The Vagabond Lawyer

A crook-legged scent hound of anc­ient her­i­tage. This low-set Nor­man dog comes from the Basset Artésien-Normand. Our larg­er, mas­sive dogs, with low ear­set, slight­ly sunk­en eyes, and pro­nounced dew­lap were es­tab­lish­ed by HRH Prin­cess Alex­an­dra of Den­mark, and others.

This site is de­vot­ed to that wond­er­ful, qui­rky hound, the bas­set hound. I wel­come art­ic­les and in­for­ma­tion about bas­sets, in­clud­ing con­for­ma­tion, breed­ing, pedi­grees, bas­set shows, field trials, obed­ie­nce, heal­th, and nu­tri­tion. Your con­tri­bu­tions will be posted here for all to share.

Gorsedd Prayer (Cornish)
Ro, a Dhew, dha Wyth,
Hag yn Gwyth, Nerth,
Hag yn Nerth, Skyans,
Hag yn Skyans, Gothvos,
Hag yn Gothvos, Gothvos an Ewn,
Hag yn Gothvos an Ewn, y Gara,
Hag a Gara, Cara pup Bewnans,
Hag yn pup Bewnans Cara Dew,
Dew ha pup-oll Dader.

Gorsedd Prayer (Saxon)
Grant, O God, thy protection,
And in protection, strength,
And in strength, understanding,
And in understanding, knowledge,
And in knowledge, the knowledge of justice,
And in the knowledge of justice, the love of it,
And in the love of it, the love of all existence,
And in the love of all existence,
The love of God and all Goodness.

— Cy Phillips

Member, Basset Hound Club
of Maryland, Incorporated

Member, Potomac Basset Hound Club

My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind,
So flew’d, so sanded, and their heads are hung
With ears that sweep away the morning dew;
Crook-knee’d, and dew-lapp’d like Thessalian bulls;
Slow in pursuit, but match’d in mouth like bells,
Each under each. A cry more tuneable
Was never holla’d to, nor cheer’d with horn,
In Crete, in Sparta, nor in Thessaly:
Judge when you hear. . . .

Theseus, Duke of Athens, from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act IV, Scene 1.

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1629 South Taylor Street
Arlington, Virginia 22204-4020

Telephone: (703) 979-0309
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