My name is Gretel!

Posted 1 month ago | Updated 5 days ago

Cared for by Hound Rescue

Adoption process

Submit Application

Interview

Home Check

Meet the Pet

Approve Application

Sign Adoption Contract

Pay Fee

Adoption fee: $300

This helps Hound Rescue with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed

Black and Tan Coonhound

Color

Brown/Chocolate/Black

Age

2 years 1 month old, Adult

Size

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

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

965

My details

Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

Meet Gretel!

This beautiful coonhound is learning pet life with one of our great fosters!

She's currently a bit skittish but gaining confidence each hour; once she decides a person is ok she is a total love bug.

She has visited our wonderful vet and is spayed and fully vaccinated.

She is improving at using the backyard, being on a leash and treats definitely are an encouragement on learning new things. She is very food motivated which helps with training. As she is shy around humans, she enjoys her safe space which is a corner just for her to quietly observe everyone else.

She is crate and house trained ,and although she doesn't know many commands, she's great at following directions (her foster can get her to come out of her crate to potty pretty easily and to return to the crate with instruction, but she does not know commands like sit or lay down just yet.

She loves to play and has lots of energy! She would do great in a home with another dog. She gets excited about walks, but once outside she becomes anxious and needs leash training. She's super quiet and doesn't react to people or other dogs.

She enjoys her safe space. She likes her doggie friends and occasionally gets zoomies.

Her first foster mentioned she started staying on the couch for her safe space instead of always in her crate, so she's slowly emerging from her shell to trust humans. As for her stay with our specialist who is working with her on the skittishness, she is becoming accustomed to the dogs there still wary of people but better. It will take time, patience, and training to get her on to living a great pet life. She is now with a great foster, who is well experienced with skittish dogs and working towards her new life as a loving pet.

Update Oct 30. Hansel has become buds with Gretel and they now stay in a crate together in the house. While in the house uncreated, Gretel prefers to lounge on the couch while Hansel stays in the crate. Both dogs now wander the yard unleashed and stay within the yard. Although they are both wary of people still they are making great progress.

Rescue

Hound Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID

965

Contact

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Phone

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info@houndrescue.com

Website

http://www.houndrescue.com

Address

PO Box 28087, Austin, TX 78755

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

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

Hound Rescue now has online application and foster forms. Visit us at http://houndrescue.com

Adoption application

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

Go meet their pets

If you're interested in a specific dog please complete our . We process applications in the order they are received and will be happy to discuss the specific dog(s) you're interested in once we have your application. Our adoption fee is $200 - $300 for most dogs, all are spayed or neutered, up to date on shots, heartworm tested/treated and microchipped, at a minimum, if they had any other medical issues upon arrival, we treated that too!

More about this rescue

Hound Rescue is always in need of foster homes. We do not have a shelter so our ability to rescue is limited only by the number of families willing to take in a beagle in need. If interested go to http://houndrescue.com and click on "How to Foster."

Hound Rescue started in Austin, Texas in 1998. We are a small group of individuals who foster dogs in our homes. Hound Rescue also provides placement assistance to both shelters and others who need to find homes for hounds who for whatever reason have become stray.

Most of our animals come from high-kill facilities where they were scheduled to be euthanized. Because of the huge numbers of unwanted dogs, Hound Rescue Texas can only take owner surrenders on a limited basis as space permits in our foster home network.