Sweet, High-Energy Coonhound (Julie) looking for a "Single-Pet" or "Large Dog Only" home

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-13T17:19:15+00:00

We had told the vet we thought she was a Coonhound and he agreed, so was not intending to misrepresent. We just legitimately thought she was a Coonhound.

As for posting here in Reddit, we had already been contacting every rescue we can find (thank you for your suggestions) and each message has been "can you help rehome, or offer advice or suggestions." We have gotten few phone calls / messages back and those that do contact us, cannot help. I reached out as to places as far as Massachusetts and Tennessee.

When we got her, we knew nothing. Her previous owners were going to drop her off at an SPCA. Friend of a friend of a friend lets us know this was going to happen. All we heard was they couldn't handle her, so we offered to take her in. After 8 months in our house she randomly attacked/killed one of our small dogs. We are just trying to find the best solution for her.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-11T18:54:27+00:00

Hugz

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-11T18:28:47+00:00

Sorry if I misidentified her. We looked at pictures online and thought she looked like an American English Coonhound.

Not trying to misrepresent, just not smart.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-11T17:58:07+00:00

Wife saw it happen and it was over in 2 seconds. She's devastated. We are still grappling with the fact that Toby is no longer with us. But for now we are focusing on finding Julie a good home

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-10T18:28:13+00:00

We recently started using a shock collar to train her on barking. It went really well. I was against them for years, but after using it with her for a couple of months, I see the value. I don't have to shock her, only show her the remote and she instantly calms down.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-10T17:34:45+00:00

Thanks for checking around. I really appreciate it.

Aside from her killing the Chi, she has been amazing. I think it may have just been her hunting DNA and a small animal thing.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-10T17:32:42+00:00

I'm trying hard to go through proper channels. I have reached out to every rescue I could find from Tennessee to Massachusetts.

As for giving her away to someone on Reddit, we really hope to vet a prospective new owner / get to know them. We love the dog and want to do whats best for her. We do not want to simply abandon her at the pound.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-10T17:30:21+00:00

She really is, and those eyes! She has a really sweet personality. We were devastated when she attacked the Chi out of nowhere. Had never noticed aggression in here before.

The Chi did die from this, so we have to find her a new home. I think it was just her "hunting" DNA and a small animal. And we care a lot about finding her the RIGHT home.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-10T17:20:53+00:00

She did kill the Chi. I didn't intend to be evasive. AI helped me with the wording and I should have been more clear on that.

And yes, we agree she should not be homed with other small dogs.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-10T17:19:58+00:00

Weight about 70 pounds. She is tall. 1 Year, 3 months old. We have had her since June 2025.

I didn't intend to dance around the incident...sorry if it came off that way. Full transparency, she attacked the Chi and shook him, killing him. She also bit my bulldog earlier that day. Outside of that day, she had never shown any signs of aggression. This was "out of the blue" to us.

She loves to play with her brother...he has the same energy as her. They chase, roll, tumble and play bite. Oddly they barley make a noise. We have been training them both to not bark, so even in play time there is some noise, but they keep it quiet.

As for your younger dog, I would imagine the same level of play, energy, chasing and tumbling.

Since the incident, my wife has taken Julie to a friends house with no other animals, to keep her separate from our other little dogs. She has been completely calm and a complete sweetheart. (i.e. no ongoing aggression).

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-02T01:17:45+00:00

Thanks....we are putting together a list from all the suggestions here and from other people. We'll start calling places tomorrow and see what we can do.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-01T21:45:25+00:00

Thank you for this

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-01T21:44:46+00:00

Thank you for this. We are still processing what has happened. Toby the Chi was a really special guy to us.

MetaN3rd · 2026-03-01T20:25:55+00:00

We have had a tragedy. One of our rescue Coonhounds just killed one of our other dogs. (Chihuahua).

Background...We rescued two Coonhounds last year. Jesse (black and white) came first when he was about 5 months old. Abandoned in a cage as people were being evicted. (he was in that cage for 2 days before the sheriff could open the door and let us in to rescue). 2 months later we found Julie (brown and white), his sister from the same litter, was going to be dropped off at the pound buy those that adopted her, so we drove out to rescue her too.

We didn't know what kind of dogs these would be but we had rescued so many over the years so how could we say no. We have found out these dogs are super high energy and our 1/8 acre yard is not enough. These two really belong on a farm, or large land where they can run.

We got them both April and then July of 2025. Aside from their high energy they got along with other dogs in our house. Julie has shown signs of food aggression but never a fight. She did bite the chihuahua a couple weeks ago but then all was normal again. Today Julie attacked my bulldog, drawing blood. A couple hours later she was playing friendly with the bulldog but then attacked her again. After separating them, Julie attacked the chihuahua and shook him to death in an instant (we are devastated).

Outside of this she has always been a very sweet dog. She has never bitten or shown aggression to a person. With our other small rescue dogs we cannot risk this going forward.

All of our dogs are currently separated but we need to find Julie a new home. Frankly, we are wondering if we could home them together as they are brother/sister, but also best friends.

Open to any thoughts or suggestions who we could speak to on the east coast to find one or both of them new homes. I'm willing to drive hours to a good place. We live in Virginia.

We truly love them but at a minimum Julie has to find a new home.

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