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Jethro's Happy Hounds House

Dog rescue in Hagerstown, MD

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.

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Hagerstown, MD 21746
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Adoptable pets at Jethro's Happy Hounds House

We'll also keep you updated on Tracker's adoption status with email updates.
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Tracker

Hound (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs 5 mos
Hagerstown, MD
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Jackson (JACK)

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs 6 mos
Hagerstown, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Gracie Lou's adoption status with email updates.
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Gracie Lou

American Bulldog/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 7 yrs 11 mos
Hagerstown, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Wednesday's adoption status with email updates.
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Wednesday

Labrador Retriever/Hound (Unknown Type)

Female, 1 yr 3 mos
Hagerstown, MD
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Everett

Great Pyrenees/Husky

Male, 6 yrs 6 mos
Hagerstown, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Max's adoption status with email updates.
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Max

Labrador Retriever/Feist

Male, 2 yrs 11 mos
Hagerstown, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Harley's adoption status with email updates.
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Harley

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 3 yrs 7 mos
Hagerstown, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Lola (formerly Kristen)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Lola (formerly Kristen)

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr 1 mo
Hagerstown, MD
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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.

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We'll also keep you updated on Shadow's adoption status with email updates.
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Cooper

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LAUREL

American Shorthair

Female, Kitten
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Muffin (foster cat)

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Adult
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Dwight

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