Owning a basset hound is kind of a pain in the ass. I can't ever really let him run around in a non fenced in area, because if he smells something he'll just keep following it, even into traffic because he's stubborn and single minded when following a scent. Taking him to a dog park is the best, though- all he really wants to do is smell and pee on everything, doesn't like playing with other dogs. The only exception is if other dogs are getting too rowdy... then he'll run into the middle of them and start howling at the top of his lungs, like some sort of sawed off sheriff come to town, which is hilarious because the other dogs will scatter at first, then notice what spooked them and try to play with him, which he doesn't understand.
