My name is Gracie Lou!

Posted over 3 months ago | Updated over 2 weeks ago

Cared for by Jethro's Happy Hounds House

Adoption process

Submit Application

Interview

Home Check

Meet the Pet

Approve Application

Sign Adoption Contract

Pay Fee

Adoption fee: $150

This helps Jethro's Happy Hounds House with pet care costs.

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

American Bulldog/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Color

White/Merle

Age

7 years 10 months old, Senior

Size

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

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

My details

Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

Meet Gracie Lou!

Gracie has lived a very hard life. She spent her first 5 years outside on a chain and when my family met her, we knew she deserved a chance. We've fostered Gracie for over a year now and have fallen head over heels for her. We would easily be a foster fail if our dogs would accept her into our home.

We are looking for that special person or couple to promise her that she will never know that life she came from again.

Gracie is completely house trained and doesn't require much effort. She's very happy to just be near you or to look out her window and watch the world! Despite the life she had, she loves and trusts so unconditionally. She is happy to be in the room with you and rolls immediately on her back for tummy rubs the minute she gets your attention. She is easy to be around and is just happy to have you as part of her life.

Gracie is happy to go for a 1-2 mile walk or to run around your fenced yard. If you are going for a car ride, she will jump right in and navigate!

She is very food motivated and has learned to sit. She's so smart and we are sure with someone's time she could learn so much more!

Gracie loves toys and is so excited to have a new toy with a fresh squeaker!!! She is good on a leash but does get excited when she sees other dogs - she may need some help calming her excitement. She would also like to have her person close by, she spent too much of her life alone already. She would be best as an only dog with no kitty or child siblings. She is up to date on shots, spayed, and housebroken.

Rescue

Jethro's Happy Hounds House

Contact info

Pet ID

Contact

Monica Wack

Phone

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adopt@jethros.org

Website

https://jethros.org

Address

Hagerstown, MD 21746

Donation

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Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

2.
Interview

3.
Home Check

4.
Meet the Pet

5.
Approve Application

6.
Sign Adoption Contract

7.
Pay Fee

Additional adoption info

Our dogs are located at the Roxbury Correctional Facility and are enrolled in the Happy Hounds Prison Dog Program. Meet and greets with the dogs are through appointment only.

Adoption application

https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/JHHH/Dog

Go meet their pets

Our dogs are located at the Roxbury Correctional Facility and are enrolled in the Happy Hounds Prison Dog Program. Meet and greets with the dogs are through appointment only.

More about this rescue

OUR HISTORY
In 2010, Eileen Gideon’s family gave her the gift of an adorable bloodhound puppy for her birthday. She named him Jethro. When Jethro had his first vet appointment, Eileen discovered that he had some hereditary health issues. Jethro, it turned out, like many puppies, had come from a pet store that purchased their puppies from an Amish puppy mill. This discovery led Eileen to begin researching puppy mills, breeders, and the overwhelming number of pets in shelters and rescues in need of homes.

The more Eileen learned the more she realized she needed to become actively involved. Eileen founded Uniting 2 Save Animals (U2SA), a 501(3)c organization dedicated to decreasing the number of unwanted, homeless pets in our area. Between 2011 and 2022, U2SA provided over 3000 free and low-cost spay and neuters to those in need, as well as assisting with dozens of veterinary bills for local rescues. In 2017, U2SA began funding the Happy Hounds Prison Dog Program in Hagerstown, MD. This organization provides positive-based reinforcement training and behavior modification for dogs at risk of euthanasia as well as dog handling skills and training for Inmates they can use to obtain employment post-incarceration. In early 2022, Jethro passed away and U2SA was renamed Jethro’s Happy Hounds House in memory of Jethro. Jethro’s changed focus to providing more direct assistance placing homeless dogs in adoptive and foster homes as well as supporting our rescue partners with food and veterinary expenses.