Uber was rescued from a high kill shelter. This sweet puppy was the only one not adopted and was set to be put down. How could we let such a sweet dog being abandoned! Now this baby is looking for his furever home!

Foster Update:  Uber is doing wonderful so far.  He's settled in wonderfully with my boys (Draco-white dog and Nox-chocolate) who while both HUGE compared to him have been very good.  He’s eating well (Blue brand large breed puppy) and teething well (found a couple teeth on the floor – and he’s going to town on anything he can chew on so I bought him some nylabone teething bones.  He slept in his kennel last night next to my bed since both my boys sleep with me now and he didn’t make a peep all night.  He does well off and on a leash so far and we have yet to have an accident in the house.

Foster Update:  Uber sleeps with me now – and we’ve never had an accident. He continues to be very affectionate – not a big licker, but he loves to be close and pet. I’ve introduced fruits and veggies to his diet and he gets just as exited over them as my other two boys! So far his favorites seem to be apple (peeled), cucumbers and asparagus (tips only since the stems can be a little stringy). I still have to monitor him at meals as he tries to eat the other's food after he’s gobbled his down.  Since he can’t go to the dog park yet with my other two, I play ball with him in the yard and of course he loves it! I can’t wait until he’s old enough to go with the other two to play or swim…. I think he’ll love it. He’s had some interaction with children, most recently my 2 year old neighbor who insists he’s a gatito (kitten) but they like each other just the same. I was pleased to see that even though we don't have children at home, he instinctively knew to be slow and gentle and didn’t get upset when her petting was a little to forceful.

General Information about Hound Dogs
All of the dogs listed below belong to the collection of dogs referred to as Hound Dogs. As implied by its name Hound Dogs have been bred to chase (or hound) a quarry by sight or smell, or a combination of both senses. Sighthounds have exceptional eyesight, combined with the speed and stamina necessary to catch the intended prey once seen, typical examples being the Greyhound and the Whippet. Hounds which rely strongly on the sense of smell to follow the trail of a prey, such as the Bloodhound, quite literally follow their noses, speed and eyesight is of less importance.

Characteristics and features have been introduced and strengthened by breeding from animals who already demonstrated the desired traits. Breeding for appearance was only introduced in the 19th Century. Before this time dogs and puppies were bred to increase useful abilities and traits helpful for the duties they were intended for. Thus, the various hound breeds were initially introduced to help man according to specific requirements such as:

In this day and age only a few hounds still undertake these tasks, but nevertheless, they still harbour the skills and characteristics that made the original Whippet dog breeding program successful. The Hound Breed Group of dogs differ in that some hunt by scent and others by sight. Many hounds are kept in packs, in outdoor kennels. Any dogs and puppies belonging to the Hound breeds require a significant amount of exercise as they have high stamina levels suitable for hunting quarry. There are some breeds in this group who make a distinctive ' baying ' sound - invaluable information should be considering puppies.