The short-legged basset was sniffing the ground with its large drooping ears.

basset 是一种短腿猎犬的品种名称，源自法语单词"bas"（意为"低"），指这种狗腿短、身体低矮的特征。巴吉度犬以其长耳朵和敏锐的嗅觉闻名，常用于追踪猎物。