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Name: Tigger
Status: Adopted!
Adoption Fee: 250.00
Species: Dog
Breed: Plott Hound / Mixed (short coat)
Learn more about the Plott Hound.Sex: Female (spayed)
Current Size: 60 Pounds
Current Age: 9 Years 4 Months (best estimate)
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only
Good with Dogs: Yes
Good with Cats: Yes
Good with Kids: Yes
Housetrained: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Description:
Tigger was owner surrendered to PRBJ and they wrote the following about her:
Tigger is a 2-year old Brindled Plott Hound. We were her second owners. We picked her up from the Rescue League in Seminole County literally hours after she was dropped off while we were getting our other dog neutered. We didn't go there to get another dog, but Tigger literally jumped in my sons lap and started loving on him the minute they brought her into the room. Tigger chose us. Tigger's estimated birth date is mid September 2016. Tigger last weighted in at 59 lbs. She has all of her shots, including influzema, and has always been a healthy dog. No health issues at all. Her veterinarian was Newman Veterinarian Clinic on Airport Drive in Sanford.
Giving her up was a heart-break moment for our family. I took a job overseas in Germany and was unable to bring the pets do to logistic reasons. Letting Tigger and Astro (our other dog) go was the hardest decision we as a family have had to make.
Tigger is a perfect pet for a family. She loves people. I cant stress that enough. She just loves everyone. People she knows, people she doesn't know, males, females, and
especially children.
She just loves people and loves to love on them. She is a very affectionate dog, and frankly requires affection back. She is a licker and will lick your face if you let her. However in our house she knows who she is allowed to lick (in the face) and who she is not, and generally abides to those rules...generally.
Tigger grew up with a 3-year old HoundLab mix names Astro that is exactly her weight and size They lived and played together well. I don't remember a single time they fought. They did like to roughhouse outside, but it was always playfull. never aggressive, and if they got a little too rough with eachother all you had to do was yell "Stop" and they both stopped.
Tigger also had two different cats in the house when we had her. The first cat passed away due to illness about 6 months after we got Tigger and the second cat moved out with my son when he got his own place. But in both cases, Tigger and the cat got along great. Tigger loved to play with the cat by chasing her around the house. Of course the cat would instigate it, and if Tigger didn't chase it, the cat would go back and try to get her to chase her. Tigger never snapped or got aggressive with either cat. Sometimes they would even sleep together.
We did try to place Tigger with a family that has a Great Dane Unfortunately that didn't work out. Tigger adopted right to the family, but the Grate Dane seemed to intimidate Tigger and she was afraid of him. The Great Dane would stand right over top of Tigger and that freaked her out. So although the family lover her personality towards them and the kids, it just wasn't going to work with the Great Dane.
Tigger does like human food of course and we did let sneak a bite our two from whatever we were having for dinner. She will sit next to you and stare at you while you are eating, but she does not whimper or verbally beg. Her favorite snacks are baby carrots, veggie sticks, and cheese. She also LOVES freeze-dried strawberries. She eats lettuce, but especially likes romaine lettuce.
Tigger slept in one of three places in our house. She mainly slept in the bed with us. When she wasn't in bed with us she was in her recliner. If she got too restless in the bed (which sometimes she would - for no apparent reason or rhyme) we put her in her kennel. She would wimper for a few minutes, but after a few minutes she would realize no one is coming and she would go to sleep. When Tigger was in our bed she would sleep under the covers at the foot of our bed. She would sleep all night. If you let her out to go pee between
10 and 11pm
, she would sleep all night and not need to go out until about
7am.
If you did not let her out to pee after
10pm
, she would wake you up at
4am
to go out.
Tigger is a runner, so she loves to run. We had a back yard that was fenced in and she would run full speed around the yard just to run. I do advise that the new owner has a fenced in yard. We never let her go off leash unless she was in a bordered area (like a fenced in yard). She loves to play fetch with a ball or tug-a-war with a rope. She is pretty strong with the rope, but she gets kind of bored with it fast. She can play fetch all day though. She will run herself to exhaustion if you let her. When she gets tired her tongue hangs out to one side and she pants heavily. That's when you know she has had enough. By the way, she is a fast dog. When she comes back in from a hard play or run, she will just flop on the floor and rest! Tigger also loves to run with me. We will go jogging around the neighborhood together and she will stay right with me. She has to be on a leash though. We would generally jog a mile then walk two miles. When we were done jogging she would come in the house, drink some water, and then flop on the floor.
Tigger lives on her hind feet. She will try to jump on you. We have not been able to break her from that, although we have tried. If you tell her "Down" she will get down., for a few seconds, the try it again. Usully after the third or fourth "down" she gets it, and stops. What she is trying to do is get to your face to lick you. Especially when you get home after being away all day. She can reach pretty high and will stand on her back feet for long enough to sneak some food from the counter top if you leave it too close to edge for too long unsupervised.
When you are going to be away from the house you need to put her in her kennel. She knows the work "Kennel" and will go in the kennel if you say "Tigger, in the Kennel" or "Tigger, load up". If you let her roam while you are out she will find some mischief to get into such as finding a magazine cover to shred, or feeding a roll of toilet paper to mangle. She has never destroyed property. Oh, if you have cats, she may try to eat the cat littler.
Tigger loves car rides and walks. Tigger is OK in the car However she is all over the back seat, bouncing between one window and the other. She is very attentive to her surroundings. Tigger gets excited when she sees her harness in your hand as she knows that means you are about to take her outside for a walk, jog, or drive. But be warned that she gets excited about her walks and runs and as soon as you open that door she bolts out taking your arm with you. She wants to go rather you are ready or not. So be sure she in on her leash, and be ready for her to bolt out the door. Tigger will pull when walking when she is excited. We tried that lead-along leash that goes around her snout to see if that would help with the pulling. It worked great on our other dog, but no so much with Tigger. She would spend most of the walk trying to pull it off. After a couple of weeks she was still trying to pull it off so we just put her back in her harness. So just know that walking is an exercise activity for you and her. Not so much with jogging. she will stay right with you without pulling and after a mile of running, when you go to the walk phase, she will walk right with you without pulling. She will bark at dogs like she is afraid of them, all wile trying to pull her way over to them so she can play with them. You can tell if Tigger is excited and barking to play if her tail is wagging while barking. If her tail is between her legs then she is barking because she is scared.
I am sure there is more, however you will quickly discover for yourself that she is a very sweet dog. She just wants to be loved and she loves everybody. With that said, expect her to be a little timid and confused when you first get her home. There is a difference between meeting a stranger and adopting a new family. She may not be her bouncy self for a few days. Just give her a little time and she will quickly warm to you and you will absolutely warm to her. She will absolutely steal your heart.
Please let us know when Tigger has found a good home. She is going to make some family very, very happy.
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