Peanut Butter and her buddy Apple were rescued at a high kill shelter.

Peanut Butter is a sweet and energetic one-year-old chocolate lab/hound mix. She is spayed, current on shots, heartworm negative, and very healthy. She is crate trained and potty trained. She loves to run and requires a considerable amount of daily exercise. She also loves to chew on bones and very tough toys! She's very loving, but not recommended for homes with small children as she can be too big and overwhelming for them. Peanut Butter is ideal for anyone with a large yard and an active lifestyle. Her previous owners have paid for Barkbusters training and the service will follow Peanut Butter to her new home -- that means free, expert, in-home dog training! Her previous owners are heartbroken to have to rehome her, but their lifestyle cannot keep up with her vigorous exercise requirements. If you're looking for a large, sweet dog with a lot of personality who loves to play all day and collapse on the couch with you at night, Peanut Butter is the perfect companion for you!


**Peanut Butter has guaranteed training with Barkbusters through Mike Sharp in foster or adopted home***

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 hunting and running, flushing out and driving game, vermin hunting, guard duties and tracking.

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.