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Comment by Kim Sigernes on December 12, 2007 at 3:32am

The american basset is a mixture of both french bassets(such as my dog)and english bassets/beagles/bloodhounds.
In my basset book, they say that the Artesien Normand also contributed to the breed after all this crossing, and has had a great influence on what the breed has become today.
The Artesien is a hunting dog, and is used to hunt deers and smaller animals. Here in Norway, both bassets and beagles are primarily sold to hunters and seldom as family dogs.

A question for you: how does the american basset look like? I think I only have seen the british version.

Comment by Cindi on December 11, 2007 at 9:10am

Interesting Basset. What differentiates it from what the Americans consider a Basset? Truly curious. As a trainer I see so many different dogs. This is a new one to me.