Wilma

Wilma

Wilma is a rare Plott Hound breed. As all hounds she is highly sensitive, loyal and loving. She is about 3 years old. Potty Trained and Crate Trained She was found Roaming the countryside with her leash and very skinny. She obviously came from an abusive situation. When Mappar first got here she would get so upset and scared she would get hives. She appears to be afraid of certain Men, but not others. She is a vocal dog, but we keep a bark collar on her and that seems to take care of most of her vocalization. We don't consider her cat safe because if she sees a cat run or on the other side of the fence she tries to chase it. Although she does cohabitate with a cat just fine. It has to be a confident cat that is dog savvy and does not RUN from a dog. We do not recommend small children, because we think she wold trample them or jump on them. She thinks she is a small lap dog. She does have some food issues. For Example: She likes to steal cat food cans from the sink and bring them in her kennel and stand guard. To remedy this we close her kennel until she is ready to "let go" of the cans and come out on her own. The we get what she is guarding out of her kennel. And she is also fed in her kennel away from all the other dogs. Wilma knows the word "no" and she is very receptive to a squirt bottle of water. All she has to do it see it to modify her behavior. Wilma is a wonderful beautiful loving girl. She plays well with the other dogs, loves to be a "lap" dog, loves walks (she does well on a gentle lead) and toys. Plott hounds are generally hearty breeds that don't tend to have a lot of health issues. We consider her a dominant female, she does become submissive to other dogs as she gets to know them and plays with them. You would make a good home to Wilma if you have a fenced in yard, no other animals or 1 or 2 other dogs, enjoy walking a dog, Patience- it will take her time to adjust to a new home, and a large crate that she calls " home" and is her safe zone. Previous dog ownership is a plus.