Black And Tan Coonhound Dogs Available for Adoption in Lexington, Massachusetts

Black and Tan Coonhound lovers - here's a great young hound for you! Dolly is full of life and so happy to be out of the rural shelter where she spent the last 5 months. Hounds just don't get adopted in some areas. Dolly is friendly, confident and curious. She's very active and playful - her current caregiver says she is a real sweetheart. She gets along with other dogs but may be too much for some calmer dogs when she gets wound up in play. Dolly was an owner surrender who had lived in a home prior to her shelter stay. She's housebroken but didn't learn too much about manners and commands, so she'll need some structure and training. she's smart and learns quickly. Dolly is about what you would expect for a young dog that has been cooped up in a kennel for months without benefit of training and leash-walking. She's a hound-lovers hound with prey drive and loves to use her big hound voice. Her ideal home would offer plenty of exercise, mental and physical stimulation, patience and structure. You will be rewarded with a great coonhound. Dolly will be 2 yrs old in a few months, and she weighs about 48 lbs. Dolly is arriving June 6th and will be ready for visits

If you’d like to apply to adopt, please submit an application using the link below.
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https://ws.ishelters.com/application.php?k=coonhOUnd&t=Coonhound%20Adoption

About our rescue
We are a foster based rescue. Our dogs are in foster homes throughout the area or in some cases in the south waiting to be transported north. We do not have a physical shelter. However, meet and greets are set up for approved applicants.

Our Adoption Process
Visit our website www.necoonhoundrescue.org for information about the Coonhound and Beagle breeds. Read ‘Is a Coonhound Right for You’.
If you'd like to apply, our application is available at the link above. Once we review your application one of our Adoption Counselors will be in touch to review it with you. Once the phone interview is completed, we will check your vet reference as well as a personal reference and conduct a home visit.

The Black and Tan Coonhound is a versatile and diligent hunting dog known for its distinctive black and tan coat. These medium to large sized hounds are renowned for their exceptional tracking abilities, particularly when hunting raccoons. With a loyal and friendly disposition, Black and Tan Coonhounds make great family pets, though they require regular exercise and mental stimulation to thrive. Their deep, melodious baying voice and strong scent tracking instincts are characteristics that highlight their hunting heritage.

Coonhounds and beagles are abandoned in shelters because in many parts of the country they have very little value as...