Horsefeathers! Posted June 4, 2005 Author Posted June 4, 2005 Ok, today at work, there was a lovely young Bloodhound pup. Not a wee tiny thing, but maybe half grown... that gangly, goofy age. Now, this is the South and there are several Bloodhounds (as well as other hunting hounds) that grace our clinic with their presence. Several of them are regular boarders. Anyway, I've had a chance to hear many a bay and it's not too disturbing OUTSIDE. We have some covered outside runs where the larger dogs can stay during fair weather. However, today was rainy and dreary and all the bath dogs had to be confined to a small room INSIDE. Back to the young Bloodhound. He bayed his fool head off all day. One wall of my room is opposite the tub area where this little fella bellowed and bayed all freakin' day long. Might not have been so bad but for the block walls and concrete floors and stainless steel cages... all of which seems to just bounce the sound around. By the time I left today, I was fit to be tied. Nothing I tried would drown him out. I turned on every piece of equipment I had today for white noise (fans, air conditioner, clipper vacuum system), radio up loud as I could stand it, nothing. So I thought of you today. :) Sweet dog, but HOLY CRAP! Hounds lost a little bit o' their appeal to me today. :o Quote
JackieMaya Posted June 4, 2005 Posted June 4, 2005 There's a beagle that lives two houses away named Mario. One day Mario was baying and my sister-in-law opened the back door and said "who's that yelling?" She thought it was some old lady wailing for her husband! LOL. I think she had too many Heinies the night before! Quote
courtnek Posted June 4, 2005 Posted June 4, 2005 they will bay when they scent prey, and when they miss their senior person...is there another dog this pup is close to? hounds do not bond to people per se, they bond to other dogs....especially if hunted... this dog will be happier, in the beginning, with another dog to bond to. over time you can train to bond to humans... Quote
courtnek Posted June 4, 2005 Posted June 4, 2005 awww c'mon HF..the thought of a pack of hounds baying at the moon, the squirrels, the racoons, the foxes, the neighbors..it doesnt intrigue you? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: (I am relatively CERTAIN I'll get blasted for this....) 8) Quote
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