No, the basset hound is the smallest hound in the hound family.
The basset hound has short stubby legs, long droopy ears, sad
looking droopy eyes. The Basset hound may look sad often but it is
just the dogs look, he could be very happy at the moment, his tail
will wag if he is. The hounds in the hound family are the basset
hound, the beagle, the blood hound