Yeah, Bassets are huge. I can pick my little wolf up no problem, but it makes her crazy. She hates to be picked up. I don't think she's dangerous at all. But she doesn't like being in the house or on a leash, at all.
I don't know about the purely wild ones. I mean she was clearly domesticated, but she just wants to run around. It's funny. She got out of her collar and ran for the woods. I had to chase her down. She obviously got the idea after a bit that she'd rather be with me, and came to me with no problem. But she wants to be free to roam while having the comfort of a home. Not gonns work.