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Spectrum

Basset Hounds

About the Kennel

Spectrum Basset Hounds are the pride and joy of Anne Testoni and Bjorn Zetterlund, Bolton, Massachusetts USA. We compete with our bassets in a wide range of canine sports including conformation dog shows, obedience & rally trials, agility trials, scent work, and pet therapy. When breeding a litter, all health testing recommended by the Basset Hound Club of America (BHCA) is completed and pedigrees are carefully evaluated in order to produce healthy, happy dogs that meet the standard of perfection as defined by BHCA and the AKC. Our dogs are first and foremost our pets and live with us in our home in central Massachusetts.

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Puppy & Dog Availability … Update May 2022

Thank you for visiting our new website. We have received many inquiries about puppies over the last year and would like to make some general information available to all who wish to add a basset hound to their family.

  1. We do not have any puppies at this time. If you live in New England, please contact the Pilgrim Basset Hound Club breeder referral coordinator, Karen Caron, to learn which responsible preservation breeders may have puppies or young adults available. We also recommend contacting the Basset Hound Club of America public education chair, Sue Smyth, for additional referrals.
  2. We do not have any adults available for adoption at this time.
  3. We have no immediate plans to breed a litter at this time. It will likely be some time in 2023 before our next litter is bred.
  4. Note: when we have a successful breeding and produce healthy puppies, they are usually not available to go to new homes until they are at least 3 months old, possibly older. We want to be sure they start life in a stable environment and will be ready to adapt to life in a new home. It also takes at least 3 months and often 6 months before we know each puppy’s personality and potential as a conformation show dog or performance & companion events competitor.

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Our Latest Successes

We actively train and compete with our dogs in a wide variety of canine sports. See our latest achievements in conformation, obedience, rally, agility, scent work, tracking, hunt tests and field trials, and therapy dog visits.

Topsfield-Lebrera Nursery Rhyme of Sanchu RN
“Rhyme”

Best of Opposite Sex/Best of Winners/Winners, 4 point major
Ladies Dog Club – June 2, 2019
Breeder/Judge: Jamie Hubbard

Topsfield-Lebrera Nursery Rhyme of Sanchu RN
“Rhyme”

Rally Intermediate Qualifying: 91 (4th Place) & 99 (1st Place)
Souhegan Kennel Club – June 8 & 9, 2019
Judges: James Ashton & Stephanie Podjenko

Topsfield-Lebrera Nursery Rhyme of Sanchu RN
“Rhyme”

Hunt Test Qualifying: Brace & Solo
Pilgrim Basset Hound Club – June 15 & 16, 2019
Judges: Michael Tefts & Ben Marley (brace); Mary Getman & Belinda Lanphear (solo)

CH Spectrum Topsfield Pippin of Sanchu BN RN NAP NJP NFP CGC TKN TDI
“Pippin”

Canine Good Citizenship & Trick Dog Novice Titles
DogStar Activity Center – June 21, 2019
Evaluator: Julie R Seeley

CH Spectrum Topsfield Pippin of Sanchu BN RN NAP NJP NFP CGC TKN TDI
“Pippin”

Therapy Dog International Test: Pass
DogStar Activity Center – May 14, 2019
Evaluator: Denise S

Spectrum Topsfield-Lebrera Vision Double Espresso
“Java”

Beginner Puppy Best of Breed and Group 1
Windham County Kennel Club – May 12, 2019

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