My basset hound, Zeke

Zeke is a tricolor basset (in his case this means his fur is tan, black and white.) He was born on May 31st, 2000 and we brought him to our home when he was about 7 weeks old. His mother had given birth to a litter of puppies only a short time before and had accidentally gotten out and become pregnant again much too soon. She subsequently chose to ignore Zeke's littler and the breeder, Mrs. Frazer, had to hand feed Zeke and his siblings around the clock every four hours for about a month. As a consequence of being raised by a human and not his basset hound mother, Zeke identifies strongly with humans. He is part of our people pack!

he is very companionable. He "talks" a great deal to his human owners to alert them to his current expectations or needs. He plays very gently with our cat, Zak, and they can frequently be found sharing his dog bed together. He likes to go on exploratory walks around our rural property, sniffing for rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks. We have dubbed him "Houdini dog" because of his ability to get out of almost any collar or harness so he can follow his nose over to our neighbors.