As Madison develops into her own hound more and more, it is obvious she has a lot of my Debucher genes! Madison’s dad is a Debucher from the UK, just like me, and he is also my half brother. Mom says there is a lot of me in Madison!
The GBGV breed has many traits that are passed down through the genes, but not every GBGV is the same aside from the basics. Bailie has a different family line, and is very different from Madison and me in a lot of ways.
A Few Basic GBGV Traits
- Scent hounds – our noses are always into something.
- Wabbit and small critter enthusiasts.
- Can’t be trusted off leash, we are too busy following our nose to pay attention to commands.
- Stubborn, independent thinking hounds.
- A scruffy look to the furs.
- We love to steal, and proudly parade around with the stolen goods.
- Our tails are carried like a saber.
- Most people find us cute, and super funny.
- Howling is our hobby. We love to be heard, and have others join in our chorus.
- Happy hounds is our nickname because we are almost always happy.
- Cuddling is a favorite hobby when we are ready to settle down for a bit.
Traits Madison And I Share
Mom has said all along that Madison and I are a lot alike. What inspired this post was nose work class last week. Only Madison and I attended because Bailie was still in the no sports stage for her injury. Our instructor who knows us both, but hasn’t worked with us together mentioned how similar Madison’s searching style and behaviors are to mine. At this point, Mom realized it is not just in her head. Madison and I have a lot of similarities.
- We are both super smart at learning new things, and tend to be top of our class.
- Both of us have a serious work ethic, and know the difference between work and play.
- Our furs are similar, fairly soft wire hair.
- Neither of us like to be wrong, and we feel bad if we mess up.
- Misbehaving is not something we do. Rules are rules and we follow them.
- Both of us have a serious mature side which started early on, but the puppy still comes out plenty.
- Sitting in the front window is our favorite spot in the house. We enjoy spying on what is going on.
- Neither Madison nor I have ever destroyed a toy except for in a game of tug a war.
- Eating our meals is not a high priority, and we love to take our time when we eat.
- Madison is a serious food snob, but I’m also a bit of a food snob, and will not eat anything new without really thinking it over first.
Mom says that if I had started in sports like Madison, from day one, I would probably be doing more sports and be a lot more successful. I didn’t ever try a sport until I was seven and a half years old, and that was nose work. I could possibly learn more sports, but I’m not really interested in it at this point. Coming up on my twelfth birthday in a couple months, I’ve gotten a bit set in my ways, and am no longer into changing things up or doing new things. Heavens, I don’t even like it when Mom tries to change any of our standard walking routes.
Traits Bailie Has That We Do Not
Bailie has always marched to her own drummer. She is definitely a basic GBGV, but she lacks some of the Debucher traits Madison and I share in our genes.
- Bailie is not real interested in doing the right thing.
- She enjoys shredding and destuffing whenever she can.
- Her work ethic is poor. If she is in the mood she works, if not, she doesn’t work.
- Most of the time she looks for solutions with the least amount of work or effort.
- Getting in trouble does not phase her.
- No food snob tendencies. She will eat anything and everything.
- Bailie’s furs are super wiry, and she has a pretty thin coat.
- Aside from when she was a tiny puppy, Bailie never has sat in the front window.
- Howling and yelping loudly are things Bailie loves to do all the time.
- Despite turning five in a few days, Bailie has the maturity level of about a one year old GBGV.
There is nothing wrong with any of the three of us, we are individuals. Mom finds it interesting how three dogs of the same breed can be so different, yet two of us also have our own similarities. I’m the ideal breed standard, Bailie is too tall, Madison too short. No matter, we make a nice mix.
maybe Bailie has some weim-genes to make efurrything to confetti? you are right the genes make us to the girl or boy we are… and they also make us unique … and to an artpiece on 4 legs ;O)
I like that art piece on four legs! She may have some weim in her, causing the wild side.
So interesting. Bailie is the fun loving sister, the one that gets in trouble and doesn’t care.
My mom is fascinated with how we all are, which is why I thought I would put together a post on it.
Y’all are just totally purrfect with wonderful genes!
Thank you.
We think y’all are all perfect just the way your are! ♥
We think we are perfect, but Mom finds our similarities and differences interesting.
Lovely descriptions of each of you!
Thank you.
You do make a nice mix! It is so interesting how much you and Madison are the same, and Bailie is so different. Our beagles Kobi and Cricket were complete opposites too, and I always found it interesting. Kobi was bred to be a show dog and Cricket was bred to be a hunting dog, but they both just ended up being home dogs! I love hound dogs and many of the characteristics you all share, so I think I would enjoy having a GBGV, other than the grooming needed, since beagles don’t need any!
Bailie barely needs any grooming, Madison needs some, not much, I need a lot. It really depends on how wiry the furs are.
Me and Brinley are cuzzins – and ya can definitely tell (we’re actually da humans second pair of dog cousins).
It is pretty neat to see the similarities, isn’t it?
You did a better job describing the breed than they description on the AKC website. I tried to adopt a BGBV after BJ died and there were none available. I gave up and adopted Duncan.
There are so few of us in the USA, usually the only ones available are through breeders. Thankfully, we don’t know of any in shelters.
Gotta love (and embrace) the individualism.
Mom loves how we are each our own hound, but collectively, we are all so similar.
We love how you are all individuals, and know from Rosy, Angel Dory and Angel Bilbo(all registered Lhasa Apsos) just how different individual pups of the same breed can be!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
The same yet different, but me and Madison have even more same stuff.
It sounds very fun to have such closely related dogs. I’d enjoy that!
My mom finds it really interesting. We are who we are, but genes do play a big role.
Aw, you girls are perfect just the way you are! I love how you all have similar traits and yet are each unique. Callie and Shadow were very similar in some ways, too; yet so different in other ways.
It’s interesting to see the difference in the breed, and the lines of the breed.
even though you may share some genes and others not, you are all adorable in your own ways. so i guess this makes Madison your niece? my 2 gals are first cousins, 1 yr apart. they are best friends, they had the same grandpa. however, the older gal, had more traits and looks of her Dad and grandpa and the younger gal is more like her mom.
It’s like humans and relatives, some are more similar than others. Mom finds it all so interesting.
Just like people, all dogs have their own personalities. I might argue that Bailie might have a bit of Labrador in her, as some of those traits are eerily similar to Delilah. 🙂
Her appetite is a bit lab like 😉 At least she has learned to slow down.
What a great post! Very interesting post.
I’m sure you see a lot of the genes in all of your pups. Some more like others, some less.