About Johnny the Joyful Hound |
- Status: Adopted!
- Adoption Fee: 250.00
- Species: Dog
- General Color: White with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
- Color: Bicolor
- Current Size: 47.4 Pounds
- Potential Size: 50 Pounds
- Current Age: 12 Years 11 Months (best estimate)
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Update: Johnny is one lucky pup! He is attending Camp Doglando! This is a fabulous camp where kids, train shelter dogs to get them ready for their new homes.
They will learn loose leash walking, sit, stay, down and many other things! This the fourth year that dogs from PRBJ have gone to Camp Doglando and it is amazing how much they learn in a short period of time! Apply to add Johnny to your family today!!
You can learn more about the University of Doglando Camp at the following link:
http://www.universityofdoglando.com/camp-doglando/Johnny is a gentle, sweet 3 year old Hound that came from Alachua Animal control. They got him from a local rescue after they could not keep him since he was heartworm positive. This is abolutely not a death sentence so they asked Judy to take in this sweet dog and find him a home. PRBJ uses the slow kill method on those heartworms and since he is only slightly positive, we believe it is the way to go for him.
According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the Treeing Walker is a descendant of the English Foxhound, which Thomas Walker imported to Virginia in 1742. Sometime in the 1800's, a dog known as "Tennessee Lead," a stolen dog of unknown origin, was crossed into the Walker Hound. He was a powerful dog, excelling in game sense, drive and speed, and having a clear, short-chop mouth. The Treeing Walker was not recognized as its own breed until 1946. This direct lineage brings us this efficient hunter. This coonhound has retained the looks of its ancestors, the English Foxhound. An underlying sense of game coupled with untiring speed and manly drive makes this coonhound unstoppable. The coonhound lineage doesn't really stop at the Walker, for American hunters also employ other varieties as well. One such coonhound is known as the Running Walker. The Treeing Walker Coonhound is an efficient and reliable hunter of raccoons, squirrels, and possums. The Treeing Walker "trees" its prey, and can then sometimes virtually climb the tree to get at it. With a little training, however, it will merely bay its distinctive howl, telling the hunter that the prey has been cornered. The Treeing Coonhound is good with children and gets along with other dogs. Training is accomplished with little trouble, as these dogs are able to learn from example. They are primarily working and hunting dogs but will also make a great companion dog. Working, to the Treeing Walker Coonhound, is not work but a sport and diversion. They thrive on consistent and ample attention. High-strung but loving and eager to please, the Treeing Walker is intelligent, skilled and confident. Some say they are the best breed for coonhound field trials because of their speed, ability to locate quickly and good treeing ability. They are swift with a very good sense of smell and a distinctive howl. Socialize at a young age. They have a life expectancy of 12-13 years.
PRBJ treats ALL of our dogs with monthly Heartworm preventative. HW+ dogs are treated with the recommended slow method, using monthly HW preventative as it is gentler on the animal’s system than the more invasive, injection method. Most dogs that are Heartworm positive can lead healthy, normal lives if the disease is caught early and treatment began. There are different options to treat HW and new owners may choose to redirect their type of treatment with direction of their vet.All HW+ dogs have a HW slow treatment info sheet in their adoption folder which will be provided to new owners.