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The Rebellious Bassett
Henry is a wayward Basset Hound.
His nose is always to the ground.
He feels the need to announce himself,
to other dogs on a walk, to people, and himself.
Henry prefers to spend his days lounging around.
Henry’s nose is long and stout.
It frequently steers him about.
He loses all control
When chasing smells is his goal.
His nose directs his whereabouts.
Henry likes to run away.
He gets caught up in a world of smells day-to-day.
He sneaks out the back,
His owner has a mild heart attack.
He then saunters home in his nonchalant way.
Henry’s ears hang down to his toes.
They’re almost as long as his banana nose.
They take quick dips in the water bowl
They get ice-covered on walks in the snow
Amazing how he can’t hear a thing when his owner scolds.
Henry has three-inch-long legs.
He uses them to look pitiful when he begs.
He whines and he squawks,
‘Til he gets what he wants
He makes visitors think he’s underfed.
Sometimes Henry’s too lazy to go potty.
He hates moving his hovercraft Bassett body.
He’ll just go in the driveway
Making his owner deal with the fray
He doesn’t care when he’s being naughty.
We call him a Perpendicular Peanut
We call him the Tubular Dog
Henry is genuinely one-of-a-kind
with his stubborn little Bassett mind.
He’s the sweetest little hound one could ever hope to find.
That poem is freakin’ hysterical! I like the first 5 lines the best they cracked me up! It totally reminded me of my old dog because he used to beg for food so much! But he never knew when to stop eating. He actually got really fat after a while… oh well.
Cute poem.
What a beautiful basset hound!!! He sure sounds like a devil dog!!!!
This is SO FUNNY. I have a Bassett Hound and this makes me realize that they are all alike! Mine isn’t the only one who is lazy and lets his nose lead him around everywhere! THanks for the Laugh!
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Think this site is great, but wish everyone would spell Basset Hound correctly. It really only has one “t”. Bassets have been a huge part of my life for 42 years.
Our Dogs by David Jeffrey from Canada
A love uncontested, without compromise,
is what we see when we look into our lovely pets
eyes.
The way they adore us, with love to no end,
is the reason we call them Man’s bestfriend.
With tails a wagging and affection to spare,
makes them so easy to cuddle despite all their hair.
We treat them like children and adorn them with toys
trust that they will play and protect,
our own girls and boys.
God gave us dogs so that we may know,
the unconditional love,
that only a pet can show.
Hi there I really love the Bassett poem. Our Bassett hound called Henry passed away a few weeks ago and I shed a tear reading this and thinking of him. So simnilar and yet all unique in their own way.
A Basset Hound is my 7 year old’s best friend, partner in crime and body pillow. He is stubborn, very naughty, thinks of little but food and drives me crazy, but he is the sweetest, most loyal, most loving dog I could imagine! I love the poem, so true.