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Hudson Steele

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Hudson is a big, laid-back, Tennessee good-ol-boy hound who just wants to be loved.

Last updated: Jan 28, 2019

Base Info:

Hudson

  • Arrival date: Nov. 10, 2018
  • Breed: Lab/Hound mix
  • Sex: Male
  • Age: Young, Adult, Mature, Senior
  • Weight: @ 70 Pounds
  • Spay/Neutered: Yes
  • General Health: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
  • Temperament: Calm and laid back.
  • Gets Along with Dogs: Yes
  • Gets Along with People: Yes
  • Housebroken/Crate Trained: House: Sort of / Crate: Yes
  • Departure date: January 18, 2019 –> 11th Hour

History

Hudson was found dragging a length of chain and wandering the parking lot of the local Wal-Mart. Animal Control was called and they took him in. No one claimed him. No one adopted him, so he became a Steele dog.

Known Issues & Progress

No issues seen. Hudson can be bouncy and playful with other dogs but is generally respectful and affectionate with people. Even when I first let him out of his kennel he walks out and STANDS next to me, looking up asking, “Please pet me”. Such a good boy!

He’s a little “pully” on a leash with a collar, but not bad at all, and a slight tug on the leash gets him to stop pulling for a while.

He knows and responds to “come”, “sit” and “in your room”. Rewarding him with a small treat insures compliance. Hudson is all about treats!

He prefers not to poop in his kennel and as long as I let him out regularly will hold it until he can go to the yard. Actual house breaking should be easy with this foundation laid. Tendency to “mark” will go away now that he’s been neutered.

Medical

  • DA2PP: 11-10-2018 (N.A.C.)
  • Bordatella: 11-10-2018 (N.A.C.)
  • Wormed: Nov 10, 11, 12, Fendbendazole: 12 ml (PMFC)
  • Rabies: Nov 30, 2018 by Claws and Paws
  • Spay/Neuter: Nov 30, 2018 by Claws and Paws
  • Flea/Tick preventative: Dec 1, 2018, Advantage
    . Jan 4, 2019, Advantage
  • Heartworm preventative: Dec 1, 2018 NuHeart
    . Jan 4, 2019 NuHeart
  • Heartworm Test: Nov 30, 2018 by Claws and Paws – result NEGATIVE

Progress Notes:

Updates on foster dogs are posted regularly. To check out those that refer to Hudson [click here]

Gallery

In roughly chronological order, newest at the bottom. Click the thumbnails to enlarge. Some pictures are linked to Doggy Tales or videos about Hudson, click those to open the related story or video.

Hudson and Blondie in Rough Play from Doug Bittinger on Vimeo.

Play time with Blondie Bear (video)

Hudson the Gentle Dog (video)

Willing on crate entry (video)

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Beckett Steele: Notes on a foster dog

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Beckett is a timid hound we pulled from Newport Animal Control. He’s been there since April. He was quite frightened by everything. Lee, a member of the N.A.C. staff worked diligently with Beckett to help him get over his fears. I will build upon Lee’s work and get Beckett trained and ready to be adopted. Last updated: Aug. 18, 2018

Base Info:

Beckett
  • Arrival date: Aug 6th, 2018
  • Breed: Mixed breed hound
  • Sex: Male
  • Age: Youth, Adult, Mature, Senior
  • Weight: @40 pounds
  • Spay/Neutered: Yes
  • General Health: Good
  • Temperament: Timid
  • Gets Along with Dogs: Yes
  • Gets Along with People: Timid. But once he accepts you he’s a wiggly snuggle hound.
  • Housebroken/Crate Trained: Not yet

Known Issues & Progress

Other than never having been trained in good behavior, Beckett doesn’t seem to have any major issues. He’s timid around strangers, but open and loving (even devoted) when he gets to know you just a little. I’m working on that training and socialization. Commands he knows:

  • Come
  • In Your Room

Gallery

In roughly chronological order, newest at the bottom. Click the thumbnails to enlarge. Some pictures are linked to Doggy Tales and videos about Beckett, click those to open the related story or vid.

Just scoping out this new place.

Beckett
Video

Beckett’s New Coolaroo (vid)

Beckett is definitely a hound dog! (vid)

Becket was neutered today. He is a VERY unhappy boy!

Beckett is one pitiful fellow.

Pitiful fellow

Ellie Mae: Notes On A Rescue Dog

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Ellie has had kind of a tough row to hoe over the past few months. We don’t know what her life was like before, but mid-summer she showed up at the home of a local resident: Deb. Deb did the responsible thing and tried to get her back together with her family — except no one ever came forward to claim her. But Ellie is a sweet, gentle girl, so Deb hung onto her.

After a while that got to be inconvenient. Mostly because Ellie chased her cat and the cat never came back. Hound dog, small furry creature that runs; maybe not the best combo.

When the local animal shelter re-opened, Deb took Ellie down there. A shelter employee decided to take Ellie home because her husband hunts coons. But they found out that THIS hound don’t hunt, (at least not for him) so Ellie came back to the shelter.

The shelter contacted Amy (our intake person) and asked if Steele Away Home -Canine Foster and Rescue could help find Ellie Mae a new home.

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Booker Da Brindle-Boxer Steele

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  • Intake: 09/18/2017
  • From: Newport Animal Control
    (held there since early July)
  • Age: 1 year (approx.)
  • Weight: approx. 75 lbs

This fit young fellow is energetic, adventurous and up for anything. He’s ready to join your active lifestyle.

Among his favorite things are peeing on inanimate objects, truck riding, and playing with friends. He dislikes snooty folks who won’t pet him (that would be people: he has yet to meet a dog he didn’t like).

Booker is available for adoption through Steele Away Home – Canine Foster and Rescue.

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Nutmeg Steele: Notes on a Foster Dog

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Nutmeg Steele arrived today.

She appears to be a Black & Tan Hound. She is as sweet as can be.

We were told she’s 3 years old. The vet at her spaying said 6 months. Jen and I think more like just under a year.

She gets along with other dogs, she gets along with cats, not so good with chickens, and she rides well. We’re told she’s a “gate climber”, but we’re not sure what that means. She’ll be on a long lead when in the yard until we know if she’ll be going “over the wall” at her first opportunity. She is a little timid at first with people, but warms up quickly and becomes affectionate. Did I mention that she’s really sweet? This Nutmeg is sweet as sugar.

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Shiloh Steele: Notes On a Rescue Dog

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Shiloh arrived here on the evening of July 28th, 2017. I picked her up from the mobile spay/neuter clinic after her surgery. Fortunately I used a large transport box for this because it took hours before she was able to stand and walk about on her own. I have a loading dock on my workshop, so I just slid the box from the back of my pick-up onto the dock and into the workshop and let her rest until she was ready.

Shiloh’s Backstory

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Valentina Steele: Notes on a rescue dog

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This is a foster dog diary post. Updates will be added to the end of this post to keep all information on Valentina in one place and in chronological order.

This post was last updated March 23, 2017

Valentina Fast Facts

  • Intake date: February 14, 2017
  • Breed: English Blue Tick Hound (likely full-blooded)
  • Sex: Female – unspayed, has welped at least a couple of times.
  • Age: ?? Young ??
  • Intake weight: 47 pounds.
  • Health: Fair. 20 pounds underweight and severely dehydrated at intake, but no other issues apparent. Valentina was innoculated and wormed at intake.
  • Temperament: Gentle, submissive, friendly.

Valentina’s History

Valentina was found, immobile, alongside a local road. The woman who found her scooped her up, put her in the car, took her home, and cared for her for a day or two. Valentina had no collar. That’s when Steele Away Home – Canine Foster and Rescue was called in to help her.

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Fido

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Cochise tells the tale

My posse and I welcomed a new foster dog Thursday, Nov. 3rd: Fido Steele.

FidoHe’s got the feet of an Australian Shepherd, the head of a Terrier, the body of a hound and the curly tail of a husky (except with short fur), the voice of a Beagle, the mannerisms of a greyhound, and the temperament of a sweet dog. He’s an active fellow. And conversational. We had a pretty rough night the first night trying to get him to HUSH! But that’s not unusual for a new dog: this is all new and different to him. He was doing much better by the morning of the second day than he had the previous afternoon.

At this point we know nothing about his history except that he was in the care of another foster family who do not have the room he needs to run. They thought he’d do better here.

For some reason, the Peoples always think that as soon as they let a dog who has been confined for too long loose into the big play yard, they will go nuts and run and jump in jubilation. They almost never do. Fido was no different. His first session in the yard was spent (as is usual) entirely on wandering around sniffing everything. And with four other dogs in residence, there is plenty to sniff! Then came introductions.

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Buster-Bob: Foster Dog

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Buster-Bob is a sweet fellow, not the brightest bulb in the box, but a really sweet fellow who wanted to please.

The following is a list of articles that mention Buster Bob.  All other information was, unfortunately, lost in a shipping accident as we moved this web site.

Search Results for: Buster Bob

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Shorty Wants Dibs

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Normally in the mornings, Buster-Bob likes to go outside for a long sniff-n-pee session. Early mornings ARE especially pleasant because they are cool, and calm, and there are no bugs buzzing around. Most of us like going out in the early mornings. Blondie does not because the grass is wet. She’s fussy about her feet. […]

Rock Washer

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Cogdill has spent almost all day out in the big play yard playing with Buster-Bob. HairyFace and Blondie were out there too. This morning HairyFace was rearranging dirt, this afternoon he was — get this — WASHING ROCKS! Hairy has been doing a lot of work on the dog pens. Some of what he’s done […]

Revolution In the Air of Camp Canine

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NiceLady had to go to a meeting after work tonight. It is running long and she is very late. We are hungry. HairyFace fed Buster-Bob on time because he’s not a house dog. House dogs have to wait until the Peoples eat … and we are hungry. Blondie Bear and Cogdill have had their heads […]

Cogdill Steele: Foster Dog

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Cogdill was a sweet Staffy.  A little mischievous, but overall a good boy. He completed our program and went off to be adopted.  All other details have been lost as we’ve shuffled this web site around over the years.  These articles mention Cogdill: Search Results for: Cogdil Oh, That Blondie! Posted on: May 21, 2015 […]

The Dune Decision: Crisis Point in Foster Care

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Our latest foster dog departure was Dune.

Most of the dogs we get are sick and in need of intensive care and recovery. Dune was quite healthy, but had serious behavioral problems. He was not mean, but he was so energetic and unruly that no one could work with him. Volunteers at the shelter tried – and ended up with shredded clothing. They sent him away to a rescue that had a “trainer” who worked with him: and sent him back as a hopeless case.

The shelter Rescue Coordinator knows that I have successfully calmed unruly dogs before (one went on to be a TV star) so she asked if I’d take on Dune. I was their last hope or they’d have to put him down because he was not adoptable as he was.

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