Rocketdog Bassets

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Ice Creamy Specialties at Three Days

This is Lilly's, Dulce DeLeche (AKC), first litter, now three days old. Already there are little personalities showing through. Generally this is not a sedate bunch, they are unafraid of speaking opinions and a few can be quite loud about it. There are more males (six) than female (two), but this makes little difference in Bassets since females often become alphas. Most are quite active. All are very healthy. The parents are both high quality American styled Basset Hounds which can be evaluated as very good against the AKC Standard, so we expect all of the pups will be as well. There's a distinct possibility that three of this litter will be of Show Quality. Read up on how we evaluate our puppies here.

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Dilly Bark has a family that loves him.

Dilly Bark has a family waiting for him to grow a bit.

Nutty Buddy has a new family waiting.

This beauty has a family waiting.

Klondike Bark has a Family to love.

Klondike has found his furever home.

Rocket pup is what they call a Lemon Basset.

Bon Bon is what they call a Lemon Basset.

Dreamsickle is what they call a Lemon Basset.

Push Pup is what they call a Lemon Basset.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

May 19th, Little Lilly Takes Her Turn

We have been waiting patiently for two seasons, without success, to get Rocky and Lilly together. Breeding and whelping naturally is the way we do things. We don't force anything and we don't do artificial anything, so the whole thing is a bit messy and hard to schedule. But our dogs are healthier for it.

Today we caught Lily and Rocky locked in an embrace. Lily wasn't happy about it at all, but it happened. There will doubtless be more of these two getting together, but we have a good idea that things are going to work. So we are expecting, providing that Lily takes, around July 21st. (Update Wednesday the 22nd: They have had a five rounds at least. The pairing usually takes a few goes to have a full pregnancy. Eight pups is often the outcome, but Lilly isn't proven yet and we have no idea the numbers she will throw.) Because of the full pairing we are opening the Wait List.

Please read up on how we do things before making any decisions. (The link is to the left) We are careful about how and who we do the business with, so the more you know . . .

For those of you who have come here for the news, there's an email widget on the side of this posting for you to join the Wait List. Also, there's some information pages so that you can get an idea of how we do things. If you join the Wait List I will send you specific information about where we are and what to expect. This whole thing is text driven so if you have questions you can call Ann at 503-351-0212 to get questions answered if you don't want to use text.

This will be Lily's first litter and Rocky's third. We are expecting something wonderful out of Lily. She's small, healthy, long eared, and a wonderful example of the breed. Once we know for sure we will announce this to the public. More to follow. . .

Watch out for Scammers!

People have spent years figuring out how to impersonate legitimate business and will use the information against you. We try to protect those interested in our puppies, but can only go so far . . . You are welcome to come visit our farm and our hounds and even encouraged to come visit before making any money decisions. We only offer puppies we have and then take deposits once our pups arrive. Beware.