I don't know much about Bassets other than they are a hunting breed, fairly laid-back as a family dog.

Shelties, on the other hand, I know well. Shelties are not as hyper as BCs but can be busy little dogs at times. They do better with training and having a "job" of their own. If raised around other animals they are fine if taught what is acceptable and what is not. They are very much a "people" dog and need to be part of the family. They can be barky, but some of that can be trained away. But, alerting their people is part of their breeding and they are delighted to let you know what is going on around them.

We don't have farm animals around us, but my two youngest shelties have been exposed to them--they both pretty much ignored the other animals in their pens.

Like any herding breed, they will chase an animal that is running--we have regular cat/dog races at our house. And my male thinks wild birds should not be anywhere within his sight. But these are things that I really haven't been strict about--.

Neat, we have 5 dogs. bloodhound, greatdane, poodle, maltese and a maltipom. I don't want another dog right now but I would love to have a shetland sheepdog and a bassethound. I love them! So, oneday I would like to have them both and I was just seeing how they might react to farm animals because we have alot! Thanks

I raise shelties. I used to have goats also. My shelties always got along fine with the goats and the cows and horses. They do need to be trained to know what is acceptable behavior with the animals, but you would have to do that with any dog. They like to chase the cats but only if the cats run. If the cats just sit there the dogs ignore them. They are great little dogs. :-)

Hidows, I bet they are. I use to have a collie.. Are they alot like collies?? When your sheltie chases the cats she just chases them right? she doesn't bite them or hurt them? Chasing isn't alll that bad to me..but I didn't want to ever get a dpg that you know..might could hurt the ducks and chickens...plus, we just got a cat..its a stray it just came up and wont leave...we might keep it..i'm not sure...

Yeah, when my shelties chase the cats it is just for the thrill of the chase. 5 minutes later they will all be sitting next to one another on the porch. :-) No matter what breed of dog you get you will have to train it to know what is acceptable behavior.