Basset Hound tails held high over their long backs. An adult dog weighs between . This breed, relative to its size, is heavier-boned than any other. This breed, like its ancestor the Bloodhound, has a hanging skin structure, which causes the face to occasionally look sad; this, for many people, adds to the breed's charm. The dewlap, seen as the loose, elastic skin around the neck, and the trailing ears which along with the Bloodhound are the longest of any breed, help trap the scent of what they are tracking. Its neck is wider than its head. This, combined with the loose
Bird Skin Coat Bird Skin Coat Bird Skin Coat is a book of poetry by Angela Sorby published in 2009. It won the 2009 Brittingham Prize in Poetry, judged by Marilyn Nelson. Angela Sorby Writer of 2 books(Childhood, Performance, and the Place of American Poetry and Distance Learning: Poems and Schoolroom Poets) ,Angela Sorby is associate university teacher of English at Marquette University and her area of specialty is American poetry:, interpreting it, reading it and writing it. She is particularly involved in how poetry engages with children and childhood. Upcoming work comprises: Early African-American Children’s Literature (U of Minnesota P); “Baby to