Njengoko ifanele i-hound yokwenyani, i-Basset Hound ayinalo kwaphela ubundlongondlongo. Ngokuqinisekileyo, ukuba uzama, unako ukulinganisa nayiphi na inja, kodwa ngokubanzi, uhlanga aluyi kukhononda kwaye lulume. Ngaphezu koko, i-Basset Hound iyakwazi ukunyamezela ezinye izinja kwaye, ngaphantsi rhoqo, iikati. Ngokwemvelo, akukho mntu uya kunyanzeleka ukuba adlulisele umonde kuzo zonke izilwanyana, ngaphandle kokukhetha, i-basset. Kodwa ukuba wazisa inja kwangethuba kuzo zonke izilwanyana zasekhaya, ayisayi kuzoyikisa nazo.
Abameli bolu didi ngokusisiseko abafuni ukuyeka imikhwa yabo abayithandayo, bekhetha ukutshintsha indlela yokuphila yabanini babo njengento ehambelanayo. Ngokomzekelo, zonke ii-Basset Hounds "zixhomekeke" ngokuqinileyo kwinduduzo, ngoko ke ukuba isilwanyana sikhethe indawo ethile kwindlu, akunakwenzeka ukuhambisa indawo yokuhlala kwenye indawo yendlu. Ubuzodwa kunye nesithukuthezi sezinja nazo abonwabanga, ngoko ukuba ngenxa yesizathu esithile awuzange uthathe i-basset hound kunye nawe, kwaye wayefuna ngokwenene, ulungele amaqhinga amancinci angcolileyo. Bayakuthanda nokulala kwi-sofas, ukususela kwiinyanga zokuqala zobomi, phantse bekhwela phezu kwebhedi yenkosi. Ngaphezu koko, uthando oluyimfihlo lweentsiba ezithambileyo luyazingisa naphakathi kwabo bantu, kubonakala ngathi, bakhutshiwe kulo mkhwa. Ushiye indlu kangangeyure? Unokuqiniseka ukuba i-Basset Hound ayiyi kuphoswa ithuba lokusebenzisa ukungabikho kwakho kwaye uphumule ebhedini yakho.