20/09/2026
Long before the droopy Basset Hound became the face of Hush Puppies, they lumbered through the brush of France tracking small game. Their story begins in medieval France, where monks bred hounds for their royal clients. Their endearing look was no accident. Long ears, wrinkled skin, and dewlap all work to trap scent, and the breed standard once described them as having a "Bloodhound head." After the French Revolution, they became the dog of the everyman, and by 1928, a Basset puppy was the first non-human on the cover of Time Magazine. Despite their gravitas in the field, today's Basset has earned a reputation as a couch potato with a sense of humor... as loyal to the scent as they are to their human counterparts.
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