Field Trials: Where Form Meets Function
Form and Function in the Breed Standard
The AKC basset hound breed standard integrates field substance (function) with performance physique (form). While not every basset is fit for the field, the qualities of a field hound are optimized when conformation standards are applied to field stock.
BHCA Goals and Objectives
From the Basset Hound Club of America's Constitution and By-Laws:
SECTION 2. The objects of the Club shall be:
(a) to encourage and promote quality in the selective breeding of pure-bred Basset Hounds and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection;
(b) to encourage the organization of local Basset Hound Clubs in those areas where there are sufficient fanciers of the breed to meet the requirements of the American Kennel Club, and to assist them in their activities;
(c) to urge members, breeders, and judges to accept the Standard of the breed as approved by the American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Basset Hounds shall be judged;
(d) to do all in its power to protect the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at Conformation, Companion, and Performance events, and to conduct such events under the rules and regulations of the American Kennel Club and/or the Basset Hound Club of America, Inc.; and
(e) to encourage and assist rescue operations that involve the Basset Hound.
