HoundsGood: Chronicles of a Virtual Volunteer

All of the Beagles I previously have written about that are on “death row” have been spoken for! This sweet boy is at Heard County Animal Control still.  However, someone is coming to get him. He is a very, very lucky boy.  Many other dogs were not lucky this week across the country at various county pounds.  It is always wonderful when people come together and are able to spare a life of a very, very deserving dog.

One can’t save them all, but it is such a shame where an older, trusted companion faces the end of their life dying with a needle or in a gas chamber.  They deserve to live to a very elderly age, with warm blankets, and people who adore them, around them.

All funds have been raised for sweet Sylvia, the wonderfully awesome Redbone Coonhound.   There is already a rescue that can definitely place her, and on top of it, they have a very nice couple in mind who would probably be just the perfect match for her!  Way to go, sweet girl!  I am hoping that someday I will have a better and larger picture of her so you can see how she takes the good news, and also how pretty she actually is.  It is hard to tell from the photo.

Below, is a better picture, not of Sylvia, but another Redbone, so you can get an idea of how stunning the breed is with a clearer picture.  Coonhounds are very much people dogs, and not to mention last but not least they have the floppiest and most awesome ears.  They are scent hounds, so you have to make sure that they get enough exercise and have a secure fence.  If introduced to them early on, they can be good with cats, but if introduced late and life, they may think your cat is a ‘coon and go after him/her.   So if you have nine cats, the breed may not be a good choice for you, but if you are looking for a generally even tempered, great family dog, look no further!  There are thousands of great hounds like this at shelters.  People just don’t think of them as a “housedog” but they will ever be thankful if you give them a second look!

Saving Shelter Pets, Inc., recently learned about a puppy who had wandered up to a kind person’s house.  The little girl at the house immediately loved the pup, but her family couldn’t keep the pup.  You see, the little girl has leukemia and because of her frail immune system, she cannot have a dog.  Not only that, but the family is financially strapped by her treatments.   The only alternative for the family was to take the puppy to the pound and hope for the best.  SSP was approached by a vet to please help the puppy, and make the little girl’s wish come true.  If she could not have the pup, she would know that her new friend was safe and warm and had a family for Christmas.

The little pup had ringworm and a few other minor and treatable things.  Generous supporters of SSP provided the funds to make the pup well and a promise to a little girl was able to be kept.  One more life has been saved from an uncertain fate and will be going home for the holidays!