 Barked: Tue Aug 7, '12 8:32pm PST |
 | |  | | Lucy is 2 yrs old and still in a modified puppy stage ...in otherwords, she's calming down but still has her moments. She is a talker and is learning not to yell in my face or paw me with her claw-like talons. Each day shows a little improvement. We live on a small rural farm and she has plenty of running opportunities during the day with lots of places to explore in the surrounding woods. She gets on well with the other dogs (a Cairn and a border terrier), two cats (house and barn) but can't control the urge to chase chickens! She sleeps on my bed every night. I used to keep a crate for her to quiet her in the evenings but it just took up too much room and didn't blend with my antebellum home! I've had springer spaniels that didn't mellow out until age 4 so I expect my big Lucy may take a bit longer. But she doesn't chew shoes any more (although she loves to take laundry off the line and delights in strewing my undies on the front lawn (scandalous). This is all normal coonhound behavior. Don't go blaming the owners everytime they might express exasperation. Take heart, coonhounds take time. You might have frayed nerves but once your coonhound turns into a couch potato (and they do) it will all be worth it. |  |  | |  |
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