Basset Hound

Hounds & sighthounds · France

About the Basset Hound

The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of scent hound. The Basset Hound was developed in Great Britain from several now-extinct strains of French basset breeds. It was bred primarily for hunting rabbit and hare on foot, moving slowly enough that horses were not required. Their sense of smell and ability to ground-scent is second only to the Bloodhound.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Basset Hound” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Hounds & sighthounds
Origin (Wikidata)	France
Map pin	Representative point in France (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 12–15 in (30–38 cm) Females: 11–14 in (28–36 cm)
Weight	Males: 55–75 lb (25–34 kg) Females: 45–65 lb (20–29 kg)
Size class	Large (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 6 (standard no. 163)
Wikidata	Q37716

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

Dog breeds from France · Hounds & sighthounds