this process every 2 days for as long as they will allow it. You should be able to get 3 breedings this way. Gestation period averages 63 days. I have had puppies born on day 59 from the first breeding, day 67 from the last breeding, and everything in be-

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tween. Be prepared for hundreds of hours of work. Basset hounds are not easy to raise. The mothers are usually clumsy and can easily lie on and smother puppies. It is customary for the moms and puppies to require CONSTANT supervision for the first 2 weeks. This is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is time off from work. At our house, someone sleeps next to the whelping box at night. During the day we take turns staying home with the babies. If supplemental feedings are needed, it means getting up at least twice a night to bottle or tube feed puppies. If puppies are colicky it means holding them for hours and rubbing tummies. After about 3 weeks when mom decides she has had enough of

cleaning up after them, you will feel like all you do is change poopy puppy papers. Once weaned, puppies need to be fed 3-4 times a day. They get filthy and need to be cleaned up, also at least 3 or 4 times a day. They need lots of bedding laundered … you can count on at least 2 or 3 loads of puppy laundry each day. They need to be played with, cuddled and socialized. They need to be taken to the vet. Also, don’t forget the hours on the phone with potential puppy buyers, their visits to see the puppies, preparing purchasing contracts, checking out their vet references, and making a home visit to their home. We spend about 20 hours with each puppy buyer. Brace yourself for unfathomable heartbreak. There are few things worse than

watching a puppy die, gasping and crying. And puppies do die. At a seminar for breeders, we were told that on an average, 30% of puppies die. In 20 years of breeding, we have seen many puppies die. We have held puppies born dead who cannot be revived. We have seen puppies with birth defects born and had to have them put to sleep. We have seen puppies smothered by their mothers. We have seen a whole litter die over a ten day period. We have had a litter born pre-maturely and could not get the puppies breathing on their own. We have poured hundreds of dollars and countless hours into saving a puppy, only to have it die anyway. We have had a mother die three days after whelping, leaving us with eight hungry mouths to feed and huge hole in our hearts. Whenev-

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er we expect a litter, we are sick to our stomachs for weeks before they are due and usually for weeks after they are born, because of worry and fear over what might happen. Then there is the matter of homes Do you have enough homes?? Statistically, basset litters average 6.8 puppies. In our experience, we have had litters ranging from 1 puppy to 13. We know a woman whose basset had 18 puppies and all of them lived. (Mom had no milk so all 18 had to be hand-raised!!) If you have 10 or 12 puppies, are you prepared to keep and nurture each and every one of them until you find them appropriate homes? To appropriately place puppies, you must spend time getting to know the puppy buyers. This involves lengthy phone conversations, emails, visits to your home, checking of vet references and a home visit. A spay/neuter contract should be developed and signed. The contract should also include your expectations for how the puppy will be cared for, where it will live and sleep, fencing, vet care, and return policies if the family cannot keep the puppy for any reason. Finally, providing life-time security for the puppies Whether you are the owner of the sire or dam, you have a responsibility to the puppies’ health, safety and well-being for the length of their lives. The first step in this life-time commitment is spending countless hours on the phone interviewing prospective puppy buyers, verifying references and doing home visits. You should have puppy buyers and their children and spouse visit you and the puppies in your home to watch their interaction with the adult dogs and puppies. Make sure EVERYONE in the family is committed to this puppy. You also need to develop a contract that specifies what your expectations are for the living conditions, veterinary care, health, weight, and care of the puppy. You need to be willing to take back any puppy (or adult) at any age, for any reason. You have brought these puppies into this world and you are ultimately responsible for them.

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To appropriately place puppies, you must spend time getting to know the puppy buyers. This involves lengthy phone conversations, emails, visits to your home, checking of vet references and a home visit.

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We only sell our puppies on a spay/neuter contract with limited registration, that is not transferred until we are provided proof from a veterinarian of spaying/neutering. If we are selling a show dog, we retain co-ownership with the buyer. Our contract also specifies that dogs must be “house dogs” (not kennel or outside dogs), provided appropriate veterinary care, must be spayed/neutered by 12 months of age (except for show dogs), have a fenced yard, have adequate exercise, not have an in-ground pool that is accessible by the dog, be kept in good weight, be fed a high quality dog food and provided training in basic obedience and socialization. We have a “right to return” clause in our contract that states that if the buyer must relinquish the dog for any reason, we must be notified and we will take the dog back. You must also have the puppies microchipped with you as the primary contact for each puppy. Mi-

crochipping costs about $40 per dog and requires annual renewal of the registry contract. Once the puppy is sold, you must maintain contact with the buyer and be sure that he/she is adhering to the contract. This may require more home visits, veterinary contacts, and vigilance. Is the contract enforceable? … yes! Do we follow up? … absolutely! Was it friendly and fun? … no, but it was necessary. We have removed dogs from homes that were not holding up their end of the contract. We have mandated weight loss for dogs and followed up with veterinarians to monitor the weight. We have taken dogs back when people could no longer keep them because of family upheaval, financial crisis, health problems, and disenchantment with the dog. Please give this all some serious thought. If you then feel you want to go through with having a litter, get some good books on breeding and puppy rearing. I would

especially recommend “Care of the Brood Bitch and Whelping” (available from the BHCA Country Store on the BHCA web site), and “Successful Dog Breeding” by Walkowic & Wilcox. If you feel you are really ready to get into this, visit the Basset Hound Club of America website for a listing of breeders in your area you can contact. Be aware they will want to be able to evaluate your girl or boy - be leery of anyone who says yes without asking questions. Sandi Wittenberg - Red Bay Bassets (sandi@redbaybassets.com) © Red Bay Bassets 2014 Permission Granted to Michigan Basset Rescue, Droopy Basset Rescue, Basset Rescue Network, Inc. at Daphneyland, Basset Hound Club of Southern California, Basset Hound Club of Western Pennsylvania and Mariano Galan Zancaco to reprint and distribute in print and digitally with proper reference Any 501c3 Basset Hound Rescue or BHCA member club may contact me for permission to crosspost this. Please just ask first.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2015

AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBE The Americas and the Caribbean Section Dog Show 2015 will be organized by Kennel Club de Chile at Santiago de Chile on 2015 September 3th More information: www.kennelclub.cl

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2015 The Asia and the Pacific Section Dog Show 2015 will be organized by Kennel Club of Taiwan at Taipei on April 25th 2015. More information: www.kctdog.org.tw

PORTO WINNER 2015 Dogs entered in the 81st Norte International Show / Porto Winner 2015, held on 18-01-2015, will compete for the following titles: Dogs awarded the Best Baby in Breed, will obtain the “BABY PORTO WINNER 2015” title. Dogs awarded the Best Puppy in Breed, will obtain the “PUPPY PORTO WINNER 2015” title. Dogs awarded the Best in Breed (Prémio de Raça), will obtain the “PORTO WINNER 2015”

CEBH SPECIALTY

SPRING INT. DOG SHOW 2015

Every years the Spanish Basset Hound Club (named CEBH) hold its traditional Basset Hound Specialty. In 2015 this Club celebrate its 20th anniversary so a very special Club Show will be organized and the best Basset Hounds from Spain an other countries will be showed in this nice show.

SPRING INTERNATIONAL DOG SHOW held in Madrid is the most important Dog Shown in Spain. Every years around 4.500 dog are showed in this amazing show that last years have been held in IFEMA, one of Trade Fair Institution leader in Europe.

More information: www.cebh.es

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This Dog Show have the denominated mandatory CAC to complete the Spanish Championship. More information: www.rsce.es

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EAN 2015

MEDITERRANEAN WINNER 2015

PORTO CAC-QC 2015

Once again the CPC has taken the responsibility to organize an important Fédération Cynologique Internationale event on Portugal.

Under the Federation Cynologique Internationale and the Clube Português de Canicultura regulations, open to dogs of every officialy recognized breed and variety, registered in a studbook or appendix to the studbook recognized by the FCI.

After the great success achieved in 2008, in Lisboa, once more the Mediterranean Sub-Section of the FCI’s European Section, gathering the countries of mediterranean culture, has chosen Portugal to host their annual Winner show where the official title of “MEDITERRANEAN WINNER” is disputed.

With the attribution of the C.A.C.-Q.C. of the Clube Português de Canicultura. More information: www.cpc.pt

More information: www.cpc.pt/mw15

OSLO EUROPEAN DOG SHOW 2015 The European Dog Show 2015 will be hosted at the Norwegian Trade Fair at Lillestrøm, outside Oslo, September 4 6. 13 000 dogs and 20 000 visitors are expected. From October 2014 the Norwegian Kennel Club is accepting entries for the European Dog Show 2015. More information: www. europeandogshow2015.com

MILANO 2015 WDS One of the most important Dog Show worldwide, the World Dog Show 2015 will be hosted at the “Fiera di Milano” on June 11, 12, 13 and 14. More information: www.wds2015.com

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KEY ANATOMICAL PART 01

Occiput: Prominent occipital bone. Occiput is the high point of the back of the head. Neck: Muscular, well arched and fairly long with pronounced but not exaggerated dewlap. Withers: Is the highest point of the shoulders behind the neck. In Basset Hound withers and quarters should have approximately the same height. True Back: The portion of the body between the withers and the loin.

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Loin: May arch slightly. Is the area between end of ribcage and croup. Croup: Portion of the body above the hind legs and extending from the loin to the set of the tail.

Backline: Rather broad and level. From withers to onset of quarters not unduly long. Is the line from the rear of the withers to the tail set. Tail: Well set-on, rather long, strong at base, tapering, with moderate amount of coarse hair underneath. When moving, stern carried well up and curving gently, sabre-fashion, never curling or gay.

Pelvis: Provides drive transmission from the hind legs to the body by fixing the head of the femur with the hip. Hindquarters: Full of muscle and standing out well, giving an almost spherical effect when viewed from rear. Some wrinkles of skin may appear between hock and foot, and at rear of joint a slight pouch of skin may be present, but on no account should any of these be excessive. Upper Thigh or femur: Makes an angle of around 90 degrees with hip and with lower thigh

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Fibula: ItÂ´s the smaller of the two bones from lower thigh, and in proportion to its length, the slenderest of all the long bones.

Point of Hocks: ItÂ´s the highest point of the hock and it never goes in nor out. Hind Feet: Large well knuckled up and padded. In every case hound always stands perfectly true, weight being borne equally by toes with pads together so that feet would leave an imprint of a large hound and no unpadded areas in contact with ground.

Hind Feet: Large well knuckled up and padded. In every case hound always stands perfectly true, weight being borne equally by toes with pads together so that feet would leave an imprint of a large hound and no unpadded areas in contact with ground. Lower Thigh: Makes an angle of around 90 degrees with upper thigh. It is formed by the tibia and fibula. Knee of Stifle: Well let down. Stiffles never stiff in movement.

Tuck-Up: Area of the lower stomach line or belly. There should be adequate clearance between the lowest part of the chest and the ground to allow the hound to move freely over all types of terrain. Rib Cage: Ribs well rounded and sprung, without flange, extending well back.

Elbow: Turning neither in nor out but fitting neatly against side. 21 Ulna: Ulna is one of the two long bones in the forearm and runs parallel to the radius. Non-weight bearing bone of the foreleg. 20

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Wrist: Area between the forearm and the pastern. Knuckling over highly undesirable. Pastern: Region between the wrist and forefoot. Paw: Large well knuckled up and padded. Forefeet may point straight ahead or be turned slightly outwards but in every case hound always stands perfectly true, weight being borne equally by toes with pads together so that feet would leave an imprint of a large hound and no unpadded areas in contact with ground.

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Toes: Basset Hound toes neither should be pinched nor splayed.

Forelegs: Some wrinkles of skin may appear on lower legs, but this must on no account be excessive. Upper Arm: Upper forearm inclined slightly inwards, but not to such an extent as to prevent free action or to result in legs touching each other when standing or in action. Sternum: Also named breastbone or brisket. ItÂ´s the lower part of the chest between and in front of the legs.

Chest: Forechest fitting neatly into crook when viewed from front. Breast bone prominent but chest neither narrow nor unduly deep. Ribs well rounded and sprung, without flange, extending well back. Prosternum: Point of the breastbone. ItÂ´s should be prominent. Point of Shoulder: Foremost tip of upper arm. Shoulder Blade: Shoulder-blades well laid back; shoulders not heavy.

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Ears: Set-on low, just below line of eye. Long; reaching only slightly beyond end of muzzle of correct length, but not excessively so. Narrow throughout their length and curling well inwards; very supple, fine and velvety in texture.

Flew: Flews of upper lip overlap lower substantially. Cheek: The side of the head. The Basset Hound should have flat cheeks free of cheek bumps. Lips: Pendulous; fall squarely in front and towards the back in loose hanging flews.

Teeth: with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.

Nose: Entirely black except in light-coloured hounds, when it may be brown or liver. Large and well-opened nostrils, nose may protrude a little beyond lips.

Muzzle: General appearance of foreface lean, not snipy.

Stop: Stop is the change in profile lines between the muzzle and skull. Should be moderate

Eyes: Lozenge-shaped, neither prominent nor deepset, dark but may shade to mid-brown in light-coloured hounds. Expression calm and serious. Light or yellow eye highly undesirable. Skull: Domed, with prominent occipital bone, of medium width at brow and tapering slightly to muzzle. Head: There may be a small amount of wrinkle at brow and beside eyes. In any event skin of head supple enough as to wrinkle slightly when drawn forward or when head is lowered.

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Azores archipelago:

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the Portuguese

paradise

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The Azores archipelago is placed in the blue Atlantic Ocean between Europe and America. The islands of the archipelago are divided in three geographical groups.

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The Portuguese paradise by Mariano Galán (text adapted and extracted from “Visit Azores” website). Our continuous travels by different European Dog Shows ended up bringing to Morning Dew Sweepers team to Azores Islands, a Portuguese archipelago placed in the middle of Atlantic Ocean. The reason of this travel was the Azores-Portas do Mar Dog Shows held by Clube Portugues de Canicultura that made one of its mandatory CAC-QC Show to complete the Portuguese Championship. Morning Dew Sweepers team traveled with Arielle and Zip and we had great successes, completing all our goals. This travel allowed us to visit some

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places from Ponta Delgada city and São Miguel island and back to enjoy with the traditional hospitality of Portuguese people.

sq. km. of this island territory, which is part of the Portuguese state and constitutes the Autonomous Region of the Azores.

The Azores archipelago is placed in the blue Atlantic Ocean between Europe and America.

The islands of the archipelago are divided in three geographical groups: the Eastern Group, comprising Santa Maria and São Miguel, the Central Group, including Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial, and the Western Group, composed by Corvo and Flores.

All the nine islands of the Azores Archipelago are volcanic origin and are located roughly between 37° and 40° north latitude and 25° and 31° west longitude, with the island of Flores marking the westernmost border of the European continent. The Azores Archipelago have a population of 244,780 (2008 data) and all this people live in the 2,325

The Azores, along with the archipelagos of Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain) and Cape Verde, constitute the biogeographic region of Macaronesia, a name which means “fortunate

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islands” for those who live there and visit them. Nine Islands sculptured by nature lying in the Atlantic Ocean Brought together in an archipelago, each Azorean island has its own identity. Even if they all share an extraordinary natural legacy, they also have their own unique strokes in their landscape, traditions, cuisine and architecture. There are no words capable of describing and classifying the charm of these nine charismatic islands. They have been sculptured by ancient volcanoes and populated over the centuries by courageous and kind people. São Miguel is the biggest island of the archipelago, with 62.1 km in length and 15.8 km at its maximum width. More than half of

the Azorean population occupies an area of 744.7 sq. km. Together with Santa Maria, located 81 km away, São Miguel is part of the Eastern Group of the Azores Archipelago. With an altitude of 1,105 m, Pico da Vara is the island’s highest point. São Miguel gives her name to Cão Fila de São Miguel a Portuguese dog breed used originally as cattle dog, but now also as companion dog. The island of Santa Maria has 5,552 inhabitants and a size of 16.6 km of length, 9.1 km at its maximum width and a total area of 97 km2. Pico Alto, the island’s highest point, reaches an altitude of 587 m. Terceira island is the second most inhabited island of the Azores, with 56,437 inhabitants, the Ter-

ceira island has 401.9 sq. Km, with 30.1 km long and 17.6 km at its maximum width. It is the eastern island of the five that form the central group and is the nearest one of São Jorge island, 37.9 km away. The highest point of the island, at 1,021 m altitude, is located in the Serra de Santa Bárbara. From Terceira island is originative Barbado da Terceira dog breed, a cattle dog although now have a great success as companion dog. This is the most recent Portuguese breed recognized by Clube Portuguese de Canicultura although Barbado da Terceira is not recognized by FCI yet. Faial island has 21 km in length and 14 km at the maximum width provide the 173.1 sq. km of the island of Faial with a pentagonal shape. Faial is the third most populous island of the Archipela-

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go with 14,994 inhabitants. The island is part of the Central Group and is the westernmost corner of the so-called “Triangle Islands”, which also include São Jorge and Pico, the latter just 6 km away from Faial. The island’s highest point is the Cabeço Gordo (1,043 m of altitude) in the Caldeira.

stretching from northwest to southeast. The area of the island reaches 243.9 sq. km, and it is the home to 9.171 inhabitants. The island of São Jorge is part of the Central Group and is one of the corners of the so-called “triangle islands” together with Faial and Pico, the latter of which is 18.5 km away. At an altitude of 1,053 m, Pico da Esperança The island of Pico is the second largest is the highest point of the island. island of the Azores, with 444.9 sq. km and with an elongated shape thanks to The size of Graciosa, with 12.6 km in its 42 km of length and 15.2 km at its length and 7 km at its maximum width, maximum width. It is dominated by the provides the island with an elongated Volcano of Pico on its western half, it is shape from the Northwest to South6 km away from the neighboring island east. There are 4,391 habitants living on of Faial and is populated by 14.148 in- the island’s surface of 60.9 sq. It is the habitants. It is the most southerly island northernmost island from the of the Central Group of the Azores five that make up the Central et! t Archipelago and part of the “triangle is- Group of the Azores Arg r o lands.” The highest point of the island, chipelago, with São Jorge, ´t f f mea is n at 2350 m altitude, is also the highest 37 km away, being the Do e bee ores point of Portugal. closest island. At an altiTh Az tasn m tude of 405 meters, this fro lly fa The island of São Jorge has a length of island’s highest point is rea 54 km and a maximum width of 6.9 km located in Caldeira. tic. This island features a long volcanic ridge

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The island of Flores is 16.6 km long and has 12.2 km at its maximum width, which translates into a surface of 141.4 sq. km. Together with the island of Corvo, which is 17.9 km away, it forms the Western Group of the Azores Archipelago. The European Continent has its westernmost point on this piece of land where 3 793 people live (2011 data). At an altitude of 911 meters, the Morro Alto is the island’s highest point and is located at 39°27’48’’ latitude north and 31°13’13’’ west.

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Corvo is the smallest island of the Azores is 6.24 km long and has 3.99 km at its maximum width. This oval shaped island stretches from north to south and has an area of 17.1 sq. km, with 430 people living there. The island of Corvo and the island of Flores, 17.9 km away, make up the Western Group of the archipelago. The highest point of the island, at an altitude of 720 m, is located in the area known as Estreitinho. Climate The climate of the Azores is mild, with high levels of humid and regular rain. During the winter, strong winds stir the sea and purify the air. The average temperature remains at a generous 14ยบ C, which do not prevent snow from falling on the summit

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of the mountain of Pico, given its altitude (2,350m). The rainy periods, although frequent, are generally short. The summer is warm and sunny, with temperatures staying around 24ยบ C. The sea water remains at an inviting temperature, between 17ยบ C and 23ยบ C. History In the realm of legend, some associate the Azores to the Atlantis, the mythical island kingdom quoted by Plato. As for history, references to nine islands in the Atlantic Ocean located approximately in the position of the Azores can be found in books and maps since the 14thcentury. However, it was with the Portuguese Maritime Discoveries, led by Prince In-

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References to nine islands in the Atlantic Ocean located approximately in the position of the Azores can be found in books and maps since the 14thcentury.

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The origin of the name Azores is also debatable as there are various theories. The most common associates the designation of the common buzzards found on the islands which were mistaken as being another bird of prey: the northern goshawk (açor). fante D. Henrique, that the Azores were definitely registered in the map of Europe. It is unknown whether the first navigator to reach the archipelago was Diogo de Silves in 1427 or Gonçalo Velho Cabral in 1431. The origin of the name Azores is also debatable as there are various theories. The most common associates the designation of the common buzzards found on the islands which were mistaken as being another bird of prey: the northern goshawk (açor). What is now certain is that it was Prince Infante D. Henrique who incited the settlement of the islands. First, animals were sent, between 1431 and 1432, and later settlers started to arrive from 1439. From that date, the settlement continued throughout the 15th century (Western and Central Groups) and the 16th century (Western Group). Jews, Moors, Flemish, Genovese, Englishmen, Frenchmen, and African slaves came together with the Portuguese from the mainland to face the hardships of such a task. This epic start moulded a people that throughout the centuries was able to resist volcanic eruptions, isola-

tion, invasions of pirates, political wars and infesting diseases. The courage of the Azorean people was confirmed when they resisted the Spanish domination during the succession crisis of 1580, and when they supported the liberal movement during the civil war (1828-1834). During the 20th century, this bravery was once again evident during the whale hunting era, when the men would go to sea in small, wooden boats ready to confront, in the endless blue sea, giant sperm whales. Geography Positioning systems find the nine islands of the Azores in the North Atlantic, scattered along a 600 km stretch of ocean from Santa Maria to Corvo, approximately between 37° and 40° north latitude and 25° and 31° west longitude. According to 2011 data, 246,772 people live in this island territory that covers 2,325 sq.km, distancing 1,815 km from mainland Europe (Portugal) and 2,625 km from the North American continent (Canada).

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Azores typical food Gastronomy

favours exotic fruit such as the strawberry guava and the cherimoya. The pineapples and passion fruit of São Miguel have earned the right to wear the seal of denomination of protected origin.

Although there are some common tastes on the Azorean cuisine, each island’s recipes have their own imprint. Therefore during your vacations you can discover all the nuances of Azores through a gastronomic Pastries whose origins can be traced back to convents tour. stand out among the cakes Fish such as tuna, blue jack and sweets that are typical of mackerel, chub mackerel, fork- each island and are a pleasant bear, red porgy, and sword- surprise given their names and fish are commonly served. flavors. Freshness reigns on grills, stews, roasts or in fish broths. Wine is produced on the islands There are lobsters, mediter- of Pico, Graciosa and Terceira, ranean slipper lobsters, crabs, but now from different grapes spider-crabs and barnacles. and complementing the once Limpets are served grilled, famous verdelho wine. Beer, with Molho Afonso sauce or soft drinks, fortified wine, fruit are cooked in rice or mashed liqueur, and brandy complete a bread. The island of São Jorge diversified offer. Tea is planted is the only island that offers on the island of São Miguel, adding another exotic taste to clams. the pleasures of the Azorean In addition to bananas and cuisine. apples, the Azorean climate

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Cozido das Furnas, made with various meats and vegetables, is cooked by the geothermal heat in a pot that is placed under the ground. Some delicacies are common during the Holy Ghost Festivals, such as the Sopa do Espírito San-

to (Soup of the Holy Ghost) and the Massa Sovada (Portuguese sweet bread). The bread known as bolos lêvedos, typical from Furnas, is served at any time throughout the whole year.

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The cheese Queijo de São Jorge is at the top of the list of tasty dairy products, with skilled hands and ripening time being the secret for a myriad of tastes and textures. Everything starts with fresh cheese that is served with pimenta da terra (red pepper mash). When cheese is served for dessert, it can be complemented by bananas or husk tomato jam (the husk tomato is known for its exotic and perfumed flavour).

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The Azorean beef benefits from a protected geographical indication, with some dishes being prepared from it, such as the Alcatra (rump) from Terceira island, boiled beef, and regionally-flavoured steaks. Liver sauce cracklings and sausages are must haves, whilst linguiçacan be the main course if served with taro root, and blood pudding an appetiser if complemented by pineapple.

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12+1 Tips to be successful in a Dog Show Dog Shows are a nice hobby but it is difficult have success in them. In this article we will give 12+1 tips to be successful with our Basset Hound at Dog Shows. Preparing your Basset Hound for Dog Show training can be very regarding for both you and your Basset Hound. First of all you should choose carefully the Dog Show where you will show your dog. After it, you will make a detailed schedule with the training and feeding of your Basset Hound. Also it is very important take a decision: show by your own your Basset Hound or hire a professional handler. In Europe most of the Basset Hound are handled by their breeder or owner, but in other countries, like the United States of America, there are a lot of Basset Hound showed by professional handlers. And now we will start with the 12+1 tips to be successful in a Dog Show.

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1. Preparation of your Basset Hound The preparation of a Dog Show begins several months before the arriving of our Basset Hound puppy. The most important is to ensure a proper socialization and accustom to all stimuli to which a dog is exposed in a Dog Show. Work should be done gradually and accustoming to different situations. Since puppyhood we should to get used to stack our Basset Hound. Initially we will be have enough if our puppy can hold onto all four legs for a few seconds. Repeating this exercise the puppy could be more and more time hold onto its feet. In these early times we should associate an order with stacking position and in this way our Basset Hound will know when it should be stationary. Another important aspect is working in short training sessions with our Basset Hound and make them fun for our dog. To do this, you should always end up doing something that was fun for your Basset.

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The most important is to ensure a proper socialization and accustom to all stimuli to which a dog is exposed in a Dog Show. Work should be done gradually and accustoming to different situations.

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We also should note that the movement and position of the tail of our Basset Hound is also a very important aspect in its overall and therefore as indicated by the standard the tail must carried well up curving gentle, sabre fashion .

2. Expression Each breed has an expression that characterizes it and in the case of Basset Hound, and according to its standard, it must show a placid and affectionate dog. Also we should get that our Basset Hound show a cheerful and lively expression. We also should note that the movement and position of the tail of our Basset Hound is also a very important aspect in its over-

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all and therefore as indicated by the standard the tail must carried well up curving gentle, sabre fashion . In addition to complete the whole â&#x20AC;&#x153;pictureâ&#x20AC;? of a typical Basset Hound, the tail should move happily. To achieve that our Basset Hound could have an adequate expression is very important what has been discussed in the previous section relating to training our puppy and make to our Basset Hound that a Dog Show results a fun exercise.

3. Gait The movement is very important in the development of a Dog Show and is something that judges give a great weight in his judgments. In this sense, and according to the standard, the motion of a Basset Hound should be uniform, smooth, powerful and effortless. The forelegs reaching well forward and the rear should ensure strong momentum. In addition, the movement must

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ensure that a Basset Hound can perform the function for which it is developed. Consequently, we must practice and train with our dog, to show the right move and also have the toned muscles enough so that you can show your movement correctly. 3. Training judgment routines It is very important that we work with our Basset Hound puppy the judgment routines. To training this, we can use two alternatives: register our puppy in a Dog Show or Open Dog Show so that it gets used, or develop the judgment routines in our own house as part of usual training work with our Basset Hound with the help of a friend (preferable with different friends along the time). If we turn to a friend to act as â&#x20AC;&#x153;judgeâ&#x20AC;?, it is important to do everything that would make a judge, examine teeth, touching the dog all over her body, touching the testicles in males. 4. Know your own dog Know your own Basset Hound is often forgotten for some breeders, handlers or owners. We should know very well the strengths and limitations of our dog.

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Thus, knowing your strengths we can highlight them to the judge and to know his limitations we can try to hide or conceal. When we are inside the ring, we get the judge to be focused on the strengths that have our Basset Hound and as far as possible not to notice weaknesses. Therefore, it is very important to have a good look for our Basset Hound, trying to film us in video to watch from the outside and if possible enlist the help of a knowledgeable person of Basset Hound and you have the confidence to give us an opinion honest about

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our dog and we are fully aware of their characteristics. 5. A place for your Basset Hound in the show

Also your Basset Hound will need water and a water bowl and an extra change of bedding.

When you go to a Dog Show you will need a big crate for your Basset Hound, so it is important that previously your Basset Hound be familiar with the crate.

You should bring water and a water bowl for your dog. I never give feed to my dogs the morning before the show, but I give them some feed two or three hours after my dogs are finished their participation in the show.

You and your Basset Hound could be in the Dog Show a lot of hours, so you will procure that your dog is comfortable in his crate, although you should remember go to walk out with your Basset Hound every two hours.

Regarding food, the night before the show I give to my dogs a small amount of spaghetti because they enjoy eating it and this food gives an extra supplement of carbohydrates that could be useful during the show.

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When we are inside the ring, we get the judge to be focused on the strengths that have our Basset Hound and as far as possible not to notice weaknesses.

In this sense it is important remember that recent scientific studies have shown that dogs are genetically adapted to easily digesting carbohydrates and this component are made of glucose. This compound gives energy to muscles and brain, so our dog will be more attentive and alert during the show and it will have an extra amount of carbohydrates on blood to use in muscles. 6. Strategies at the show venue If you are nervous I recommend to arrive early at the show. So, you could pick up your catalogue (in some countries the organizers send

you by e-mail two or three days before), pick up your number and place your dogs and all the items you will use during the show. Some people prefer choose a place near the ring where you will show your dogs, but I like choose a quiet place although it could be a bit far from the ring. I set up my â&#x20AC;&#x153;operation centerâ&#x20AC;? with my dogs crate, preferably in the shade and in a quiet place. Some outside dog shows have limited shade, so a canopy will come in handy. When you have your place and your

It is very important that we work with our Basset Hound puppy the judgment routines. To training this, we can use two alternatives: register our puppy in a Dog Show or Open Dog Show so that it gets used, or develop the judgment routines in our own house.

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dogs ordered you can look over the ring and the holding area. If the judgments are not started yet could be a good idea training a little into the show ring. Also you can utilize the remaining time to walk with your dogs into the holding area and the other places of Dog Show venue. This action will help that your dogs will be calmer and accustomed to the bustle of the Dog Show. Also you should develop a strategic plan for the show ring preparing all the details that will occur inside during the judgments. For example you can see the catalog to check the position that your dog will have when you and it enter in the ring.

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If your dog have a flawless gait you should leave some distance with the dog that enter before you. If the gait of your dog is not very good you should be aware about this and so, you will try to enter to the ring together the dog that precedes you and in the ring you would try to shorten your way in the corners to minimize the time that the judge will see the poor movement of your dog. You should be aware of the lightning into the ring. If your Basset Hound have a dark color you should avoid the dark corners in the ring to stack your Basset Hound. Some judges are very careful with lightning in the rings and they will move to the dogs to the places where the

Also you should develop a strategic plan for the show ring preparing all the details that will occur inside during the judgments.

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light is better, but some judges are not aware about it and in this case you should try to find the place into the ring where the light is better to stack your Basset Hound there. All this decision should be part of an strategic plan when you stay into the ring and you should organize it before you enter to the ring and not leave it to the improvisation. If you do this work well your Basset Hound will be show in the best way possible and you will have more chances to win your class, obtain the Challenge Certificate or win best of breed. 7. Be quiet Dogs are able to detect when we are nervous. Contrary to common belief, is not our smell or they not have a sixth sense for it, but our dogs know us very well and are accustomed to our voice and how we pull from the leash usually. When we are nervous our tone of voice changes or we pull more than normal from its leash and is when our dogs and they notice that we are nervous and therefore it is not a normal behavior for them and they will be concerned about it. Therefore to ensure that our dog looks at its best we should avoid the nerves.

I keep my dog in their crate, resting, except for walk out periods every couple of hours or so. I like to watch a few classes in the ring, before my class is called, so I have an idea on the ring procedure that an individual judge might be using. Rarely, once a judge begins a certain ring procedure, do they change, but be adaptable in case they do. With this recommendations you and your dog will be more quiet and the performance of your Basset Hound into the ring will be better. 8. Be aware with handlers tricks It is usually hear some habituals words about handling: In the show ring, the dog is the photo and the handler the frame. So, as you are the handler of your Basset Hound you will want enhance the picture, giving to your dog the enough space from other Basset Hound into the ring with the aim to show off your dog and set up the image of him for the judge. In this sense, some handlers try to obtain the best performance of its Basset Hound move up from behind or others that backs up into your space. This tricks will destroys the good performance of your dog stacked and most often time will set your dog off, so you will be aware that this tricks occur into the ring.

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Sometimes, the ring steward or judges notice this tricks and reordered exhibitors to stack their dogs in line or makes them turn around to return to stack the dogs, but not always is the case and you should be aware that this can happen to properly position your dog. Also, as you would like to set up the image of your dog into the best way, avoid crowding up on the dog or standing over the dog when the judge is taking a look at him.

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If the judge is not looking your dog, then you can stand close your dog or be relax leaving that your dog is not in a standing position. In this moments you will need only that you and your Basset Hound be quiet. But once that the judge approaches to examine your dog you should be ready to stack your Basset Hound in the best way and promoting that your Basset Hound will be confident and friendly with the judge

Move your dog safely, giving others in the ring adequate space. All the dogs in the ring should be on a leash no more than 1,2 meters in length.

who will examine and touch your toward the best features of your defect and try to conceal or dissimdog immediately. Basset Hound. ulate to the judge, but really we will be focused this defect under the In this moment it is important If your Basset Hound have a fan- eyes of the judge. take in consideration an important tastic head you will look toward question about humans. Which is its head and if your Basset Hound How many of us, worried about not other that the magical power have an extraordinary rear angula- our dogÂ´s bad rear angulations, of sight. When somebody looks in tions you will point your look to- keep going to this weakness, lookone direction, it is almost impossi- ward its legs. ing, touching, restacking, and lookble that other people do not looks ing again. And really what we have However usually it happens the in this direction. done is to point out to the judge, opposite and we put our look into the worst feature of our dog, not So, you should take advantage of the worst feature of our dog in an the best. this to direct the judgeÂ´s attention attempt to have under control this

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9. Keeping distances

10. Attention to colors

You should move your dog safely, giving others in the ring adequate space.

The color of our clothes or leash it is very important. If you have a dog with an adequate length of neck and good lay back of shoulder, your clothes should make contrast with the coat of your dog in the neck and shoulder, for example a black suit with a Basset Hound with neck and shoulder white.

When your dog it is into the ring you should give him only 1,20 m of leash although in movement you could give him more leash if your Basset Hound have a fantastic movement. You should be aware to do not put your dog near the Basset Hound that precedes you and leave enough space to the other handlers into the ring. The free space it is very important to allow that the judge can see your Basset Hound in the best performance and if the other handlers try to make some of the tricks that we have wrote in this article, you will have some chance to replacing your Basset Hound in the best way.

If your Basset Hound have a neck a bit short or shoulder steps it is important that the collar blends with the coat of the dog, so the look of the neck does not get broken into two pieces, so we will use a black collar with a black coat dog and a nylon white collar with a Basset Hound with white coat in the neck.

11. Nails & coat Nails and coat care itÂ´s also very important. Sometimes I see some owners or breeders that are cutting nails before enter to the ring in a Dog Show. This is a great mistake, so if you hurts your dog when you cut nails in the Dog Show, your Basset Hound probably donÂ´t will move well because the nails hurts him or her.

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Regarding coat, I recommend bath your Basset Hound the day before the Dog Show. At your home I recommend brush the coat of your Basset Hound every days. In this way we remove all the dead hair and our Basset Hound will have its coat in a perfect condition. Also, if we brush every days the coat of our dog we can see or note any problem that could be in the skin or coat and solve it quickly.

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12+1. Rules and regulations There are a great variety of dog show rules and regulations and we should know very well them. In big countries like the United States of America, you should know only AKC regulations because usually you will show your Basset Hound only in this shows, but in Europe, where are little countries, it is a good chance try to make championship in different countries and the rules and regulations are not always the same in the European countries.

is only one CAC by breed and sex and Champion class have not CAC, but in other countries like Hungary or Austria have a CAC by breed, sex and class and Champion class have also CAC. For this reason if you design a campaign for your Basset Hound in Europe it is very important know very well the different rules and regulations.

For example in some countries like Spain, Portugal or France your dog will need a mandatory Challenge Certificate that it is only available in two-three Dog Shows every years, so a lot of dogs are entered in this shows (in Spain usually the number of dogs are 4000-4500 and in Portugal around 1500-2000 dogs for example). In other countries a breed like Basset Hound that have working trials, your Basset Hound will need be successful in a working trial to complete the Championship. Also the number of Challenge Certificates vary in the different European countries. In some countries like Spain you will need 4 CAC (one of them a mandatory CAC) and in other countries you will need only 2 CAC to obtain a Championship and in some countries if your dog is Champion you will need only one CAC to complete the Championship. There are also differences with the CAC attribution. In some countries like Spain, France or Portugal there 1 / Volume 1 / October 2014

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all about Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Kennel From South Africa to Poland and passing by Azores Archipelago there are a lot of news about the activity of Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Kennel and some of our friends in the world. In this issue we will write about a seminar in South Africa, Eukanuba World Challenge, our new Basset Hound Cavatina, the opening of Olea BullÂ´s Dog Show shop and the travel to Azores Archipelago to show our dogs in Arores Dog Shows.

Morning Dew Sweepers is a little Basset Hound Kennel, but we have a lot of friends worldwide. In this section we will publish the most important news related with Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Kennel.

1 Eukanuba World Challenge EW12 MultiCGh. MultiCh. MultiJCh. MultiBISS Bassjoy Crazy Night have been selected as runner up to be representative of Royal Society Canine of Spain in the Eukanuba World Challenge. This Dog Show is a great challenge where are shown the best dogs worldwide by invitation, so for us is a great recognition to our labor with Basset Hound and we are very proud.

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We hope that the Spanish representative can achieve a big success in this great canine event.

This seminar was very successful and we would like congratulate to Annemari for her fantastic job compiling drawings of Basset Hound for this seminar.

Seminar in South Africa We have made a nice collection of Basset Hound illustrations and drawings related with Basset Hound standard. This illustrations have been used by some breeders and judges to teach about the most important characteristics about Basset Hound breed. In this occasion, the breeder Annemari Groenewald (Bassefield Bassets) did a nice seminar in South Africa for breeders and judges about Basset Hound standard.

Cavatina Cavatina is the name of the new incorporation to Morning Dew Sweepers team. Cavatina come from the reputed Polish Kennel Galpoujaca Fufla owned by Dorota Gasiorowska and she is an offspring from Ch. Nhabira Home Run and Ch. Rumba Galopujaca Fufla. Cavatina is a very nice Basset Hound puppy and we hope that she will be successful in Dog Shows.

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We are sure that this shop will be a great success and a lot of people will be customers of Olea Bull´s

5 Olea Bull´s Dog Show Our friends from Olea Bull´s Ken- Dog Show shop. nel have opened a new shop named Olea Bull´s Dog Show. Azores Dog Shows This shop has everything you need to care for our Basset Hound and Recently the Morning Dew Sweepalso has the added bonus that is at- ers Basset Hound team travel to tended by Alberto and Elma, two Azores Archipelago to participate Basset Hound breeders and there- in the Dog Shows organized by fore experts in pet care and dog Clube Portugues de Canicultura in São Miguel island. breeding.. In the picture on the top page we can see a image of the inside of the store.

da, a nice city from Azores Archipelago. We travel to this Dog Shows with two of our dogs (Arielle and Zip) and we obtained fantastic results. Multi GCh. MultiCh. MultiJCh. EW Bassjoy Crazy Night was shown only at International Dog Show and she obtained CACIB, Best of Breed and Best in Group. MultiJCh. Ch. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Olea Bull´s obtained CAC, Best of Breed and 2nd Best in Group at National Dog Show and she obtained CAC-QC and RCACIB at International Dog Show.

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Our Dog Show Results

European Dog Show 2012 Bucharest Arielle did Best of Breed This is the most important result for Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound team, because Arielle was European Winner, Best of Breed and Best in Group, a result that very few Basset Hound have achieved.

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Basset Hound Specialty 2013 Madrid Arielle was BISS Obtain Best in Specialty Show in your own country is very special and this was the result obtained by Arielle at 2013 Spanish Basset Hound Club Specialty.

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Oporto Dog Shows ObĂŠlix Dog Show Results 2013

Arielle was Porto Winner and BOB in the two dog shows Portugal is the home of Mr. Jose Homem de Mello, owner of Sete Moinhos Kennel, one of the most successful Basset Hound Kennel worldwide. For this reason obtain Porto WInner and win Best of Breed in the two Dog Shows was very special for us. 1 / Volume 1 / October 2014

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Basset Hound breeders worldwide This section is a small list about the main Basset Hound kennels worldwide. It not intended to be an exhaustive list and there may be breeders that do not appear in it or may have errors or misprints. If you are a Basset Hound breeder and wish that your kennel is listed please contac with us in the next e-mail: info@bassethound.es

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(36-43) (27)

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ARGENTINA Katakló (1) www.kataklo.com.ar

AUSTRALIA Beauchasseur (2) Earlingford (3) earlingfordbasset.com

BELGIUM Avaleur du Sabre (4) bassethoundbelgium.be

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COLOMBIA Portabales (9)

BRAZIL Lake Park (6)

CZECH REPUBLIC Bohemia Horrido (10)

Nhabira (5)

www.lakepark.br.com

Pan Clan (7)

www.canilpanclan.com.br

Garras Silenciosos (8) www.canilgarras.com

www.bohemia-horrido.com

Gloomy Clown (11) www.gloomyclown.com

Lady Barnett´s (12) www.ladybarnetts.com

Moravia Bray (13) bassethoundbray.com

Queen´s Hermelin (15) www.basset-hermelin.com

FINLAND Hopeless (16) Woodhead (17) FRANCE Du Clos du Rivensol (18) Original Big Bone(19) www.obb.caniweb.com

HUNGARY Forever Long Ears (20)

www.foreverlongears.hu

Funny Hunters of Wood (21)

www.funnyhunters.hu

Öreghegyi Vadász (22)

www.oreghegyivadasz.com

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SWEDEN Sweden Sun´s (35) www.swedesun.com

SPAIN Alpheratz (36)

www.dachshund.es

Los Banzos (37) www.losbanzos.com

Morning Dew Sweepers (38) www.bassethound.es

Olea Bull´s (39) www.oleabulls.com

Sataute (40)

www.losbassetdesataute.com

Sibatin (41) Wila Damar (42)

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www.wiladamar.com

Vallislonga (43)

(54-56)

www.vallislonga.es

URUGUAY Von Elevic (44) U.S.A. Ambrican (45) Olde Fashion (46) www.oldefashion.com

Red Bay (47)

www.redbaybassets.com

Topsfield (48)

www.topsfieldbassets.com

UNITED KINGDOM Bassbarr (49) www.bassbarr.com

Dereheath (50) www.dereheath.com

Diheath (51)

www.bayingbasset.com

Malrich(52) Woferlow (53)

www.woferlow.com

RUSSIA Buffobass (54) (2-3)

www.buffobass.com

Crazy Caterpillar (55) www.crazycaterpillar.ru

Chelobaka (56)

www.chelobaka.com

ITALY Terra dei Templari (23) Pincalonga (24) www.lapincalonga.com

Franbars (25)

www.basset-hound.it

Dei Bentivoglio (26) www.deibentivoglio.com

MALTA Bassjoy (27) www.bassjoy.com

NETHERLANDS A Story with a Tail (28) www.astorywithatail.nl

Van Hollandheim (29) www.hollandheimbassethounds.nl

Van Grunsven (30) www.vgrunsven.nl

z Gangu Dlugich (32) www.zgangudlugich.kennel.pl

PORTUGAL Dos Sete Moinhos (33) Casa do Trevo (34) casadotrevobassets.com

POLAND Galopujaca Fufla (31) basset-fufla.stajnia.net

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Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Magazine

1 / Volume 1 / October 2014

Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Magazine

1 / Volume 1 / October 2014

Morning Dew Sweepers Basset Hound Magazine

1 / Volume 1 / October 2014