Bassets have long ears because oddly enough it helps them smell better. When they are on a scent, their ears actually hang in the nose area and prevent breezes from interfering in their ability to sniff out a quarry.

Latewood, I promise I'm not giving in!!!! And now that he's out of the house, and not puttering around every evening with a drink in his big paw, I used my Festivus party as a last-blast before I lay off the sauce for quite a while. I have to lose a whole bunch of weight and gads does the juice pack it on fast!

I'll send a pic and you will be the only one on this whole site who knows what I look like!