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| Name: |
Belle
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Age: |
Two years old
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| Gender: |
Female |
Breed: |
Bluetick Coonhound |
| Home: |
Summit, New Jersey, USA |
My
name is Belle and I'm a two years old. I grew up somewhere in West
Virginia (or so I'm told), and was rescued from a West Virginia pound by
a Coonhound Rescue group. They brought me to New Jersey, where I lived
for two months with nine other coonhounds, hoping that someone would adopt
me. My family tells me they searched petfinder looking for a collie
to adopt, but stumbled on my picture and decided right then and there
that I was the dog for them. I was very thin when I went to live with
them, but I've put on twelve pounds and look great!
When people first meet me they usually think I'm a mix of German
short-haired pointer and who knows what else, but I'm a purebred
Coonhound, bred to tree raccoons and then howl until the hunter catches
up to me. At first my family thought I didn't howl, but once I settled
in I corrected that misapprehension quickly. I have the most beautiful
"bawl" as its called, which sounds like a foghorn. If I start howling in
the house the piano starts to vibrate, and the neighbors can hear me
even with the windows closed. We have a park across the street so I have
lots of room to run, and I especially like going to the dog park, where
I can play with lots of other dogs, including two other blueticks! I'm
pictured out on the porch, which is my favorite place to rest when the
weather is nice. This is the life, let me tell you.
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