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My name is Carter!

Posted over 2 months ago

My basic info

Breed
Treeing Walker Coonhound
Color
Tricolor (Tan/Brown & Black & White)
Age
Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
22104983

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog!

MEET CARTER!

This loving and playful Hound Dog is estimated to be 2 years old and weighs approximately 75 pounds. Having come from a rural area where he was used to living outside, he has adjusted quickly and loves being in his warm and comfy hound-loving foster home!  

This big baby is just that; a puppy in a big dog's body. He doesn’t always realize his size or strength, and for that reason alone he should go to home without small humans in it. (For context, his foster family had 20 people over for Thanksgiving and after just a couple minutes he was loving on everyone. He was good with the kids, but he doesn't know not to run over them when they are in his way. He just doesn't think like that.) He has done so well with his foster canine brother and sisters, and they love to play and cuddle up after. Carter does want to play roughly, but he listens to his foster sibling when she corrects him like a mother dog would do.

Carter is a typical hound and loves being part of a pack, whether it's canine or human. He is submissive and just wants to play and be loved. He would do well in a house with other dogs as long as they want to play. He would also do just fine as an only dog. (We also believe that he would do well with a cat, having been around them in the past.) He truly just wants to be with his person. He is a healthy and strong young dog that’s still working on his manners. He likes to use his paw to get your attention, for anything. And with him being so strong, that paw can hurt. His foster mom thinks he'll get there, but he definitely has the hound stubborn streak.

This dapper-chap is both potty and crate trained. He needs bones or harder toys to chew and he does not like loud noises outside, such as gun shots, thunder, etc. He wants to go inside the house right away. Being a hound, his nose is king and he can tell when another animal - or snack - is near. 

To sum him up, he is a lovable, sweet, strong, stubborn hound puppy who would be perfectly content to let you love on him all day.

Carter’s adoption donation fee is $450, which includes spay/neuter, routine vetting and a microchip. You can apply for him by filling out our online application, which is found on our website www.tarashouse.org.  Please email us at info@tarashouse.net with any questions.

December 5, 2025, 10:15 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
22104983
Contact
Phone
Address
8775 Centre Park Drive, #258, Columbia, MD 21045
Donation
http://www.tarashouse.net - Support Us page

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

1) Submit Online Adoption Application
•Complete your adoption application online at www.tarashouse.net by filling in all required information, including your veterinarian information, landlord, etc. If you do not currently have a vet, please indicate the vet you intend to use for your new dog. When all questions are answered, click “submit” to send to our Adoption Committee.

2) Initial Telephone Interview
•Within 3 - 5 days after online submittal of your application, a Tara's House representative will conduct your initial interview by telephone if our Adoption Committee decides to pursue your application. If your adoption application was submitted in person during a monthly adoption show, we will review your application and conduct the initial interview in person on the spot.

•While we try to contact everyone who applies for a pet – sometimes a pet that enters our adoption program is so popular that our limited volunteer resources are simply unable to contact each and every one. We apologize in advance that this is occasionally has happened.

3) Reference Check
•A Tara's House representative will call all references, especially your vet and landlord (if applicable), if we wish to proceed with your application after the initial review.

4) The Home Visit
•If Tara's House finds all references give positive feedback and every other requirement has been met to this phase of our process, one of our Adoption Committee members may contact you to arrange a brief home visit. We will ask you to demonstrate a day in the life of your potential adopted dog and evaluate the environment and conditions for the dog. If you have a glowing vet reference or otherwise demonstrate in the phone interview to be very dog experienced, we may waive the home visit.

5) Adoption Approval
•Our Adoption Committee convenes - usually virtually - to discuss your application as we worked through each phase of our process. From this collaborative review, our Adoption Committee will make the final decision on your application and inform you of their decision in short order.

•If approved, you will receive an “approval email” from our Executive or Deputy Director.

•We do not release any information collected from references, the home visit, or any other source used to make our decision on applicants.

•If you are approved to adopt a Tara's House dog, you must sign and submit to Tara's House our legally binding adoption contract along with our adoption fee (payable by check made to 'Tara's House), as well as make arrangements with the applicable foster home to meet the particular pet within three days following our notification that you have been approved.

• Our Adoption Contract can be downloaded from our adoption center at www.tarashouse.net. You may also download our Adoption Checklist, which will help you prepare what to look for and do once your adopted pet is home.

Our adoption donation fees are as follows:

$280 for dogs and puppies
Approved adopters for senior dogs (8 years +) will receive a 20% discount off our adoption donation.

Refund Policy: Adoption donations are not refundable under any circumstances, but are tax deductible.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

check our website www.tarashouse.net for our monthly adoption show date!

More about this rescue

Tara’s House is a private, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to rescue and provide care and compassion for our pets while working to place them in permanent, loving homes. The pets we rescue arrive at Tara's House from rural, high kill shelters with little to no funding for their own adoption programs. These shelters rely on Tara's House and other rescues to save these adoptable pets from certain euthanasia. It is a sad fact - pets find their way to shelters through no fault of their own. Today, many are innocent victims of the current financial crisis; families simply cannot afford to keep them. We believe in giving these shelter pets a second chance. At Tara's House, we provide our pets with the vet care and love that they need to thrive. We then help them find "furever" homes. We receive no government funding; we operate solely on private donations and volunteer efforts. With 4-5 million pets euthanized in the United States each year, our team of volunteers is dedicated to helping those pets that we can, and to making a positive impact in the life of each pet we rescue. Please - opt to adopt!

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