Chiefland, FL - Coonhound. Meet Millie a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Coonhound

Color

Tricolor (Tan/Brown & Black & White)

Age

5 years 4 months old, Adult

Size

Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)

Weight

48 lbs (current)

Sex

Female

Pet ID

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My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Microchipped

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

UPDATE: 1/24/24: Millie was spayed today and weighed 41.1 pounds. She is doing really well and will make a wonderful addition to any family!
Millie is a hound who was wandering the streets and getting random acts of kindness where she could in a small community neighborhood. We expect that Millie was living on her own for (at least) 2 years but it may have been longer. We think she is between 4-5 years old (although we have no way to know for certain her exact age) and she has been the mom to at least 3 litters of puppies during her life. Her last litter was how the rescue became aware of Millie and her plight. A kind lady in the neighborhood had been feeding Millie and helping her keep her kids safe. She worried about them so she called us. Mom was extremely timid and took off as she would not let many people close to her but we managed to get the pups, with the plan to put them in the lady's backyard, a more secure location and hope mom would follow her babies and we could "trap" her in the backyard. She did come tend to her babies and was closed in but she dug her way out and would come and go. The babies were safe though and eventually we took them to the rescue but still didn't have mom. We worried we wouldn't be able to get her but the lady kept feeding her and she began to trust her enough that she managed to get her in her house and secured her for us. We finally got mom (Millie). She has only been with us for a few days now and is very scared but she is also very gentle and friendly. She didn't want to walk on a leash but is doing better on it now. Because we think she may try to escape if left to her own devices, we are leash walking her. She does great with other dogs and they have all accepted her so she should easily fit into a home with other pets. We do not have cats but the lady who helped Millie does and she stated she doesn't care about them at all so a cat home should be a good fit also. It is clear that Millie doesn't trust people and probably for good reason but it's also clear that she wants to be loved and she wants help/a home. We think that Millie will be a great companion dog and she has such a gentle nature that any home will fit her well. We just encourage anyone who adopts her to be patient with her as she learns to trust again. Make sure you have a secure yard before turning her loose also because until she knows she is "home", we do think she may try to bolt as that is what has probably kept her alive all of this time. The strange thing is that she does appear to be housebroken and crate trained so she may have had a family at one time. Unfortunately, we will never know what happened in her life or why she became a street dog but we do hope that she never has to live that life again and that she will finally know what "home" means.
Millie saw the vet on 1/10/24. She appears to be in fairly good health overall considering she was living as a street dog for over 2 years (at least) of her life and no issues were found on her exam.She tested positive for heartworms and is on Simparica Trio for monthly heartworm treatment/prevention/flea control. She also tested positive for erlichiosis,which is a tick bourne disease however no treatment is necessary unless symptoms of the disease are present, which they are not currently. Because of antibodies that are produced, she will probably always test positive but she may or may not ever develop the disease or the symptoms that accompany it. She also did test positive for hookworms on her fecal. We treated her with Drontal for the hookworms. Although testing positive for all of these parasites is not the ideal outcome for any dog, it is not unexpected in her case as she was a street dog without any vet care for a good portion of her life. She also was living in and around a highly wooded, swampy spring area that has an abundance of ticks, mosquitos and parasites, in general. Even though Millie has tested positive for all of these things, they can all be treated and/or managed and she can finally have the quality of life that she should always have had with a family who will give her the love and care shes never had. Millie weighed 48.1 pounds as of 1/10/24. Millie has not been spayed yet due to an emergency by our vet and surgery cancelation but we expect to get her spayed on 1/24/24. She will be ready to join her new family once her spay has been completed so that she never again has to have litter after litter.
If interested in giving Millie her forever home, please submit your interest and your adoption application via email or text ONLY to 352-215-3260 (phone calls will not be answered or returned from this number). Millie's adoption fee will be $175 to help cover the cost of her vetting and daily care while with us. We will only consider applicants who complete the adoption application and will determine whether the applicant would be a good fit for Millie based on the info provided in the application. If we feel that you will be a good match for her, we will set up a meet and greet appointment with you.