[SallyintNorth]

looking about the house thinking where did all this puppy "stuff" come from!! toys, food, newspaper, cage, blanket, towel, teddy, clock(hearbeat) radio (classic fm at bedtime)

What no hottie?  (body warmth of mum / littermates)

[Rosemary]

What no hottie?  (body warmth of mum / littermates)

One of the kids is probably sleeping with Maggie 

[thestephens]

ha ha, knew i forgot something, shes got OH tummy to lie on, this is the man who says no dogs on the sofa etc but its okay cuddled up to him on the sofa!!

[Bionic]

No dogs on the sofa, I've heard that one before. Then you say no dogs on the bed and somehow that gets to no dogs IN the bed 

[jaykay]

She's lovely 

I have a good friend who has Bassets. Love the size of their feet, definitely big dogs on short legs. His dogs' ears completely turn off when their noses have picked up a scent - and they can certainly dig  They are really friendly and affectionate - they come and lean on my legs 

Good for OH  What's the point of s sofa - surely they were designed for a heap of dogs and kids 

Yeh, my rule has degenerated to 'no animals under the covers' 

[thestephens]

didnt know they dug, real life burying bone type digging?
definately not garden proud and could always blame a pig or two!

[Mammyshaz]

She's a beauty    they are definitely a digger    well hello there  Australia 

[SallyintNorth]

What no hottie?  (body warmth of mum / littermates)

One of the kids is probably sleeping with Maggie 

[sokel]

A friend of mine has 2 , Both are lovely dogs but if they dont want to do something or dont want to come back they just switch off

[jaykay]

Yep, they're pretty stubborn - nose in gear, ears off 

As for digging, definitely the full 'getting to Australia' bit. They were bred for hunting (by nose) and then digging out badgers and rabbits. Mind you, the younger one of my friend's is only a half-hearted digger, my border collie boy is worse 

[Tilly]

 
........ she is just gorgeous 
Tilly