TREEING WALKER: incredibly perfect for our farm - it turns out coon hounds are prevalent in the history of our Valley. Unexpectedly, my first one was a stray who plopped itself in our backyard curling up to sleep! I named him "Lucky" because, of course any animal in our care is very lucky! We run them regularly, give them lots of food to match their limitless appetite, and understand that sometimes they catch wild animals - and that is part of their nature as natural hunting dogs. Treeing Walker hounds are bred to hunt racoon and fox hunts for the elusive fox. They are fast, Spot shown on the left is so adept at hunting, and BoBo on the right will track any scent. But most of all they are playful, quick to please, and alert to their environment. All of my dogs get along with cats but this takes supervised introduction.
The main consideration for keeping these dogs is open space. There is no substitute for letting them run. I don't allow them to make noise - but they have a lovely howl - which they synchronize for my benefit when they want something. Kept indoors at night - so that the moon and nocturnal creatures do not set them off. These are big dogs - 75 lbs - feed is expensive. We house 5-7 dogs at any given time. We rescue stray dogs voluntarily - treeing walker hounds, in particular. BLOODHOUNDS - This dog is another adoptee to help a friend. We are building our reputation as a great home for dogs that need a new one. This is a magnificent breed, but extremely large - one leap is pretty far! They are known for search and rescue, trailing work. It would be great to train this dog for such honorable work but I am not sure where to squeeze in that time!
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