Jess
 
Jess's (Formerly Hilda) Story |
Information provided by Sonnya Crawford: In early March, PRBC Rescue picked up a 2 ½ yr old spayed female bloodhound from the Port Townsend Humane Society. As a puppy, "Hilda" had been purchased out of California as a pet for a 7-yr-old girl. Eventually, the family realized that Hilda was too big for the girl to handle, so she was released to the Port Townsend Humane Society, and PRBC Rescue was contacted. She arrived with an ear infection and in need of some serious grooming, but she was otherwise healthy. Being a very sweet, yet exuberant girl, there was no shortage of families wanting to adopt her. Unfortunately, the first home didn’t work out for her, as she was "too much dog" for the couple. This family began calling her "Jess", a name which has stayed with her. Finally she was placed in her forever home with Dayle and Mindy Beck and their bloodhound male, "Jeb". Most Recent Update (04-11-07) Jess is doing pretty well. She's has some issues with howling. We've had to put a bark breaker system outside to curb her behavior. We were afraid our neighbors would start complaining about her because she was getting really out of hand with it. It seems to help and she's cut down on it. Her food aggression is gone except where treats are involved. Then we have to separate her from Jeb. All in all she's been a good dog and Jeb would be lost without her. Previous Update: "Jess" is doing GREAT! We did take her to the vet for her ears and they’re clearing up very nicely. She and Jeb are getting along really well. He’ll torment her until she’ll play with him. They have some old slippers that they fight over and play tug of war with each other over. Mostly they run and sleep over and over. Jess is wonderful about getting a bath, we’re hoping that calmness will rub off on Jeb. We did get the microchip information. We’ve discovered that we have to feed Jess and Jeb seperately. She’ll eat it all if she gets the chance. So we keep one in the kennel and one outside when it’s time to eat. Jeb likes to take his time so it gives them a break of about an hour away from each other. When my husband took Jess to the vet, Jeb was absolutely lost without her. He’s very attached to her. She’s at 90 lbs. and healthy as a horse.
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