Sooner or later, every parent is going to be asked: “Daddy, can we get that Basset Hound puppy?”
Rather than ignore the question, parents should decide whether or not the family is prepared for a new puppy, especially a Basset Hound, says Sharon Bergen, senior vice president of education and training for Knowledge Learning Corporation, the nation’s foremost provider of early childhood education.
While asking yourself “should the family get the Basset Hound” Bergen recommends the parents ascertain the pros and cons of adding the Basset Hound to the household before giving in to a child’s wish. “The Basset Hound can teach your children about responsibility and be a wonderful addition to a household-or it can be a chore,” she has said. Bergen recommends families consider the following before deciding:
Owning dogs, especially providing care for the lancashire heeler, is nothing new for humans. Historians postulate that dogs were domesticated sometime between twelve thousand and 25,000 years ago—and that dogs evolved from the wolf. Since then, we have selectively bred more than 400 different breeds, which range in size from 4-pound teacup poodles all the way up to Irish wolfhounds, who have earned the distinction of tallest canine. But the most popular canines are non-pedigree dogs—the one-of-a-kind dogs known as mixed-breeds. The lancashire heeler is also a popular pick with dog owners. Many owners are uninformed, however, of some important lancashire heeler care tips.