August 31, 2012 - Flying Hound Dog

[Adak]

Little Quiz for you all:

Basset Hounds were bred to hunt, following the prey's spoor, with it's great sense of smell.

So why were Basset Hounds bred to have such such short legs?

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by Adak

Little Quiz for you all:

Basset Hounds were bred to hunt, following the prey's spoor, with it's great sense of smell.

So why were Basset Hounds bred to have such such short legs?

Short-legged dogs were bred to enter animals' tunnels, especially rabbit warrens. I'm not sure if that's what BHs are for.