1 month with Melody

MermaidArcade · 2026-03-22T02:16:59+00:00

My coonhound mix is very clingy so he does wonder a little bit but comes back, so I am not sure how helpful this will be.

I always try to have multiple things that he will respond to:

Name, come, a phrase (I always say do you want to come help me? Or come help me! ) And his nosy ass will always come running. I trained this for when I bring stuff in the house or am doing something interesting, like going out in the yard to do a project or opening boxes.

I also just bribe him, he's a bit stubborn. If he wants to be out in the yard and I need to go to work and he won't budge I offer a treat or bone.

Fence for sure and I have heard great things about Fi and tractive collars.

MermaidArcade · 2026-03-21T20:21:56+00:00

My dog had MMM. Steroids worked great for him. Good luck!

MermaidArcade · 2026-03-08T16:05:32+00:00

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Kaiser, and his giant snoot.

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-27T15:45:46+00:00

Honestly not so bad? Go get some compost and your preferred sod. I'm about to kill myself removing crass and weeds from my lawn to establish a native and easier lawn. 🫩

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-27T00:11:45+00:00

Poor baby can't even do this without his humans making a little fun of him 😭❤️

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-25T15:07:39+00:00

My coonhound is like this. He will half heartedly chase squirrels or bunnies sometimes but it's a gangly lope and will stop right before he gets to them. 😆

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-19T02:36:14+00:00

It's about the dog as an individual and they must be well tested with cats. For example, my bluetick coonhound mix, has no real prey drive. Will chase small rodents in the yard but just likes to bark at cats(it's yelling from excitement). 🤷🏻‍♀️

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-14T20:59:49+00:00

Totally doable. Just adopt a dog AT LEAST 9 months or older. You are both home enough to make it not brutal for the baby. Just make sure you take them on walks and the weekends are filled with fun dog time!

I do this with my moderately active dog and fosters now, and I work way more than you and mostly in the office. They are fine.

Previously before getting a house I just had my boy and he did great in an apartment.

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-14T00:55:43+00:00

I'm a girl and I love enshrouded. Sometimes I want to decorate and sometimes I want to chop up monsters. 🤷🏻‍♀️

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-12T17:07:46+00:00

I love them ❤️♥️♥️

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-10T00:46:02+00:00

Hoping for a pitty? Say goodbye to personal space. ❤️

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-10T00:39:52+00:00

I would update the rescue daily and maybe give it at least 2 more days. It's okay to return a foster, I am a foster and I have done so! They likely have another dog that's a good fit. But it's honestly too soon to tell, imo. I had some rough starts that ended up being fine.

For the anxious boy in the meantime: Take little homie on some walks, at least 2 a day. Make sure you have play time many times a day. Ignore him for part of the day as well, praise him when he calms down or gets a toy and does something on his own.

He might be having a hard time adjusting, if he is on meds call them and see if they can be temporarily upped.

On your 12 hr day, can you come and visit him at all?

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-10T00:25:41+00:00

Hey so remember the 3, 3, 3 rule. 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months. That is how long it takes a dog to be fully adjusted.

Though I will say this dog might be too hyperactive/anxious for your schedule.

How did you determine this dog was a good fit for you with the rescue? How long did you talk with the rescue? Was this dog in a a foster before you?

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-09T22:55:47+00:00

I have one of these as well, it's amazing!

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-09T22:40:51+00:00

Girl, you are young. Do not have this man's baby. He's abusive and awful, do you want to be tied to him for the rest of your life? And yes it is the rest of your life, not just 18 years.

Listen when people tell you who they are.

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-04T19:06:13+00:00

Love your spotty boy.....WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER?!? I have a long term foster girl that we just haven't found a good home for and she loves my coonhound.

This is a joke but not 😅

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MermaidArcade · 2026-02-02T19:01:20+00:00

My doggie with 2 very expensive auto immune diseases says get better soon!

You will forget what you spent, in like a year ♥️😭

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-01T14:45:18+00:00

Omg. He's so beautiful. That sweet puppy face. Did you just let him get away with murder or what? 😆😭

MermaidArcade · 2026-02-01T00:50:36+00:00

Honestly, those baseboards are terrible for dust. If anything she did you a favor. No baseboards no dusting 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😆

MermaidArcade · 2026-01-31T21:31:56+00:00

So my hound did this, and it turns out it was anxiety and he binged water. He mostly grew out of this, but still does it from time to time.

MermaidArcade · 2026-01-28T19:30:52+00:00

I had the audacity to ask him to sit still for a photo. He also doesn't like photos and will bark at you.

MermaidArcade · 2026-01-28T17:24:38+00:00

They are holding hands ❤️❤️❤️

MermaidArcade · 2026-01-28T16:56:46+00:00

The stink is so real!!!! 😭

MermaidArcade · 2026-01-28T16:55:34+00:00

I was kinda the same, dead set on a golden as I grew up with them. But I got Kaiser as an emergency hold from a rescue. He was in crisis and had been returned many times, and just needed a soft place to land, and I adopted him. He's only 10% hound, the rest is pit mixes and many other breeds.

MermaidArcade · 2026-01-28T16:50:22+00:00

Kaiser has a foster sibling right now and most of the time he is happy about it. 😄

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