Ngenxa yothando lwabo lokunethezeka namasofa athambile eNgilandi, amaBasset Hound abizwa ngokuthi “abasubathi bamasofa.”
Ukuhunyushwa kwezwi nezwi kwegama lohlobo yi-hound ephansi.
Izinja ze-Basset zinezwi elihlabayo, elijulile, ezilisebenzisa kalula lapho umnikazi engekho. Ngakho-ke, uma uhlala efulethini futhi ngokuvamile uzoshiya inja yedwa nemicabango yakhe, ukukhala kwayo kungalimaza kakhulu isithunzi sakho emehlweni omakhelwane.
Uhlobo luhlukaniswa nobuhlakani obumangalisayo, obuhlanganiswe nenkani elinganiselayo, okwenza abameleli balo babe abathembekile, kodwa hhayi izilwane ezifuywayo ezihlala kakhulu.