I have visited Crufts many times over the last decade. It was around 9 years ago, after watching the Basset Hound judging, that I decided I would like to add to my bucket list that one day I would have a Basset Hound that was suitable for showing and would go on to compete at Crufts. In 2022 my chance came when our little Shermanator (aka Sherman Augustus) arrived home as a bouncy 8-week-old puppy. I might be a bit biased, but he really was a handsome little guy. Everyone commented on just how well constructed and attractive he was to the eye, so I thought to myself, you know what we could be ...