We already have plans to get another in her line when the unfortunate day comes. Hopefully a while from now though.
Sorry man. Bowser looked like the goodest and most spoiled boy. I hope your memories with him and the life you gave him eventually lessens the hurt.
I'm willing to raise a pack of them. I'm also willing to buy a very large SUV and put one in every seat.
I love how everyone has their favorite breed of good boys/girls but we all agree that we honestly don’t deserve dogs.
10 days ago an emaciated, 6 month old redbone coonhound showed up at the house. We have reason to believe he was tied up on a chain until he slipped his collar. Enough time has passed and he's officially and legally part of the crew now, and is on the mend. My senior pibble thinks he's annoying af, but Mr. Mango is going to be a good boy. Then v. Now:
Added a new member to the family about 6 months back. Shoyu is the small boy and Katsu is the tall boy
Sorry man. I've never had a hound before, but this guy is so friendly and goofy. Any pointers you think I should know? Thankfully he seems to be a quick learner and doesn't bark like I feared. Only real issues right now are his jumping and chewing on shit, both kind of expected with his age.
Ended up calling some woman “trash” at the dog park today. Brought two unfixed males and they are running wild.
In Charleston, the county water parks turn into dog parks for the last weekend before they close for the season. There was a bull mastiff there that looked like it had truck nuts swinging between his legs. So gross. sully had a blast and swam for the first time ever.
Think he's gonna be a big'un. His paws are massive and his legs look like stilts right now. I'm envisioning an 85-90lb hosser in a year.
So here is the thing about redbones. A dominant breed in creating them was American Bloodhound. So adult males can range anywhere from 65-130lbs. Granted, the upper end weight is rare bit is absolutely a possibility. My 14 year old Copper I had to lay down 1-1.5 years ago was an absolute tank at 90 lbs. He did not look it until you went to pick him up and he was all muscle. So they may look big-footed and clumsy but are some of the most sure-footed dogs you will ever find. They were bred specifically to tree mountain lions and bears without fear over any terrain and that is what they will do. Copper tried to tree a mounted police unit in a park once and would not back down until I pulled him off, much to the human officer’s dismay. That can put you in bad situation if you do not know and understand the breed, which most people do not. A redbone hound is often mistaken for aggressive when it is actually not. It is the happiest when it is doing 1 of 2 things. Treeing or being with its human. There will be unmistakable signs of aggression when it is not pleased. If you are in a dog park and it is “treeing,” putting another animal in a corner and baying, that is not aggressive at all. It is what it does. It is happy doing it. Other dog owners will not understand that your dog is playing in that manner. Usually, their dog will get aggressive with your hound do to it treeing and you will get blamed for their dog being a shit, all while your hound is just happy and playing. Baying and treeing is not aggressive. Snarling and hair raised is. So, your dog will be ornery af off leash and most people will mistake it as aggressive while it is not. It was bred to follow its nose and tree. And when not off leash, it will be happiest in your lap, even as a 90lb tank as the breed is a people loving/pleasing animal. The most pitiful sound you will ever hear is a redbone locked away in a room while there is a houseful of people. For real. As far a chewing on stuff, idk. I rescued all of my 3 I have owned at around 2 years and none of them had the issue by the time I had them. And 2 of them were pulled off the streets. So good luck with that, I never had to deal with it.
My Copper while still very healthy around 12yo. My Jackie near the end around 14yo. My parent’s Gracie around 1yo. King & Queen of the castle, both very healthy, about 10yo & 12yo. Not pictured, my Dude. First redbone I rescued around 2002.
Thank you so much for the insight. Your bffs were beautiful. I'm very excited for the redbone experience.
Just adopted doggo #2 and am debating names. It's a pretty long shortlist but right now the top 2 are Ozzie (I'm a Braves fan) and Barney (other dog's name is Fred(die)). What do y'all think? Any other suggestions? Edit: or Max.
Maddy will take a break wherever she feels like taking a break and is judging you way harder than however much you’re judging her
Orvis. He has the orange one he wears all the time and a camo martingale for walks. They’re really high quality. Layla has a similar one from Harry Barker that’s pretty cool, too.
She tolerates him. She’s definitely gotten more spry, which was the main reason we got him. I walk them separately, and it’s hilarious how different they are. He and I do like 4-5 miles in an hour, and she and I max .5 miles in 30 minutes. The old gal has her own pace.
That’s great. Our one year old puppy has definitely been a great thing for our almost 12 year old. He’s still active, but he gets to play a ton more now than he did with our other two dogs. I have to calm the 12 year old down because he gets too wild and rough with the puppy. It’s hilarious.
Wife and I are 2-3 weeks out from having our first child and have spent the last few months prepping our 5yo dog for some changes around the house (dog gates, not sleeping in the bedroom with us, laying on couch separately, etc). She has a fairly high prey drive so really been driving the boundary training of late. Curious if anyone has recently gone through introducing a newborn to their dog and able to share any feedback?
That dog will do just fine with the new kid, that’s all I got Well except for congrats on the new addition to the family.
I hope you’re right man. She’s chased down and caught a few rabbits and a stray cat hence the concern with her prey drive. She’s great with people and kids, but a new born is a little different.
At least in my experience dogs are still very pack driven and quickly realize that the child is a part of the pack. It’s amazing how loving and protective they become straight from the jump.
So, there is a athletic complex near where I live that has a 5k cut around the perimeter of the facilities. There is a sign at the start of the walk, and postings throughout the complex saying, dogs are to be kept on walking path and to clean up after your pets. The walking path is considered to be the 5k. Am I an asshole for walking my dog off leash there when it's not stated that I need to? This is the start of the path. Spoiler
My old pit mix was just like yours. Very prey driven. We brought our son home and the first time he cried she was like "WTF is that" but never once a single issue. I never trusted that dog at a dog park or off leash but was perfect with my son from day 1. When he was still the hospital and before we came home, we had the dog smell the onesie or cloth swaddle that our son was wrapped in so the scent was known. No idea if that did or helped anything but someone told us to do it. So i had come home before wife/son did and did that "get used to this smell" thing.