Sugar the Hound/Beagle Mamma's baby girl, Vanilla Bean the Spice Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Sugar the Hound/Beagle Mamma's baby girl, Bay the Spice Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Sugar the Hound/Beagle Mamma's baby girl, Chives the Spice Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Sugar the Hound/Beagle Mamma's baby boy, Dill the Spice Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Sugar the Hound/Beagle Mamma's baby girl, Sage the Spice Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.

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Update from Judy:  Sugar lives at home with me what a sugar cube she is sleeps with me on the couch, perfect in the house in or out of the crate. Gets along with all the dogs, great in the car, very interested in cats and squrriels.

This Momma dog was found by a great volunteer. She has been a great momma to her babies. We named her and her pups after spices because she is so sweet!

Like many dogs in the South, Sugar is heartworm positive, but don't let that stop you from adopting a great dog. We are treating him with monthly heartworm preventative, our preferred method. Many heartworm positive dogs go on to lead long and healthy lives.

PRBJ treats ALL of our dogs with monthly Heartworm preventative. HW+ dogs are treated with the recommended slow method, using monthly HW preventative as it is gentler on the animal’s system than the more invasive, injection method. Most dogs that are Heartworm positive can lead healthy, normal lives if the disease is caught early and treatment began. There are different options to treat HW and new owners may choose to redirect their type of treatment with direction of their vet. All HW+ dogs have a HW slow treatment info sheet in their adoption folder which will be provided to new owners.

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 are 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, with speed and eyesight being of less importance.

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. Dogs were bred to increase useful abilities and traits helpful for the duties they were intended for. 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.

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 breedings successful. Many of these working 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.