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My Basset Retriever, Smokey, is a very sweet dog. He isn't always just energetic, in fact, most of the time he likes to chill on the couch. He'll occasionally pick when he wants to play. When he's let outside he likes to run around and play with anyone he can. If you stomp on the ground he'll run back and forth past you because he thinks your playing a game of catch except your trying to catch him. He's a very friendly dog to other people, but he has problems getting along with other dogs. You have to introduce another dog slowly or else he will growl and snap at them. As he grew older he did this less and less often. We're now able to let him off the leash when he goes outside and let him roam around wherever. He'll choose when he wants to come back though, it could be in a few minutes or right before it gets dark either way he doesn't cause any problems with the neighbors or their dogs. He is scared of thunder though, he HAS to have someone by him when it's storming or else he'll freak out. He LOVES to cuddle and be petted constantly. He also does not like being left out, wherever the family goes he goes.
