At 9-1/2 inches, Fiona has lovely long bassety ears.
This photo was turned into the cover for the 2011 Daily Drool Basset-a-Day desk calendar.
Today we went to the vet because her lovely ears are not well. They’ve been not well on many occasions, but that is a different Slice. Here is a short poem about her long ears.
Fiona’s Ears
Long velvety
pendulous ears
dragging on the ground
whipping up scents,
dipping into the water bowl
while you devour your kibble.
You are patient
while I clean inside
those lovely lobes,
though you’d rather be napping.
booksandbassets 
You’ve captured Fiona quite well. Thank you for sharing.
Oh…she is adorable, makes me miss my beagle so much…the same kind of ears that always got so bad. My pup’s name was Allison. I love the name Fiona
My Ohso (who was a basset) lived a charmed life with her ears. We didn’t have problems, so sorry for Fiona’s ear dilemma. Great poem, captures the essence of those sweet bassets.
The others I’ve had just needed regular cleaning. I knew this about Fiona when I got her, through not the extent of the problem. But, when I saw her, I knew she was the one…….
I love your poem and Fiona’s picture. She’s beautiful! My cocker spaniel always had ear problems. When he was older I spent $2000 to get rid of one of the infections – required daily shots, But that care is worth it in exhange for the love and loyalty they give.
I often refer to Fiona’s $1000 ear infection. She’s on very expensive drops daily, but they aren’t working now. Her ears look awful, but you’d never know it by her behavior. She’s such a trooper. Now I just have to wait for the results of the culture to see what’ going on in her ears.