If you follow our website you may have noticed PWD rescues many hounds with disabilities. You might ask why? I wanted to talked a little bit about the truth and the misconceptions of hounds. One of the biggest misconceptions of hounds is that they are loud smelly stupid hunting dogs, and have no business being house pets. Once these dogs realize the comforts of a home, and it happens pretty quickly, believe me the they LOVE it, and a warm cozy home is far better than being a hunting dog. And YES they can become lazy sofa pups. Many potential adopters fear their barking but in reality they are pretty quiet and many hounds end up homeless because they are quiet or hurt and can no longer hunt. Hounds were bred to hunt in packs of 2-4 dogs, so they are extremely social. One of the greatest advantages of rescuing this breed of dog - we rarely have to worry about hounds with the other dogs at the rescue, and they will do GREAT at dog parks. Most hounds love people and generally do great with kids and if raised around cats they do well with them as well. They are not bred to be aggressive - most hounds don’t have a mean bone in their body and will do almost anything to stay away from a fight! Lastly, many people think they need Fort Knox fencing, and yes this might be true for some hounds but for the hounds we have rescued, they don’t stray away from their comfort zone. I personally trail walk with one of our blind hounds, totally off lead, and she will never stray far from me or the trail. She exemplifies the character of a great hound. Anyone that has met Megan, truly understands the heart of a hound. Bottom line, they make great dogs to have here at PWD and in any home! - Joyce
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:12:51 +0000
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