The Rebellious Bassett — Poem from Thoughts Fur Paws Blog
This fun poem makes me want to add a Bassett Hound to the pack!
Thanks to JL Smith, who wrote this poem and the Thoughts Fur Paws blog for letting me post her poem. If you pass this on, please make sure to credit her.
The Rebellious Bassett
Author: JL Smith January 17, 2008
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.
Thank you for the shout out. It is so wonderful to meet another Bassett Hound lover (and someone who is as passionate about precious pooches as I am).
I love your blog; keep ‘em coming!
Hmmm … I sound a lot like Henry BOL BOL
I am so lost my son 15 raise his walker coon dog from a pup hunting him every night he could he was so proud of the job he had done. He would take him to hunt with grown men and win i can’t tell you how much he loved this dog and we awoke this morning to fine he had gotten out of his pin and go hit my a car and had died see this man had gave him a dog to train with his dog Buck and the new dog dug out of the pin and buck followed. My son is so heart broken how do i help him what to i say i was looking for a pome that talked about the love and bond between a boy and his dog any advice?