They have a very gentle and lovable temperament and are, quite frankly, the best dog with children. They have a tendency to be intensely stubborn. For instance, you tell your Basset to come, it looks at you and knows your calling it to you, but runs in the other direction nevertheless. The Basset Hound is usually a very joyful dog despite their melancholy face. They love people so much and always want to do what the whole pack is doing.
Many dogs desire to be the leader of the pack, but Bassets have a different idea.
They want a defined leader to follow, but if there is none, they think since there is no leader, and there should be, they take on the role. Bassets may look comical and not proportioned appropriately but their bodies serve as a function. Earlier I told you about the origin of their existence, but now I'll tell you why they look the way they do. Their head is massive and doesn't look like it would never be a perfect fit for their long body, but , surprisingly enough, it does. It doesn't really help that the have a long snout.