Rocketdog Pricilla Pixie Stix

Our latest new Rocket girl is Rocketdog Priscilla Pixie Stix (AKC). She came to us from NW Brothers, a breeder up on the Washington Peninsula. She had been returned to them because of a "cherry eye", an infection defect which is easily treated surgically. Pixie was nearly six months old when she arrived and Banks Vet fixed her eye defect right away. Since then she's been out clowish little sister, entertaining to say the least.

Pixie is now nearing two years old and ready to have her first litter. 

Though she has been reluctant about having babies, until this morning, we have been talking to her about it for a while. She's been here for two litters and didn't seem in a hurry to have her own but was a good aunty for Lucy's first pups. Bassets share mother duty once the pups are weened and Lucy let Pixie watch the babies after six weeks. She took to it well so we're pretty sure she will be a good mother.

Pixie is in her third Season and she is nearing becoming receptive to the romantic offerings of our Rocketdog Rockfore Rhoades (AKC). The stage is set for a wild two weeks and puppies sometime in late February for delivery in early May.

Pixie on the day whe arrived.

Other than the Cherry Eye Pixie is a very good example of the  breed. She is strong, mostly because there are a few acres of fenced yard to chase around in, and of the smaller form that we look for in our breeding progam. Her markings and temperment are wonderful too, so with Rocky we expect a litter of tri-colored puppies with very good Basset traits.  TIme will tell.