Jonathan’s Journal

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View fullsize A hound owner’s plight ❌👂 Fact: Scent Hounds’ iconic big floppy ears actually do serve a purpose other than selective hearing: smell collection! 👃Their giant ears collect and waft scents to their noses, which is one of the many reasons
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View fullsize Today is Ike’s gotcha day, exactly one year since we brought him home. Unfortunately as many know, he did not make it to this day, making July a tough month. ❤️‍🩹 I will continue to tell his story for the rest of my life so that more senio
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View fullsize It’s that time of year again 😤 . . . . . . . . . . . #nycdogs #dogsofnyc #dogsarefamily #coonhoundsofnyc #nycdogmom #urbancoonhound #dogsofastoria
View fullsize Everyone wish Jonathan a happy 4th birthday ❤️ We don’t know when his actual birthday is, but this was his first ever vet’s guess post rescue and we’re running with it. Plus - he’s totally a Cancer. Happy birthday to my sweet
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View fullsize One thing that drives me crazy as a hound dog owner is how often people will call my dog stupid to my face. (Yepp. It’s happened. And it usually is when Jonathan won’t move because he’s sniffing a tree.) The stigma that hound dogs
View fullsize I think most people can agree that unsolicited advice about our dogs SUCKS. Like who knew just getting a dog would invite so much of it from people on the street (and online). It is an EXTREME pet peeve of mine, and I actually got it even more when
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View fullsize Bringing this post back for all the newbies! Time for some ✨HOUND EDUCATION✨. If you are a first time hound owner, you honestly may have been completely shocked and confused as to why your dog was completely ignoring you. You may have worried you w
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View fullsize NOSE ON 👃 ✅ EARS OFF 👂❌ that is life with a hound dog. If you’ve noticed your hound pretty much never comes when called, you’re not alone. Your dog is not broken. You’re not a bad owner. It is, however, a scent hound quirk that ne
View fullsize Last week, I spent the longest time away from Jonathan I have ever had to date: one long, grueling week. 🥲 I spent most of the week in Tempe, AZ for a family event. I missed Jonathan an unhealthy amount. The absurd heat didn’t help. 🫠 Appare
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