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

Mimosa is taken. Her new home will be in Bremerton, Washington.

This is what a good natural stance should look like.

Every so often, in litter give us by Grizelda Laffee Taffee and ClarkeBar Grizwold's very high quality offspring, an exception puppy raises above the other excellence. In the case of the puppy we have called Mimosa this is the case. Mimosa, at six weeks, appears to have the stuff needed to transcend the ordinary and might, some day, with the right training and a bit of luck, become a show quality Basset Hound. We have good reason for making this assertion.

Physically, Mimosa is near perfect in form. The puppy has the heavy bone size and large feet needed to properly support the extraordinary shape of her body which flows gracefully from wide shoulder to narrow waist. Following a bit further, her a wasp waist moves quickly into wide set hips supported by an exceptionally well set stance. The simple act of standing gives one the impression that this puppy is quite robustly and strong. All of this is present at six weeks and if given the right training these superior traits will likely continue to develop.  Additionally, the domed head shape, proper ear set and size, and construction of the snout are all near perfectly formed. 

But the underlying structure of Mimosa is not all there is to a perfect puppy. She is covered in  a lovely tri-colored coat of fur. The white portions are already showing exceptional ermine spotting. There is ample skin to give her very good skin folding. Her head has to "droopy appearance so prized in Basset Hounds.as well. So, if this trend toward perfection continues, what the end product may become is perfection in a Basset Hound. 

Mimosa, at six weeks, shows those traits we are always looking for. While it is likely she will simply become a wonderful pet, the possibility toward becoming more than this is present and this is rare. Mimosa is a lovely puppy and perhaps she ought to be bred to allow those good genes to continue.