Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
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Story
Jackson is a six-year-old seemingly purebred Treeing Walker Coonhound whose owner recently passed away. Jackson is a sensitive soul, terrified of the world, and needs a dog-savvy, patient, loving person to help him learn to trust again. Since the death of his person in September 2022, Jackson has been slowly learning to trust. He currently has a circle of four human friends but is still skeptical of anyone new. We are working with a fear-free, positive-reinforcement-based behavioral trainer to teach him that the world is not the terrible place he has been taught and would ask that any foster/adopter continue with these weekly Zoom sessions (at our expense). Jackson needs a home with a woman or women, no children, and no other pets. Ideally, there also would be no men in his home, but at the very least, it should be someone who will keep a distance, giving Jackson all the space he needs. He has become friendly with a few men recently, but it took a lot of patience, and he needed space and time to approach on his own. His ideal foster/adopter would be gentle and patient, letting Jackson go at his pace (that is how he thrives; forcing contact pushes him away). He needs a suburban or, ideally, country home with a large, fenced-in yard (Treeing Walker Coonhounds need lots of outdoor time and space to run and are also excellent climbers). He also barks/bays a lot, as Coonhounds do, which is why the country would be better than even the 'burbs. We understand this is a tall order, but Jackson is incredibly sensitive and terrified of basically everything. If you are the unicorn who can let him come out of his shell at his own pace, who can provide him with the love and security he needs, who has the space for him to get the requisite exercise, let us know.
