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Basset Hound

Hound Group

Basset Hound dog, photographed by Alexbassethound
Alexbassethound · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Basset Hound is a small and playful breed of dog that was originally bred in France for hunting small game. They are intelligent, affectionate, and loyal, and make excellent companion dogs.

Group
Hound Group
Origin
France, Normandy/Artois
Coat
short smooth · black, white and tan (tricolor), tan/lemon and white (bicolor), and any recognized hound color
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
3e4912ab-bf3c-40cd-8eb9-be1e5999179b

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Basset Hound. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from images.akc.org en.wikipedia.org dogbreedinfo.com basset-bhca.org hillspet.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/3e4912ab-bf3c-40cd-8eb9-be1e5999179b. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/3e4912ab-bf3c-40cd-8eb9-be1e5999179b"
Response
{
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    "id": "3e4912ab-bf3c-40cd-8eb9-be1e5999179b",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
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      "description": "The Basset Hound is a small and playful breed of dog that was originally bred in France for hunting small game. They are intelligent, affectionate, and loyal, and make excellent companion dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 14,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 29,
        "min": 23
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 27,
        "min": 20
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 38,
        "min": 30
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 36,
        "min": 28
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "Normandy/Artois",
        "country": "France"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "smooth",
        "colors": [
          "black, white and tan (tricolor)",
          "tan/lemon and white (bicolor)",
          "any recognized hound color"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 2,
        "barking": 4,
        "drooling": 4,
        "grooming": 2,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "charming",
          "patient",
          "low-key",
          "stubborn",
          "affectionate",
          "devoted"
        ],
        "trainability": 2,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 40,
        "apartment_friendly": 4,
        "good_with_children": 5,
        "good_with_strangers": 4
      },
      "other_names": [],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC",
        "ANKC",
        "NZKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/BassetHound.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard for the Basset Hound (AKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basset_Hound",
          "title": "Basset Hound - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.dogbreedinfo.com/bassethound.htm",
          "title": "Basset Hound Dog Breed Information and Pictures"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://basset-bhca.org/about-bassets/history-of-the-basset-hound/",
          "title": "History of the Basset Hound - Basset Hound Club of America"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/dog-breeds/basset-hound",
          "title": "Basset Hound Dog Breed - Hill's Pet"
        }
      ],
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  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/3e4912ab-bf3c-40cd-8eb9-be1e5999179b/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.