I have a basset hound named Otis. He's 9 years old, and a purebred (and he's supposed to be the mayor of shiteville, he came from a big show line). Needless to say, he's extremely stubborn, and we can't train him to do jack shit. He does whatever he wants, and whenever he wants to. He can't go more than 15 minutes without being lavished upon, my Mom has had dogs all her life and she says she's never seen a dog as attention-hungry as he is.
He's got a deep, low croon of a bark/howl, and he's fat. Not as fat as most bassets, but he's pretty chubby. Needless to say, he's the shit. I couldn't imagine life without him... I love that dog so much. He's got an unbeleivable personality.
I'd post a picture, but they're all too big... I'll take one soon.