Today’s super star is Clooney, Chris Rock’s absolutely gorgeous Black and Tan coonhound.  Chris adopted Clooney about five years ago and after looking at some of their accomplishments, they have not been still very much !!  I am in awe of all the healing and joy they have spread throughout their community. It is very inspiring !  

**Note photograph texts are taken from Chris’s comments on #lifewithmyrescuedcoonhound

Chris shared with me that Clooney started off as a hunting dog, she is assured of that due to the tattoo in his ear.  He was found in the woods thirty pounds underweight and ended up at the Humane Society. Chris immediately recognized what a special dog he is and as they say, “The rest is history.”

Clooney and I visited a camp for  kids who lost a parent or other close relative. It is put on by one of the local hospices. The kids just love giving Clooney big hugs. One of the kids told Clooney about his mama who had her sunset on January 24th.

I have to post one more from our visit with kids with neurological disorders last night. This just melts my heart. Dogs are so amazing!

A huge thank you to Chris Rock and Clooney for allowing me to  share their awesome adventures of hope and healing.   It is my great honor to welcome both of you to the “family”.

#hounddogincredible

This post is about Jan Ferguson-Kramer’s fabulous redbone hound Dixie –  yet another story of the heart, courage and endless magic of a coonhound!

From Jan:

Dixie was rescued when she was seven months old. She had five different parasites, was 20 pounds underweight, had infected ears and a hernia. No contact with human beings for seven months locked up in a crate.  We took her to dog obedience class and they suggested that we try her as a therapy dog. That training was the best for her all around as she learned to let people touch her and love on her. Her trips to the nursing homes were always special. The patients there loved having the dogs there to play with. One trip to the VA hospital in particular, she went up to a man who was bedridden, and unable to move.  Dixie jumped up on the bed, laid down next to him and he cried.  She learned to give love as well as receive it from being a therapy dog.  Dixie was benefiting as well as the people she was visiting.  She LOVES them and they LOVE her right back!!

Jan, thank you for sharing your story and it is my honor to welcome you and Dixie to the “family”!

#hounddogamazing

While doing some research on rescue hounds that have in some way “saved “their humans, I came across this amazing story that is the epitomy of “who saved who”? that we hear so often. I have been given permission to share this story from “Hope Rises”, about a Southern hound named Victoria and her very thankful rescuer.  Hope Rises is an oasis of hope in a world that is sometimes very scary.  I recommend you check it out !!

Hope Rises  (I love this) Cheektowaga, New York · Media/News Company
Igniting hope through stories of love and goodwill across the globe. This channel is meant to empower those through the beautiful actions and words of everyday people committing extraordinary acts. We are here to capture that and inspire the world.

Hope Rises is with Lauren Amy.
March 17 · Amherst, NY ·
HERO HOUND.
This rescue dog sniffed out cancer on her owner’s nose. Let’s all stop and hug our own dogs today for being incredibly, loyal angels. Read more from Lauren Amy.
“Victoria came from a rural shelter in South Carolina and brings us laughter and adventure. But recently, she brought me much more.
Last spring, I noticed a small bump on my nose and assumed it was a pimple or scratch. It went away. And then seemed to come back. And what was particularly odd was that Victoria would fixate on it, and sniff the spot like crazy. She was so persistent that I made an appointment with a doctor to have it looked at. I also captured a photo of her inspection.
What Victoria had detected was confirmed by a biopsy.
I had basal cell carcinoma on my nose. The lesion grew under my skin, requiring cosmetic surgical repair of the hole it left behind.
I have no doubt that without Victoria’s help, that lesion would have remained in my face longer and caused further disfigurement and even risked metastasis.”
#HopeRises

March 20 at 7:19am · Amherst, NY ·
The story we posted about the HERO HOUND is now featured on MSN News! #HopeRises …

Addition from MSN News Story

Thanks to her heroic hound Victoria, who she adopted eight months ago from her organization Magic’s Mission Beagle and Hound Rescue, she had her symptoms checked out early. Lauren said: “When she came to us in the shelter she arrived with a very badly damaged eye. After fostering her we fell in love and decided to adopt her. “While we don’t know what caused the injuries to her eye, many hounds sustain wounds while hunting because they are brave and hardly think of what they are running through when chasing something.” According to Lauren, Victoria has more than returned the favor of being rescued.

 Information below is  quoted from founder Lauren Gauthier’s rescue Magic’s Mission Beagle and Hound Rescue

​”In Every Heart, There’s A Little Magic

Welcome to Magic’s Mission Beagle and Hound Rescue, Inc. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dog rescue founded in 2015 in loving memory of our 3-legged senior rescue dog named Magic. He was an inspiration to everyone that met him. We started this rescue in an effort to help senior dogs, special needs dogs and other dogs in dire situations get the help they so desperately need.
https://www.magicsmission.com/
Whether you are seeking your new best friend or looking for a way you can help, we have a lot of information to share. Come on in and find out what you can do to help and be a part of our community!”

Check out the web site and rescue page. They are doing great work for hounds in need !!!

https://www.magicsmission.com/

#hounddogamazing

This is one super coonhound !! Thank you so much Cheri Ann for allowing me to “ahroooo” the praises of this talented boy !!

Talk about a rags to riches story!!

Rusty, a bluetick coonhound mix, was a rescue from Kentucky. He was found almost dead on the side of the road from loss of blood, with several broken bones. He had an orange hunting collar with tags, but when the number was contacted, they claimed it was a wrong number. He was obviously a “throw away.” His story was shared on Facebook, a local news station picked up his story and money was raised to cover his expensive vet bills.  Cheri Ann and her husband drove ten hours to adopt him.

After some healing time, Cheri started taking Rusty for training at BFF Pet Services,  and after passing basic obedience  she tried Rusty in a tracking class. When he didn’t seem interested in that, and his sweet temperament became more apparent, she decided to train him for dog therapy to make visits at the local Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, since her husband is also a veteran.

Rusty excelled at it!

After completing the Canine Good Citizen prep class AND passing the test and becoming CGC titled, Cheri and Rusty completed Dog Therapy 101 class. From there Rusty was registered with the AKC under PAL (Purebred Alternativ Breeding), then  Rusty was tested and accepted at Pets On Wheels.

Rusty became BFF Pet Services FIRST hound dog to become a certified therapy dog. He completed his first ten visits required by the AKC, and earned his Novice Therapy Dog title (THDN)

And some say  hound dogs are stubborn and hard to train????

Rusty also loves doing children’s events and of course they adore him !!

I’m here for the party! 

 Cheri Ann and Rusty continued with a Trick Dog class. Rusty did fantastic! He earned his Novice Trick Dog title (NTD), and became only the SECOND bluetick coonhound in the country to get his NTD title. After doing so well with that, Cheri Ann continued to work with Rusty’s trainer, and the super houndie tested and titled for Intermediate Trick Dog (ITD). Then he tested and also passed for Advanced Trick Dog (ATD). He is the ONLY bluetick coonhound in the country to have all these titles.

He does trick shows (shown below as Batman pushing Robin in the broken down Batmobile), and he is also signed with a Talent Agency for commercials and TV. Hound dogs are so smart!!!

Nothing short of amazing — but hey –  Rusty is a mighty coonhound !! Need I say more??

#hounddogbrilliant

I am excited to do my first post generated from all the amazing stories sent to me from  #lifewithmyrescuedcoonhound.  I am so thankful for the many coonhound lovers that reached out and gave me permission to  share stories about the amazing accomplishments and healing nature of our beloved coonhounds !!!

This story is shared from Lori Donahue and her dog Ellie. And if you do not immediately fall in love with this sweet houndie,  you might better check for a pulse !!

Lori’s story…

“I can’t believe that it’s been almost a year since we rescued Ellie. She is such a loving, sweet dog and we love her so much! I’m so blessed that we “picked”each other!!! Especially when we were hiking just her and I when I broke my fibula, tore the deltoid ligament. I accidentally let go of the leash and she continued down the hill without me, I thought I was gonna never see her again, but she stopped looked up at me on top of the hill, and this sweet girl came back to me. We waited together till my husband found us! We will always be there for each other…”

I LOVE THIS STORY !!!!!!

Thank you again Lori and Ellie !! 

#hounddoghealer