Six Week Evaluations: The Lady Drinks Litter(s): WooWoo

 

This is the first litter for Abigale (Abba) Zabba and GlarkeBar Griswold so this is an untried pairing. Abba Zabba is of the Basset Artésien Normand style. She conforms entirely to the Standard of the American Kennel Club, but has few of the heavier traits found in American and European styled Bassets. The traits of the Normand Basset are a tighter coat, a narrow head and face, and a slightly pointed snout without facial fews. Normand styled Bassets are not very droopy in appearance and these droopy European traits are what wins at dog shows. What the Normand type Basset lacks in droopiness, it more than makes up for in a cleverness and speed. ClarkeBar Grizwold is an all American Basset. He does have the European droopy traits in his head features, but he is more of a hunting hound in his body construction and these traits often shine through in his offspring. 

One of my favorites, WooWoo has a completely charming manner. This should be good enough for most of the people making a choice of family pets. But along with being a wonderfully fun little boy Basset, whoever is lucky enough to pick little WooWoo is going to get pretty lucky. WooWoo has an excellent frame. His slightly heavy foreleg bones, deep sternum, tapered ribs and backside are all very good. His head is a wonderful shape and style. He is an all American boy puppy in style and we are hoping he will carry these very good traits forward into adulthood. WooWoo's ear length and setting are nearly perfect as is his natural stance. Woo Woo is a well built puppy.

These well placed bones and muscles are covered in soft, relatively short, fur in black and brown. We expect that Woo Woo will eventually be mostly brown colored. He has a very light asymmetrical white blaze and no white tail tip.  In all ways WooWoo appears to be an American styled Basset puppy. How we will eventually turn out is not known. But he'll become a wonderful family member.

It may be a bias I have against somewhat brown dogs, I'm not sure. And WooWoo has the physique and pretty parts of a champion.  But I'm not able to give WooWoo the beauty point. To me he is a well built puppy, but not interesting in his coloring. He does get all of the AKC Standard points because he is a fine example of the breed at this point. Five points of six is very good for an untried pairing. WHoeven gets WooWoo will be quite happy to have found him. Personality goes a long way.