Meet Dixie

Age: 4 yo
Weight: 69 lbs

Good morning world! I am Dixie, and I am so happy to be alive! How are we starting our day out? Walks? Play? BREAKFAST?!? Whatever it is, I’m super excited to do it! If we go outside, be ready for my nose to go into full hound mode. Foster dad says the best leash for me outside is a slip-lead harness when we go out. Oh, did we stop for a minute to look at something on our walk? I will make sure to back up and lean up on your leg so you know I’m not lost! Wait a second….did I see a squirrel? “Bah-ROOOooo!!!” I might need some help breaking my focus off, but fortunately I’m only about 46 lbs of gangly hound-mix. Oh yes, I have those regal hound ears, too. Big, silky black ears with a little dash of brown at the base, and I am all about you petting and stroking them! I love to romp around with other dogs, and it makes me so happy to tumble around and wrestle with another pup. I do have a few things I need work on, the top of which is my basic commands. It’s hard to focus when you’re an excited girl! Being a roughly 2-3 yr old hound, I am prone to a slower learning curve, but once I learn I hang on to what I’ve learned! I will need help learning not to "counter surf". I also am working on crate training, but I’m learning it’s a safe place. As much as I want to roam and explore all day, foster dad told me that hound pups like myself tend to get a bit too excited about unsupervised house exploring! So to keep me safe from my own extreme curiosity, I need to crate when the humans aren’t around. I’m a hair fussy at first, but I stop the fuss after a few minutes. When you come to let me out though…OH BOY I am excited! My dream home would have a yard with a tall fence (cuz I love to crawl up things!), or if no fence, a human who would love to take me on daily leashed walks in a neighborhood or around trails in the woods. I definitely need good flea/tick preventative with my style, because I stick my nose into everything to investigate! Leaves, grass, stumps and logs, you name it, I will explore. My big foster brother is now my play partner and guide for how to be a hound! I really hope I get to meet you soon, and that you’ll pick me to be your best friend for years to come!