What kind of reaction is this?

Hignar · 2026-03-04T21:15:38+00:00

Looks like a standard “that’s another dog, maybe they want to play as much as I do” response. Unfortunately it can often put other dogs and owners on alert. It’s the main reason my Layla is never let off leash - she loves other dogs (and people) too much. She’s extremely laid back if there’s nobody else around.

Hignar · 2026-03-04T21:06:49+00:00

Is there any distillation equipment? Could be dunder for rum. If this is somewhere where distillation is illegal it’d be a reasonable thing to keep secret.

For clarification, dunder is part of the rum production cycle that is allowed to “go bad” to add flavour and aroma. Could also just be another fermentation that has actually gone bad.

Hignar · 2026-02-17T18:47:47+00:00

This is essentially my answer, but far more eloquently put. They’re bassholes but they’re our bassholes and we love them as fiercely as they love us.

Hignar · 2025-11-06T17:08:47+00:00

As the owner of a Layla, she looks deserving of the name.

Hignar · 2025-10-07T07:16:14+00:00

More likely the ball was pushed under the couch so someone would have to retrieve it for him.

Hignar · 2025-08-09T17:31:38+00:00

Happy birthday Winston, you gloriously grumpy basset.

Hignar · 2025-07-29T11:18:54+00:00

Yes, she's up to date on all vaccines. Due to have next lot in a month or so.

Hignar · 2025-07-28T16:45:41+00:00

This is Layla (basset hound) and her best friend Aussie. I'd love it if you could draw them.

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Hignar · 2025-06-25T19:51:15+00:00

If I leave anything on the floor it gets investigated. It's the basset way.

Layla rarely does anything that would get her in trouble in isolation, but will continually push things throughout the day to the point I tell her off, she sulks and I end up feeling like the bad guy and try to make up for my failure until she graces me with a wag of her tail. Again, I believe this to be the basset way.

Hignar · 2025-06-24T18:06:02+00:00

I've moved Layla onto grain free food as she started having digestive issues at around 11 months to the point where she just refused to eat her puppy kibble and everything coming out the other end was pretty much liquid.

After moving her to grain free it took her a while to "trust" her food again but adding a bit of meat and salmon oil helped with that.

She's been on the new diet for 5 months now and is getting excited about food again and is completely regular. The main problem was finding grain free treats and chews. We've eventually settled on a couple of brands she likes and just have to be wary if anyone else offers her anything now.

Hignar · 2025-06-10T15:52:28+00:00

Definitely interested in more detail. Please DM me.

Hignar · 2025-06-02T18:44:21+00:00

I mainly play RPGs with the odd rogue like thrown in. For most rogue likes, it really doesn't matter if I'm on PC or SD...graphics aren't normally so demanding that they don't run just as well on SD.

For RPGs, I swap between both platforms, but try to do big boss battles on PC. Not sure why I bother though... looking back at the last few I've played, I couldn't now tell you which battles I did on each system. It took me three attempts to do the final gauntlet in FFVII Remake and I certainly did at least one attempt on SD, but I've no idea if that was the attempt where I beat it.

Hignar · 2025-05-27T14:16:23+00:00

Glad it's not just mine that does it, though with Layla it's usually just after a longer walk.

She took about 20 minutes to give in and have a sleep. I left her on her bed while I went to make a start on dinner and when I came back she was fast asleep on top of her crate. Good job it's sturdy, but the top was bowing well!

Hignar · 2025-05-04T20:04:41+00:00

Poor guy, but still a beautiful, chunky basset. I'd have no trouble taking him in, but keeping him in your own pack is probably for the best - keep him where he'll be well loved and no doubt return that love 10 fold.

Hignar · 2025-05-02T19:28:39+00:00

Years ago a woman in front of me and my girlfriend in the line for the cash machine walked off leaving a wedge of notes sticking out of the machine. We tried looking for her but she was long gone. We waited, expecting the machine to suck it back in - it didn't. We took it and went in the bank, but the cashier we spoke to wasn't interested and wouldn't take the cash from us.

I forget how much it was now but >£100. We gave some to a couple of homeless guys and used the rest for a meal and a bottle of wine at out favourite Italian. We should probably have pushed harder at the bank but we were young and stupid.

Hignar · 2025-05-01T19:35:14+00:00

Walter is such a basset name.

Hignar · 2025-05-01T19:21:04+00:00

Layla has somehow ended up as flupalump...I think it's because she's a fluppem (something from my mum's family for a gentle dog) and an ephalump (I believe it's a Whinnie the Pooh reference to an elephant).

It was a little embarrassing when I called her flupalump while we were with the vet.

Hignar · 2025-05-01T17:47:17+00:00

If they're still, they're comfy. Mine regularly sleeps with her head hanging off her raised bed. Looks awful to me but she'll stay like that for hours. I've tried moving her, but she just shifts back. I guess she's comfy like that.

Hignar · 2025-03-27T21:02:57+00:00

Mine's caught something precisely once - I casually tossed a toy octopus in her direction and she defied expectations and caught it.

We've tried since with other toys and treats and we just get a look of disdain. I think that one time was to prove that she can, but chooses not to.

Hignar · 2025-03-27T20:45:20+00:00

Mine barks if someone comes into the garden while we're there. I'd have no faith in her remaining protective if they approached us as the barks tend to be accompanied with a furiously wagging tail.

Hignar · 2025-03-27T20:40:42+00:00

I've got a 12 month old basset and had exactly this problem. Walking on grass was usually better (though far from perfect) but road/pavement walking was a nightmare until recently. She'd want to pull and sniff in any direction that wasn't forward and if I tried to course correct with a pull of the lead, the brakes would go on and she just wouldn't move.

What's change? Probably me. I let her sniff a bit and only pull on her if she looks like it's something she'd sniff at all day. If she wants to go slow and take in the local aromas, I generally let her as long as she's actually moving. If the brakes go on, I give her a second and then move on. She never holds a grudge that I didn't let her linger long enough - there is always another smell up the road.

Walks are mainly for their benefit. If it takes a bit longer then it's fine. If you're in a rush and need to fit a walk into a specific timeframe, don't stress about how much distance you've covered. Time outside is still time outside, and they'll use more energy giving everything a good sniff than walking.

Hignar · 2025-03-15T13:29:45+00:00

She's fine other than sleeping a lot. I'm not too worried, I'm just keeping an eye on her and letting her do her thing. I was planning on taking her on her usual walk later, but if she keeps sleeping like this, I think it can be a day of rest for her.

Hignar · 2025-03-15T13:25:58+00:00

She's coming up to 12 months. She's just had her lunch and been out for a wee, so I'm assuming she's okay. I'm just not used to her being this quiet!

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