The Basset Hound "WonderWall (Part 1)

by Claudia Waller Orlandi, Ph.D.

Test Yourself on the Standard

Basset Hound breeders should know the Official Standard word for word. A copy of the standard is presented below with important descriptive words left out. One of the "million dollar" quiz shows features a "wonder wall" where contestants can pick their answers out of a list. See how well you know the standard by finding the missing words from our own "Wonder Wall." Each blank represents a missing word or words. For advanced players, fill in the blanks without using the list. For those of you who have 85 or more answers correct, congratulations! You're a winner!!! Answers follow.
Adequate	Deepest	Haw	Medium	Powerful	Skull
Admirably	Deliberate	Head	Mild	Powerful	Skull
Adult	Desirable	Heavier	Moderately	Prominent Sternum	Snipiness
Arched	Devotion	Heavy	Muzzle	Prominent Sternum	Soft
Black	Domed	High	Muzzle	Pronounced	Sound
Broad	Dry	Laid back	Neck	Proportioned	Squarely
Brow	Endurance	Legs	Nose	Protruding	Steepness
Brown	Even	Large	Occipital protuberance	Regular	Stop
Cheek	Farback	Large	Occipital protuberance	Repose	Straight
bumps	Fiddle fronts	Length	Occiput	Sad	Sunken
Close	Field	Light	One-third	Snipiness	Terrain
Clumsy	Flat	Light	Out	Soft	Tight
Coloring	Flat	Liver	Overshot	Sound	Timid
Curling	Flat	Long	Parallel	Scissors	Trail
Dark brown	Flews	Loose	Pendulous	Sharp	Undershot
Deep	Full	Low	Pigmented	Short	Wide open
Deep	Ground	Marked	Pigmented	Size	Withers
					Wrinkles

OFFICIAL STANDARD FOR THE BASSET HOUND (Part 1)

General Appearance-The Basset Hound possesses in (1) __________degree those characteristics which equip it with (2) _________________to follow a (3) _______ over and through difficult (4) _____________. It is a (5) __________-legged dog, (6) ________ in bone, (7) ____________ considered, than any other breed of dog, and while its movement is (8) ______________, it is in no sense (9) ____________. In temperament it is (10) ______________, never (11) ________ or (12) _____________. It is capable of great (13) ______________in the field and is extreme in its (14) ________________.

Head-The head is (15) _________________ and well (16) _________________. Its length from (17) ____________________to (18) __________________is greater than the width at the (19) _____________. In over-all appearance the head is of (20) ___________ width. The skull is well (21) ___________, showing a pronounced (22) (2 words) ______ _________________. Viewed in profile the top lines of the (29) ____________ and (30) ______________ are (31) ______________and lie in (32) ________________________ planes, with a (33) ___________ defined stop. The skin over the whole of the head is (34) __________________, falling in distinct (35) ________________over the brow when the head is lowered. A (36) ________ head and (37) ___________ skin are faults. The muzzle is (38) _____________, (39) ___________, and free from (40) __________. The nose is darkly (41) ________________, preferably (42) ________________, with large (43) (2 words) ___________ ______________ nostrils. A deep (44) _______-colored nose conforming to the coloring of the (45) ________________is permissible but not (46) ________________. The teeth are (47) _____________, (48) _____________ and (49) ___________________, meeting in either a (50) ___________________ or an (51) __________ bite. A bite either (52) _____________________ or (53) _______________ is a serious fault. The lips are darkly (54) ____________________ and are (55) ___________________, falling (56) _______________ in front and, toward the back in loose hanging (57) __________________. The Dewlap is very (58) ________________. The neck is (59) _____________________, of good (60) _______________, and well (61) ____________________________. The eyes are (62) _______________, (63) __________, and slightly (64) ____________, showing a prominent (65) _____________, and in color are (66) ____________ (67) (2 words) ____ _____________ preferred. A somewhat ____________-colored eye conforming to the general (69) ___________ of the dog is acceptable but not desirable. Very (70) ________ or (71) ____________ eyes are faults. The ears are extremely (72) ________, (73) ____ set, and when drawn forward, fold well over the end of the nose (74) ___________slightly inward. They are set (75) (2 words) ______ _____________ on the head at the base of the (76) ___________ and, in (77) __________appear to be set on the (78) __________. A (79) ___________ set or (80) ______________ ear is a serious fault.

Forequarters - The chest is (81) __________ and (82) _________ with (83) (2 words) _______________ _____________ showing clearly in front of the (84) ________. The shoulders and elbows are set (85) ___________ against the sides of the chest. The distance from the (86) __________ point of the chest to the (87) _________, while it must be (88) ______________ to allow free movement when working in the (89) ___________, is not to be more than (90) (hyphenated word) __________ the total height at the (91) ________________ of an (92) _________ Basset. The shoulders are well (93) (2 words) ________ ________ and elbows that are (97) __________, are serious faults.