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G.G. |
G.G. was adopted by the Smith family of Kentucky in August 2002. She joins big bloodhound brother, Hank, to play with in her new yard. Update 2003: We just got some new pics of the family and thought we would send some. One is of GiGi and the other is the gang with Mom and the treat jar. We have added a pound hound from Georgia. Her name is Haley and she is GiGis best friend. We have to drag her out of Gs crate because they want to sleep together. Well I gotta go, just thought you would like to see what a beautiful girl she has become! Update 2/08: Here is some pictures of GiGi and Priscilla.
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Gaby ![]() |
Gaby was adopted by the Lunde family in April 2010. |
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Garbanzo Bean was adopted by the Abraham family of Indiana in November 2004. |
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Gator |
Gator was adopted by the Raines family of Illinois in June 2008. The recently lost both of their beloved pets and the house was just way to quiet and lonely without a dog. Gator has two older 2-legged siblings to help expend his energy and a very happy new Mom & Dad. Update 6/08: We have loved him for the moment he entered our life's, we are very greatful to have adopted him. He has such a loving and playful character. He is enjoying his new home and yard. We have been getting him used to the new area and walking him everyday. Our next adventure will be walking him down to the beach. The more he noes the area the easier his seems to be to walk , even though I think Jims arm is getting longer! I have one question, do they make a water bowl that is taller and more narrow? I thought this might help his ears from getting so wet. Or should we put vasoline on the bottom of his ears to keep from chapping? They haven't yet , but we thought we would ask. Once again thank you for the opportunity to adopt Gator. |
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George |
George was adopted by the Olson family of Wisconsin in February 2002.
He will enjoy the company of Tina (lab) and Trigger (beagle), as well
as two new 2-legged brothers. This sweet boy was found as a stray in Indiana
and quickly stole the hearts of his foster home with his quiet demeanor.
His new home also babysits 2 other bloodhounds when their people go on
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George III was adopted by the Vandenberg family of Michigan. This lucky pup joins this young family and will soon be spoiled rotten being the only dog. Update 10/09: Just wanted to let you know that George is adapting very well. He slept the entire way home and my wife (Stephannie) loved the surprise. He's already found the food dish, couch (and some chairs), and my wife's gym bag. We're still working on finding the bathroom outside but that was my fault, I didn't leave him out long enough. It was great to meet you and thanks again. |
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Giles n/k/a Elvis ![]() |
Giles n/k/a Elvis was adopted by the Johnson family of Illinois in July 2003. |
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Goobers |
Goobers was adopted by the Curtis/Samuel family of Ohio in September 2005. This very active and fortunate boy has already beat the odds once by cheating death from a round of distemper. Now he gets a forever home to give & receive all the love and attention he could ever want. He even has a big sister retired Greyhound to help show him the ropes. Update 3/08: Goober is healthy, happy, and great. |
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Gordi
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Gordi was adopted by the Keppler family of Illinois in October 2010. Update 10/10: I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how great Gordi's doing and how much we love him already! Week one was great, we've been walking him around the block a couple times a day and he's been meeting lots of the neighbors and neighborhood dogs, he's been VERY friendly to all of the people and for the most part to all of the other dogs, just a few little growls towards the bigger dogs but nothing mean. He's met both of our parents and even gone boating! He's doing so well with going to the bathroom outside and has only had 2 little accidents, one I'll take the blame for not being fast enough when he was telling me he needed to go out at 4:30am :) Overall, so sweet and we wouldn't trade him for the world!! |
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Grace |
Grace was adopted by the Langston family of Indiana in October 2005. This lucky one-eyed girl will enjoy playing with her new Labrador brother and learning how to play the SAR game. |
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Gracie |
Gracie was adopted by the Shaw's of Illinois in August 2004. Gracie made great friends with the kids from the start! |
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Greta |
Greta was adopted by the Blum family of Wisconsin in April 2005. The beautiful, albeit very skinny, young girl will enjoy being the spoiled only pet in her new home. She has three 2-legged sisters to play with and learn some SAR techniques. |
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Guiness
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Guiness was adopted by the Rotondi family of Illinois in May 2010.
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Gunner |
Gunner was adopted by the Finder family of Iowa. | |
Gus Gus |
Gus Gus was adopted by the Ackerman/Hansen family of Illinois in November 2006. He joins big brother Sammy, another MBR bloodhound. Gus Gus will enjoy learning the ropes with his new family (including a big 2-legged sister) and Sammy. Maybe he’ll even teach Sammy a new thing or two! |
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Hambone
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Hambone n/k/a Billy was adopted by the Cisco family of Wisconsin in August 2004. New mom has bassets and fell in love with him right away. She is very happy not to bend down to pet him! So off they went with his ears flapping in the window wind! Update 8/10/04: I hope nobody minds but I changed his name to Billy. He already knows
it and comes when called (unless he is doing something WAY more interesting
that me)
Anyway he is doing great!! He had some sores on his neck and those are
clearing up just fine. Also he has what seems to be fluid on his elbow
of the front right leg. We are going to the vet about that.
He is such a affectionate boy... doesn't know his size and wants to sit
on my lap or lay on top of me while he sleeps. We have gone to the dog
park a few times and he does really well staying close by to me. Unfortunately
he was playing with some labs on a pier (the labs were jumping in and
out of the water)... Billy either fell in or jumped in... but he did not
like it. He got water up his nose and spent 10 minutes sneezing. But he
went right back on the pier to play, just not in the water this time.
He is getting along with the kids in the neighborhood really well. They
already come over and visit him and know that he may knock them down by
accident while he is licking their faces. He is so happy to have them
come to play.
I really love him a lot.. my girls (bassets) are getting used to him and
he is giving them their space for the most part. We have had just a few
outbursts but no real fights. He is good at backing down but really wants
to play with them. |
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Hank |
Hank was adopted by the Spaeth family of Wisconsin in April 2005. Even though he is slightly hip-challenged, this spunky boy will enjoy going for walks with his new dad and playing with his four new 2-legged siblings. Hank even has a new Granddad to sit on the enclosed porch with! |
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Hank-Bob |
Hank-Bob has moved in with the Hayworth clan down on the Wabash River in Indiana in September 2002. He has six redbone hounds and several donkeys in his family. His new mom needed an inside dog to lay on the couch and Hank Bobs an expert at that. Update12/14/03: Hank-Bob is doing really good. He is spoiled and is a good boy. So far he has been pretty laid back and good in the house. Update 12/04: Hank-Bob is doing well, he still is very much spoiled - sometimes too spoiled. We had a baby in February and Hank adores him. Our son loves him as well. |
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Hank II was adopted by the Boehm/Latimer family of Wisconsin in March 2010. This old guy was going to be euthanized in a Georgia shelter. Some kind volunteers helped MBR get him out of the shelter & transported up north. If he isn't the wrinkliest bloodhound MBR has had, he is certainly in the top 5! He joins 'little' brother Fred (the bloodhound sitting). Update 3/10: Everything here is going well. They're warming up to each other and Hank is a delight to be around. We are learning to look ahead on walks so he doesn't walk into things! I meant to ask, what did you do with him when you left the house? I work tomorrow and wondered how he would handle people not being in the house. Fred has been pretty stressed out when we leave and we're hoping Hank will help with that. I just don't want Fred's habits to rub off on Hank. Thanks again for this lovely boy! Update 9/10: Just wanted to let you know how Hank is doing. He's an awesome dog and we love every square inch of him. He and Fred get along great and he's the ambassador of bloodhounds when we're out walking. Everyone loves him. Thank you for yet another great match! |
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Hank III
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Hank III was adopted by the Cooper family of Illinois in December 2010. If Hank II was the wrinkliest bloodhound, then Hank III is the largest bloodhound! The boy is a total lovable moose who won't hesitate to sit in your lap. Update 12/10: My husband and I adopted Hank a few days ago. I just want to send you an update. He is doing just great. We have already fallen in love with him. He is a great big teddy bear, but you already knew that. Hank has a lot of energy. He loves to play tug-of-war with rope type toys. We have taken him on walks through the neighborhood, and my husband plans to take him to the forest preserves that are near our house. I'm sure you miss Hank very much, but I hope you find comfort knowing he is in a home where he is very loved. We look forward to many happy years with Hank. Yes, we are keeping his name. Update 1/11: I just wanted to share with you some of the latest pictures of Hank. Our little dog, Gizmo is warming up to Hank, and they are becoming quite good pals. I'm so glad, because Hank is such a sweetheart. Everyone that meets Hank immediately falls in love with him. I know now why God made him such a big guy; it's because he needed to have a body big enough in which to put that big heart. We are so glad to have him as part of our family. Feel free to post any of the pictures to your website. |
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Hanna
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Hanna was adopted by the Meixner/Mackenzie family of Wisconsin in October 2004. She will have three new 2-legged siblings to play with (and keep her toenails painted). Update: The Meixner/Mackenzie family dumped Hanna on another woman, who contact MBR. We got Hanna back. Update 3/08: Hanna is almost over the floor thing. I watched my neighbor's dog, who she just loves and that helped her to get over some of her fear of the floors because she was following the other dog everywhere. She is doing great. Has learned all of the bad habits that a spoiled dog should learn. She is also starting to get a little more daring in her attempts to steal food....her bloodhound in her is starting to shine through! :) |
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Hannah II |
Hannah II was adopted by the Boyll family of Indiana in December 2005. |
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Haps |
Haps was adopted by the Costa family of Indiana in February 2002. This lucky boy will enjoy romping with his new English Pointer brother and playing in new yard. Update: Haps is doing very well. He has 2 other rescue
brothers at our house that he plays with all day
(or watches, since he prefers laying as opposed
to chasing birds). He has three acres he runs
around on throughout the day while we are at
work, monitored by the pet safe electric fence.
During the summer days he can be found laying
under a tree enjoying the weather or chasing the |
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Harpo |
Harpo was adopted by the Simpson family of Illinois in December 2004. |
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Harry |
Harry went to be with his "Forever Family" with the Regal Family in June 2003. Peri has now become a fan of Michigan Football I am told by her son, Kip. He fell in love with Harry at first sight. They all seemed to hit it off right off. The only glitch was that Harry decided to do the driving when it was time to leave. |
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Heidi |
Heidi was adopted by the Michelucci family of Pennsylvania in January 2007. They had lost their beloved bloodhound to Addison’s disease and the house just wasn’t the same without a big slobberer around. Heidi fit the bill perfectly and she is now happily snoozing in front of the fireplace and enjoying her new family! |
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Hermoine n/k/a Greta |
Greta was adopted by the von Inten/Plant family of Florida in January 2002. Greta
will be a very spoiled little girl in no time as the only dog of the house
but will have to share the backyard with the pet rabbit. Her new 2-legged
brother was quite surprised when his parents
took him to the airport to pick "something" up and it turned
out to be Greta! They are spending quite a bit of time together already
and will have
lots of fun romping at the beach for many years to come. |
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Hershey |
Hershey was adopted by the Nelson family of Illinois in Augsut 2004. This beautiful little brindle girl will enjoy the love and companionship of her new family as she grows. |
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Holly |
Holly was adopted
by the Nusbaum/Kazimer family of Illinois in September 2004. |
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Honey |
Honey was adopted by the Lebron family in January 2010. Update 2/10: She's good. She is terrified of my husband when he walks in the house but she's fine if he's sitting. Men that come over don't seem to bother her as long as she doesn't have to pass them. We've pretty much ignored the behavior but she doesn't seem to be getting any better. Soooo, I've decided to start training with her and maybe she can build her self confidence. She's fine otherwise. No accidents at all, as a matter of fact she comes and tells me when she has to go out. She LOVES the yard. Today we tried fetching with a frisbee, a ball and a stick. I'm used to site hounds so this is pretty funny stuff! She sure tries though. Today she grabbed the stick and ran with the other two dogs chasing her around the pool like they were going for blood, the next thing I knew they were running for their lives the other way with her chasing them. Way to go Honey! I'm looking forward to nicer weather so she can be out more. Her body language is entirely different outside--tail and head up. She's very well behaved in the house. We did have a missing muffin from the counter and the cat sure licks her bowl clean these days but heck, that's what dogs do! We love her. Hope everything is going well for you. |
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Hopper |
Hopper was adopted by the Karmeier family of Missouri in November 2006. Hopper charmed one and all with his goofy, playful, gentle personality. His new family is no exception. Hopper will have lots of little 2-legged people to play with and a new Mom & Dad to guide his energy and give him lots of love. Update 1/08: I wanted to give you an update on Hopper. I will tell you a little of the bad. If you remember, Hopper bit someone that went into my backyard. Well another stupid person that lived a couple of streets away approched the fence and stuck their hand over without us being around. He bit this lady also. Not bad and it didnt' break the skin. I can't believe people would be that dumb to do that but my theory is that if he didn't look so sweet they would never do it. (NO ONE would put their hand over a fence if it was a German Shepard). Now we dont' let him out without watching him at all times. We have to protect him from these people. He is the friendliest, kindest dog in the world as long as he knows you were invited in my house. We just love having him. He just loves other dogs and people. He is still a chewer. My loveseat will never be the same but stuff like that happens when you have a dog. I am finally getting use to having slobber on my ceilings. I am definately use to having it on my clothes at all times. We all just duck when he shakes. He still gets unsuspecting visitors :-) We were having a huge issue with his ears and he would not let us near them. I changed vets and the new one ( which is a pretty old guy) spent so much time with Hopper and I. Training me how to take care of them. We have all the ear problems cleared up. I had been taking them to a groomer to get them cleaned and they had left some cotton in one ear and that is when they got so bad. So we don't have to worry about that anymore. I am a bloodhound ear cleaing pro. By the way....it is pretty gross but someone has to do it. Thank you for letting us take Hopper. We have just gotten so much from him and he is such a part of our family. |
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Hoover n/k/a Barney |
Hoover n/k/a Barney was adopted by the Kuper family of Colorado.
Update 12/09: Hi sandi it's Louis I tried to send the proof of neuter for hoover but I'm not sure if it went through so let me know if you got it, the procedure went well and he is doing great I will send some pics of him, he still dose'nt look like a bloodhound let me know what you think.. he is a great dog and he has a happy home so all is good hope your holidays are good I look forward to hearing from you. |
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Hotdog n/k/a Rusty |
Hotdog was adopted by the Koeb family of Illinois in November 2008. Update: Thought you'd enjoy these pictures of Rusty on the treadmill. He yawns while he walks and I don't know why (as you can see in the second picture.) He usually walks at 3 mph but he enjoys 4 mph where he goes into a trot. He goes on the treadmill everytime we go in the basement. Now I even put it on for him while I am doing laundry in an adjacent room. I come back to him after I load the washer and he just looks at me as if to say "Are you going to exercise with me?" We are going to Florida in May to see my son and daughter-in-law and will take our motohome so Rusty can join us. Even though he enjoys being at my daughter's home with their dog he still likes to chew on things and will wait til maybe next year to leave him with her. (We would miss him too much anyhow). Note from MBR: the various dog DNA tests (like the one mentioned above) are in no way accurate or reliable. While they are fun, their results are extremely questionable. We recommend that if anyone wants to run a DNA test on your dog that you contact a reputable veterinarian for reference to a qualified lab.
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Howdy |
Howdy was adopted by the Miller family of Illinois in September 2010. |
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Howie n/k/a Teke |
Teke was adopted by the Hale/Hogg family of Wyoming in August 2006. He joins a big brother bloodhound to help show him the ropes & keep this active youngster in line. Howie will begin his career in SAR work (he has an unbelievably good nose) with his training as a Canine Good Citizen. Update 2/08: Teke just returned from a human remains seminar in Utah; he did great. He's a bit over two years now, has his CGC and should certify in trailing and HR this summer (when the snow melts). He has never learned to grow a hair coat, so he wears a blanket in the winter when we are walking. He still gets about three miles of walks a day-one in the morning and one at night. Of course, he is still a bit of a wildman, but totally irreplaceable. Attached is a picture of Teke snuggling with his older brother, Herc. (Note cord under Teke-he loves a heating pad to curl up on while sleeping...a bit spoiled, I guess.) Update 4/08: Congrats to him-he just certified operational in trailing and HR. Sadly, he was just diagnosed with juvenile catarats, but he has a good opthamologist and if surgery is needed later, we'll get it done. Otherwise, he is a happy camper-practices, long walks and play time with his BH brother, Herc (from SE BH rescue many many years ago). Still so thankful that you let me have this wonderful guy. |
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Hubert |
Hubert was adopted by the Guidarelli
family of Indiana in December 2002. This long-legged, short-eared spunky boy will have
a lot of fun playing with Teddy, his new 4-legged brother. MBR thinks
their 2 cat cousins are not going to be very happy for the first few weeks
as these 2 boys were in cahoots together right from the get-go! |
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Huggy n/k/a Daisy Mae |
Huggy n/k/a Daisy was adopted by the Boyd family of Illinois in October 2008. The Boyd's lost their beloved bloodhound, Elvis, a short time ago and the house just isn't the same now. Their other dog, a german shepherd, misses her companion terribly. Huggy should be able to keep everyone plenty active & entertained! |
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Hunter |
Hunter was adopted by the Hartman family of Illinois in March 2002. He joins big
sister Beatrice, a mastiff puppy. These 2 high energy puppies will enjoy
romping in the backyard and going for walks. Update: Hi again, Sandi. Hunter is doing just great. He and Beatrice are having
a blast together. We've been working on more basic obedience stuff with
him at home, and he's picking that up quickly. We take them both to a
puppy play class offered near our home and they have a lot of fun there,
too. Everyone there calls him "the ref" because if two dogs
start barking at each other and making a commotion, he runs over and starts
howling at them, like he's breaking things up or something. His hair has all grown back
in now. We'll try to send some pictures of him to you soon, too. Thanks for helping us find
him -- it's been a perfect match! |
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Hylda |
Hylda was adopted by the Kraft family of Illinois in July 2008. Their previous MBR bloodhound, Henry J, just passed away after a long, beautiful life. Hylda will now have a new family that will love & dote on her, just as she deserves! Update 10/08: You may very well have adopted out the most perfect bloodhound-to us. Hylda has been an angel since she got here: loving and happy, non-threatening to her housemates, and oh so disciplined. She even let two pieces of pizza sit on the table all evening until 11pm, when she figured she'd help us clean up::) Our other dogs would never have that kind of discipline. She is a really nice girl We weighed her and she was 122 lbs on Wednesday.I caught up w/her other owners and now I know why she's on a diet. No more happy meals for this girl. Thanks for the updated sheet. We mailed out your choker and leash today-you'll have it next week sometime. Thanks again for Hylda. She really is the coolest dog! |
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Izzy |
Izzy was adopted by the Sanders family of Illinois in April 2007. She will have a new German Shorthair sibling and a 2-legged infant sibling to play with as she grows up. Unbenownst to MBR, the Sanders family repeatedly allowed Izzy to run loose & she was picked up several times by Animal Control. Finally, the family refused to pay the fines to have her released. MBR was contacted & we brought Izzy back into foster care. Izzy was adopted by the Haack family of Illinois in March 2010. Their first bloodhound, Beauregard, used to come to MBR for vacation while his 2 leggers were away. Then they fell in love with & adopted Rosie from MBR. After Beau passed, they adopted Boomer from us as well. When Rosie passed, Izzy came along to fill the void in their home. Update 3/10: Hi Sandi—first of all, thanks again for all your help with Boomer and Izzy. Izzy’s settling in great…she and Boomer are having sooooo much fun playing together…like peas and carrots! Hopefully with all this playing and more walking, Boomer will shed some pounds. We’ve taken your tip w/the green beans and that seems to help him not feel deprived. Having Izzy around has lifted his spirits and ‘put a hitch in his gittyup’ J…I think losing Rosie hit him hard and he’d been very lonely. Izzy’s a freak on the leash at the moment, but we’re working on it and looking forward to fun family walks this spring and summer. She’s a sweet, goofy, playful blab and we just love her and are overjoyed to have found her!!! |
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Jack |
Jack has been adopted by the Conway family of New Jersey in August 2004. The Conway's have had bloodhounds before so theyre very aware of the care required and the wonderful things Jack will bring to their family. Jack may be seeing some Search and Rescue work in New Jersey as well. We know how bad they wanted Jack as they drove all the way to Ohio to meet MBR volunteers who were bringing him from Illinois. Jacks a wonderful big boy and the wait was worth it. Update 1/05: First of all, Jack is doing wonderfully!!! He has settled in very nively and is thriving on all the love and attention we bestow upon him. Of course, he makes it so easy to spoil him since he tries to spend as much time as possible in our laps, giving kisses and trying to clean our ears. He is a terrific "little borther" to Cody, our Lab. They love to play with tug-of-war toys, then snuggle up on their comforter for a nap. We have yet to see any food aggression in Jack - personally, I think that was a crock of ..... He always waits for his food and cookies like a well behaved, but anxious, bloodhound. We cannot for a minute understand anyone giving this lovable goofball up for adoption, but we ARE certainly happy they did. My daughter has set the picture of Dallas as the background for my computer screen, along with a wrap-around message saying "Please Adopt Me!" For now I have sent along a donation instead. Jack and Cody are so content with each other I couldn't see me upsetting their relationship. Plus, they would never let another dog alone. They are far to outgoing for t Update 2/08: I'm Jack's Mom. First, he is doing very well, spoiled to death, pestering me for petting as I type this. Update 12/08: Please accept this donation in celebration of our 4th year anniversary of adopting Jack. He is still the wonderful love-bug he was when we got him. He and his basset hound sister, Abbey, entertain us with their antics - especially "choir practice". His health continues to be a roller coaster ride. The ever amazing Red Bank Veterinary Hospital staff saved him again. This time it was an especially nasty, and near fatal, case of myasthemia Gravis. He went from the brink of death to his old silly self in a matter of weeks. He is my baby and I can never thank you enough for letting us have him in our lives. |
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Jackson |
Jackson was adopted by the Dreibelbis family of Indiana in August 2006. He has two new 2-legged sisters to help spoil him and a new Mom & Dad to hopefully make sure he doesn't get too spoiled! He'll have to share a little bit with his new kitty cousin. If he gets out of line, the family Macaw will promptly let him know! |
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Jaime was adopted by the Kakavas family of Illinois. Update: Jaime's first night went fine, 1st hour was sniffing the house, then he settled downand found his new pillow in the living room, no problem durning the night, he was fine. This morning he has already found his new toys, and exploring some more. Hopefully, if it quits raining, we are going to take him for a walk on the bike path later. He is a sweet big baby, we love him...thanks for the info, we will keep in touch. Update: Keiffer is doing much better, once in awhile he will still growl or have that mean sounding bark when Kris gets home from work, but not very often. Then he quickly settles down, its like he forgets who he is for a minute, then he warms right back up to Kris with kisses and Kris can give him treats and still feeds him. I think he is feeling comforable and getting into a routine, no issues with the kennel anymore...goes right in. Loves to play fetch and chew on his bones or toys (or Kagan's toys, have to make sure bedroom and bathroom doors stay closed. |
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Jane |
Jane was adopted by the Braun family of Wisconsin in February 2004. She will miss her littermates but not for long. Jane now has 2 new siblings and a kitty cousing to play with! Update 6/04: Jane went through puppy class. She has her own routine and loves the dog park. They are very lucky to have her and she is absolutely great! |
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Jasmine II |
Jasmine II was adopted by the Swoik family of Illinois. | |
Jasper |
Jasper was adopted by the Douglas family of Illinois in March 2003. His new sister, Rosey, was adopted from us last year. They enjoyed her so much, they decided to bring in another one! So now there are 2 basset hounds and 2 bloodhounds to Arrrroooooo at the neighbors. Talk about drool city.....! |
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Jean Claude |
Jean Claude was adopted by the Kingzett family of
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Jeb |
Jeb was adopted by the Honsberger/Sheriffs family of Canada in December 2008. |
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Jebediah |
Jeb was adopted by the Gaughran family of Missouri in August 2003. |
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Jed |
Jed was adopted by the Schuler family of Illinois in May 2002. He joins a big brother
husky/collie/shepard mix, a 2-legged brother and a 2-legged sister. This
huge, wonderful boy is enjoying romping in the backyard with his new playmates
& cuddling with his new family. Update: We have "Jed" who is quite content as you may notice! Jed is a wonderful dog and loves to hang out with our 11 yr. old mix, Patch. They really like to be outside a lot, but as you can see from the photo, Jed also loves his time inside with the family. He does bark somewhat when approaching other dogs and when mailmen, garbagemen, etc. come by, but he is very quiet in the house. We have taken him to 2 sessions of obedience classes and when he's with dogs in there, he's perfectly behaved (never barks!). He also is quite a conversation piece as the other dog owners are fascinated by him! They all love his name & wrinkles. Jed continues to behave very kindly to all people (really likes kids) and to other dogs when people let us approach. If he would just pipe down so they wouldn't think he's a monster! He filled out nicely - was borderline thin when we got him - but has since gained about 20 lbs and looks great. We think he is such a handsome hound! As winter is upon us and we've had some some, Jed & Patch have enjoyed romping in that, as well as dodging snowballs from the kids! We've gotten used to the slobber and drool; we just keep a roll of paper towels handly and forewarn visitors about getting "slimed"! Jed is a great companion for
all and we just wanted to send you this latest update to let you know
that and to wish you continued luck in placing these special dogs in good
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Jed
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Jed was adopted by the Dickinson/Schliske
family of Colorado. This lovely young family was so excited to meet Jed!
Jed wound up following us around like a puppy (har har) the whole time
they were here visiting. Jed will be the pampered only pet and will love
every minute of it! Thank you for all the years of dedication to the Midwest Bloodhound Rescue if it wasn’t for your help and efforts we wouldn’t have such a wonderful Bloodhound. Jed IV aka Burroughs the Bloodhound is the most wonderful dog. He keeps us laughing and puts a smile on everyone’s face! We love him. He had a rough year last year when he started having seizures but we have him on medication and cross our fingers he hasn’t had a seizure in 6months! Woo hoo. Other than that he has had a very healthy life with us! He is getting older and a little grey but that doesn’t keep him from enjoying life and walks! His nose gets him into trouble here and there because he just can’t resist counter surfing because of the delicious smells coming from the kitchen. He loves to drink coffee……..when I turn my back he slurps my coffee right up. But who can blame the guy! He has a new sister, Tuesday who is part Coonhound/Doberman and she just loves cuddling with him. We also have a cat, Einstein that Burroughs would just love to be best friends with but Einstein just won’t let him. We thought we would send a few pictures and we wanted to thank you for all of your hard work! |
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Jelly
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Jelly Bean was adopted by the Stancel family of Ohio in August 2004. |
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Jersey |
Jersey was adopted by the Bannerman family of Illinois in January 2002. See How she has grown!!! They started off fostering this sweet little girl but she quickly became the twinkle in her new Daddy's eye. A little helpful mothering from big sister Ruby (above bloodhound) didn't hurt either.Sister Cosmo & Brother Moose aren't quite so taken with the new girl but they'll warm up in no time. |
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Jesse |
Jesse was adopted by Robert and Ruth Fisk of Lake Odessa, Michigan, in August 2002. The Fisk's chose to purposefully pay the adoption donation with a bad check. The District Court of Michigan awarded MBR $952 in fees and possession of the dog. Mr. Fisk, who is/was a paramedic in Lake Odessa, has chosen to hide Jesse from us rather than obey the court's order. If anyone sees this man or this dog, please contact MBR and the local authorities immediately! |
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Jethro n/k/a Clyde |
Jethro was adopted by the Gorny family of Wisconsin in February 2008. He'll be the only "kid" at the house but will have seven adult siblings to come visit him. He also has a new little sister to play with, a bloodhound/coonhound mix. Update 3/08: Things are going great.
He has become very attached to a rubber chicken. He loves to run and play with it. Sometime crashes into things. Okay most of the time crashes into things. He has brought new life to our house.
The neighbors and us love to watch him run and play in the snow. Trying to catch snowballs that just disappear.
The big boy is getting alot of attention from the family. Starting to settle in and feeling like he is apart of us.
Stella and Clyde came to visit me at my work. Everyone fell in love with him. My boss invited him back to spend the day. He brings his dog Sam everyday.
Dave cleaned the back of our Suburban, Clyde (Jethro) enjoys riding back there. Stella rides in the back seat. They both check on each other through their trip. They are starting to get very close.
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Jett n/k/a Buford |
Jett was adopted by the Ciyou/VanWinkle family of Indiana in June 2008. He will be the pampered only dog in his new home so he'll gets lots & lots of love & attention! Update 6/08: Well, Jett or new name "Buford" is truly adorable. He sat on my lap the whole drive home, but was still pretty timid. He actually wet on my leg after about 4 hours of laying on my lap. We have to pick him up to get him in and out of the car. He would not walk up or down the wood steps last night, so Bryan has been carrying him. He seems to want to burrow himself under a bush or in a corner. He did not pee until a little today, and he has had about 3 bowls of water. He has not eaten anything. I have had a bowl of food in front of him since about 4:00 yesterday, and have tried to hand feed him, and nothing. Should I be concerned? Do I need to mix water with the food? He did sleep soundly last night, next to us. We made him a bed in a corner about 2 feet from our bed. We are extremely gentle with him and are very sensitive to his needs. He played/layed outside for about 4 hours this morning, and now he is in his new home, in a corner, under a table in his room.We made a comfy bed for him. Update 10/08: It has been 3 weeks now and you would be amazed at Buford's progress. He has really come out of shell. He will always be timid, but a new trait appears from him every day! It is so fun to see and watch him develop into the dog he always wanted to be. He likes to hide things under his bed! This I find to be very funny. We have a place for him inside under a table in the laundry room with a thick, large bed he can stretch out on. This is on a slate floor that he does not mind to walk on! Outside we have a shed/ structure that has another bed for him. He enjoys lounging in there during the day. He is eating and playing and doing well. He is truly the sweetest dog I have ever known. He does what he is told and is a very quick learner. Everything just seems to come natural to him. He still has some fears, but we are making huge progress! My family and I truly love Buford and could not ask for a kinder, more gentle bloodhound. I see why you dedicate your life to these animals. Thank you so much for bringing Buford into our life. |
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Joe |
Joe was adopted by the Bylow family of Illinois in October 2004. |
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Joe-Bob |
Joe-Bob was adopted by the Poepping family of Minnesota in July 2002. Update: Haven't heard anything from you for awhile so thought I'd drop you a note.
Things are going well. I think JB is starting to mellow a bit. He is not
nearly as "hyper" as he was, doesn't jump and bite like he used
to. He loves to play-especially wrestling with Gary and has totally claimed
the back yard as his own domain. While he doesn't eat as much as you might
think, he has filled out to around 110lbs. |
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Joey |
Joey was adopted by the Knanishu family of Illinois in May 2004. He will be the spoiled only little boy in his new home, which is probably a good thing! It means more time for his new Mom to catch him in his tricks and teach him how to behave like a good little boy. It also means that he gets all the lovin'! |
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Jolene n/k/a Maggie |
Jolene was adopted by the Mounts family of Indiana in September 2005. She joins big sister Debbie n/k/a Edie (another bloodhound previously adopted from MBR) and several other 4-legged pals. Update: Jolene/Maggie is working out so well. We can no longer see her hip bones, and she weighed in at 53 pounds at the vet today. I don’t know how any of you let go of her . . . she is so very quiet and loyal. She is at the vet’s tonight and I wanted to share this story with you from this afternoon. . . three of our kanine kids needed routine shots, and Maggie was to have a blood test today and to be spayed tomorrow. We were talking with Lisa Banker, D.V.M. about Maggie and her history, and mentioned that she has separation anxiety . . . that they might need to reassure her this afternoon and evening. I was standing there, holding Zak’s leash, looked down at him, and thought “why not?” I asked Lisa if Zak could stay with Maggie to help her and she said . . . neat idea. Yes of course! That will really help Maggie a lot. So tonight Zak is being a hero/babysitter/and support. After the surgery, he can’t be in the same kennel, of course, but he can be next door so they can see each other. Now isn’t that special??? Lisa is such a good, big hearted, loving vet. She actually is the daughter of our first vet who has now retired. We have known Lisa since she was a young girl. (We will have to do something special for Zak when he comes home, too. He will be quite the hero, and I would guess that this will bond them even more than what they have already done.) Dr. Banker said that she saw her first “Katrina” victim, and the dog was in very sad shape. Apparently stray dogs are picked up and taken to some shelter . . . many have heartworm, haven’t had good care in the way of shots, and of course in that environment, there are many fleas, tics. And all of the dogs are probably infecting the ones who don’t have heartworm, yet. Lisa said that the care of the dogs is beyond imagination, and that is only a small part of the horror! The people are much worse off,. . . it is beyond awful down there. Thank you again, Sandi, for giving us Maggie. You are such a good, big hearted, generous person and do such good work with the dogs. Once again I wish I was 30 years younger and could help in such an endeavor but the energy lacks, so I am your cheering team. God Bless you |
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Judy
n/k/a Ally |
Judy was adopted by the Fishburn family of Illinois in February 2004. Her new Golden Retriever older brother will enjoy playing "his" new puppy. That is when Judy's 2-legged siblings let him have a turn! Update: Hi Sandy and Samantha:
Just wanted to let you know Judy, now christened Ally after much debate,
is doing great. She has the sweetest disposition, is acclimating well,
and has an adoring fan club, except for maybe Max. Max, the golden retriever,
is a little put out that she wants to chew on his tail and cuddle up with
him. The girls were very upset when he growled at Ally as she tormented
him, but I explained (I hope correctly) that he has to do that to teach
her some manners. He wouldn't harm her in any way. |
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Katey |
Katey was adopted by the Raymond family of Illinois in March 2008. She is a shy but loving lab mix and her new family is thrilled to have her join their family. Katey will be the spoiled only pup in the house but has two new 2-legged siblings to play with. Update: Thanks so much. She is doing great and getting slowly over her shyness and slowly learning the housebreaking. Such a sweet girl, we love her. |
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Kia |
Kia was adopted by the Spirek family of Illinois in January 2005. She joins big "little" sister, a mini-doxie. |
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Keelee n/k/a Duchess
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Keelee n/k/a Duchess was adopted with her sister Kylee in 2006. In December 2010, she was found as a stray by a veterinarian. Turns out her adopter had given her away to someone else, who allowed her to roam without reclaiming her. So, Duchess came back to MBR. Duchess was adopted by the Koeb family in February 2010. The Koeb's had previously adopted "Hotdog" from MBR. Update 3/10: Anyhow…Duchess (we call her Duchey) is doing great. She is such a sweet little dog but her "coonhound" really comes out when she sees or smells something outside. I have to put her pinchcollar on when I take her out as the other day she almost pulled me off the stoop. I can't believe she is that strong. I keep telling myself that Rusty was a handful when we first brought him home and I had trouble controlling him outside when he saw some person or dog. Now he is so good and listens to me very well. Duchey now comes when we call her and listens very well in the house when I tell her to stay etc. It took a few weeks. Rusty and Duchey love to play and chase each other. We have a real long hallway upstairs with large bedrooms on each end where they love to chase each other back and forth. Duchey will jump on a bed and Rusty keeps barking at her to keep playing. I think it is so cute how she curls up into a little ball when she is on the couch. Rusty just spreads out and takes up 2 cushions.Duchey got a bag of dog treats (dried chicken breast strips) off a cabinet last Saturday and ate quite a few before we realized that the 2 of them were awfully quiet upstairs. She must have pooped about 6 times Sunday and had terrible gas. But I am sure she enjoyed herself during her feast. We don't think Rusty ate any of them as they really respect each other when they eat and I don't think he approached the bag while she was eating. She loves to jump up on windows when she sees something outside even though she can see out the window. So we are working on that. Well take care and good luck with all the dogs.
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Kylee |
The "sisters" were both adopted by the Gray family from Michigan in August 2006. These two very lucky and very spoiled sisters will enjoy a life together playing with their new 2-legged brother & sister. Besides a new loving Mom (that is sooooo excited to have 2 more "kids"), they will also have a new loving Grandma that is also very excited to have new "grandkids". Kylee & Keelee joining the home fulfills their new Mom's desire to have a bloodhound, which she has had since she was 5 years old and not able to fulfill before now! |
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Lady
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Lady was adopted by the Borsa family
of Illinios in August 2003. This lovely "lady" will enjoy being the pampered
only dog by her new mom, dad and 2-legged brother. Update 1/2011: Hi Sandi! Here is an update on Lady. I attached a few pictures, there are so many to choose from, she is quite photogenic. It would be great to participate in the show if you decide to participate this year. I would love to see Lady in action with a crowd. Finding words to describe how amazing Lady is difficult. Actually, limiting the amount of words is the difficult part! She is one of the sweetest, most laid back, most hilarious, most stubborn and oddest dogs we have ever met. Falling in love with a stinky slobbery bloodhound is way easier than one would think. Lady’s eyes, when you can see them, are always filled with adoration for her people. And wow does she adore! If Lady isn’t getting the attention she wants, she will simply stare at you. Across the room, right next to you, in front of the TV, or right by your face when you are sleeping. She doesn’t bark, barely whines, but the staring she does do! When I came into the picture, Lady was 100% daddy’s girl and she followed Ben everywhere, stared at him all the time, and only would listen to Ben (when she chose to). After spending some time with Lady, she also follows me, stares at me and listens to me (when she chooses to). I am one of only 3 people that Lady will give kisses to. I don’t get as many as her daddy, but I cherish the licks I do get. Lady also runs the house, she has 2 beds in the bedroom, 1 in the living room, and even one in the cats room. She loves to stand on the bench that runs along the deck and watch all the people and cars go by. Occasionally she will see a person or car that she likes and will howl her head off. Lady likes to roam the house, and one day when we were cleaning, we noticed that she was not around. We looked outside, in all the rooms, and no 85 lb bloodhound. Suddenly, the couch started to move and out pops Lady’s head! She had pulled her blanket that covers her couch out like a tent and slipped underneath it! At first we had no idea how she was getting under the cover without making it look like there was a dog hidden underneath. Finally we caught her sneaking in the corner and lying down under the tented part of the blanket. Watching how carefully she does this is hysterical. Lady daily gives us a dose of humor, trials, and love that any child would give a parent. She is our big furry 9 yr old baby girl and we love her! |
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Larry
n/k/a Eddie |
Larry was adopted by the Million family of Illinois in January 2004. Larry was the last of the "3 Stooges" to go home but I'm sure he didn't mind! He will now get to play with his new sister, Molly - a black lab mix, in his new yard. He even has a new name to go with all this newness - Eddie! Update 7/04: He's doing wonderful! He's a great dog that likes to sleep with Mom & Dad. Larry is in wonderful health and really playful. |
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Laser |
Laser was adopted by the Weeks family of Illinois in June 2004. He was born deaf but you don't need hearing to recognize a good belly rub! This cuddly boy will enjoy lounging with his new sisters. He will have to share some belly rubs with his new Basset sister, though. Update: Hi Sandi, Just wanted to let you know things are going good with Laser. We LOVE him, he has already became part of our family.On the weekends the girls and I curl up in the waterbed and watch T.V. with Laser and Sophie. During the week when I have to work it is just me and Laser and Sophie still a bed full. WE ABSOLUTLY LOVE HIM, and I think he likes us too. THANKYOU |
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Laura n/k/a Cookie |
Laura was adopted by the Spencer family of Illinois in January 2003. She was last seen smiling from ear to ear at her new brother. They seemed to bond instantly. What a great pair theyll make with dogs, cats, brothers, sisters and her new mom and dad. Shell sure be missed by her foster family. |
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Leathan n/k/a Bogey |
Leathan was adopted by the Kelly family of Florida in May 2009. Update: I wanted to let you know that Leathan (Bogey) is great and he has been neutared. Thank you for your the work you do. Bogey is the best dog I could hope for. |
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Lefty ![]() |
Lefty was adopted by the Jordan family of Pennsylvania in March 2009. Update: So sorry we have not gotten back to you prior to this, but we wanted to let you know that we are really enjoying Lefty and Lucy (AKA Sidda). Lefty is doing great, his first month was tough with some bowel issues, however with our vets help we got him straightened out. Lucy is a ball of energy and she keeps Lefty busy all of the time. They had some food and attention aggression issues in the beginning, but both are much better at this point. We still feed them separately, but maybe some day we will be able to change that. Lucy has gained a few pounds and she is very healthy and spirited !! We have taken them on family vacations and they have loved all of the attention. Every evening after dinner they have a wrestling match that goes on for quite a while and they exert a lot of energy, running and tackling one another. Since we have opened the pool, we have found out that Lefty enjoys swimming. He fell in the pool originally and I coached him to swim over to the steps and climb out. Since then, he walks down the steps and swims around a little bit in the shallow end. Lucy steps in the top step and sits her butt on the deck and cools off that way. I’m not sure she is going to become a swimmer, but we will take our time with letting her find out. They both have their favorite spots on the couch, late in the evening when it’s time to settle down. I think they both have settled in very nicely here and we are thrilled that we have them both. |
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Leo
n/k/a Murphy |
Murphy was adopted by the Shelhamer's of Illinois in September 2004. He joins 4-legged siblings Charlie and Spooky. Word has it that Murphy and Charlie are BEST FRIENDS! |
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Leo was adopted by the Kreuger family of Wisconsin in January 2011.
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Lexi II |
Lexi was adopted by the Meyer family of Illinois in December 2005. The Meyers adopted Molly in 2002. Molly's canine sibling recently passed away. Molly and her family were lonely so they decided to bring in another bloodhound. Lexi II will have lots of fun playing with Molly and getting loved on by her new 2-legged siblings. |
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Libby |
Libby was adopted by the Grimes family of Indiana. This unlucky/lucky girl was recovering from heartworm treatment and, during a brief jaunt outside, escaped. She was found by the Grimes family and they fell in love with her. Libby readily accepted all the Chinese Cresteds in the household and has even taken to sleeping curled up with them. |
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Lillian |
Lillian was adopted by the Bull/Ciotti family of Michigan in March 2007. She joins big sister, Bauer, who is a slightly older bloodhound that was adopted from MBR. The two girls will have a blast playing together and Lillian will love her new family! Update: Love her! Can't believe how well she has acclimate to our home and giving Bauer heck all day! Bauer is great with her, until she wants to nap. Then Bauer puts an end to her shenanigans!Anyways ... just wanted to update you on a few things about Lillian. Found that she had hookworms (might want to have blabs and Melina checked out!) ... and she also has a bit of kidney issues (maybe from the beer at the Frat house?! he,he,he). The vet said that we will just watch her blood/urine for the next 6 months and see what develops ... Otherwise ... she's amazing. She has already broken a harness while walking and she has wormed her way into everyone's heart that she meets! The kids at school ask about her EVERY DAY! She came to school and became an instant hit! |
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Lillie |
Lillie has been adopted by West Family of Kentucky in March 2005. Lillie immediately took to them with an open heart as she does to everyone she meets. The West’s are originally from England and Lillie will represent a little bit of home as bloodhounds were very popular with English Royalty. We’re sure they will treat her like royalty , which she richly deserves. |
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Lily |
Lily was adopted by the Olvera family of Illinois in October 2007. She will be the very loved & pampered only pooch in the house. Her new 2-legged brother & sister and thrilled to have a new pooch to walk and play with. Mom & Dad were pretty excited too! |
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Lily II |
Lily was adopted by the Fisher family of Minnesota in February 2005. She is a big, beautiful & bold girl who will enjoy romping in the northwoods with her new family! Update: Hi Sandy - Just wanted to let you know that we had an uneventful trip home. Lily is a very good traveler which is a good thing cause I drove a total of 1500 miles in two days. I was getting a little concerned cause she didn't eat much and really didn't go to the bathroom very much at first either. Do you know did they walk her or was her yard fenced. She rarely will go if she is on the leash. Thanks a bunch we just love her!!! |
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Little
GirL n/k/a Sakota |
Little Girl was adopted by the Evola family of Illinois in June 2004. Little Girl was one of the lucky bloodhounds who got loose and was found by a loving person. This person took care of her while searching for her owner. Her original owner never appeared so her "rescuer" turned to MBR. After some additional socialization, some vet work and lots of love, Little Girl is now in her "forever" home! |
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Little Man a/k/a
Rudy |
Rudy was turned in by his owners who fell on financial hard times. This playful pup was adopted by the Dressel family of Illinois in July 2001. His new big brother, William, is a HUGE Schuler boy who was not real happy at first about having a puppy hanging on his ears! He's discovered its kinda fun after all. When not playing with William, he enjoys sleeping on one of the many teenagers visiting him. UPDATE 9/03: Little Man n/k/a Rudy has grown into a big, healthy boy who still enjoys playing with his big bloodhound brother. |
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Lizzie |
Lizzie was adopted by the Atamaniuk family of Alberta, Canada, in June 2003. This lovely petite girl will enjoy romping in the north woods with her new Coonhound brother and family. |
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Loretta |
Loretta was adopted by the Andrews family of Illinois in August 2003. This beautiful, loving puppy will enjoy playing with her new big sister, a Lab, who has been missing her Rottie brother (passed away due to cancer). Loretta should help keep her quite entertained! |
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Louie |
Louie was adopted by the Echele family of Illinois in August 2003. Louie is everything a bloodhound puppy should be - active, active, active! He will enjoy burning some of that energy with his new big bro, Barkley the Beagle. |
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Lucy n/k/a Lady |
Lucy was adopted by a correctional facility in Indiana in February 2003. This lovely girl was everything a person would want in a bloodhound and also every reason why a person wouldn't want one! She joins a well trained team of professional dogs and their trainers to help serve the safety of the public. Lucy is also the only lucky dog to have her success story picture with 4 handsome men! (Maybe the next time her trainers visit us they will realize you DON'T have to go through Wisconsin in order to get from Indiana to Illinois!) Update 12-04: Lady a/k/a Lu-Spazz is doing very well. She gets along well with everyone and everything. She has passed her Novice Certification and is currently working on her second one. Update: Well it has been a while so I thought I would give you an update on the progress lucy has made. Lucy has adapted very well to her new home, she has become an outstanding trailer and a major asset to our team. Lucy has been on one real man hunt and she did fantastic. Lucy has aquired her first certification and is working on her second and we could not be more proud of her. I want to thank you for introducing her to us we love her dearly. Due to her sucess I am very interested in getting another bloodhound from you soon and I would encurage anyone interested in adopting a bloodhound to contact you before going anywhere else. |
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Lucy III |
Lucy was adopted by
Rerko family in Ohio in July 2004. She has a new brother Basset "Jack", that
is still barking at Mom for being gone so long to go it Lucy, and Lucy
for being there.. Lucy made up to her new Dad for belly rubs already.. |
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Luke
n/k/a Henry |
Well, if bloodhounds were humans,
it'd be the Dixon Family. As of June 2002, Luke has a happy home. They really bonded and
no doubt you could pry them apart with a crowbar. Luke is enrolled in
obedience classes, they want to look into a mantrailing club, Luke gets
to go to agricultural high school where his new mom works. They have great
critters like pigs, llamas, cows; so Luke gets interesting smells. His
new mom is going to take Luke on walk and lots of places in the car because
she likes company. The Dixons are sending adoption announcements out to
all their friends. Luke's new mom is interested in doing transport and
maybe rescue for MBR. I'm thinking just maybe she might like a companion
for the Lukester, maybe another young male....... |
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Lulu |
Lulu was adopted by the Mesick/Friend family of Chicago in February 2007. This goofy girl will be the pampered only pooch for a little while and then she will probably be joined by a little 4-legged brother. Even though she is going to live in the big city, she will have lots of other pooches to play with and will also enjoy going for walks by the lake and bike riding with her family. |
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Lulu II n/k/a Ellie |
Lulu II was adopted by the Raines family of Illinois. She joins big brother, Gator, who was also from MBR. Update 8/08: Lulu came into our lives as we did into hers, with no expectations only unconditional love to be given and received. In the matter of minutes she melted into our hearts (and of course Gators!) She is full of love and gentleness and is deserving of nothing less. Thank you for all you have done for "Lulu" and all the other just like her. We have decided to name her "Ellie" and she and Gator like to snooze in the spare bedroom as well as the rest of the house! We will send periodic updates as Ellie becomes more acquainted with her new surroundings. |
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Lupo |
Lupo was adopted by the Lachowski family of Illinois in September 2004. |
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