Naples the Bunny-Loving Coonhound

Hi Keri, What a great dog!! I’m sure your fostering helped make her the delight that she is. The ride home went pretty well, Naples aka Gracie aka Mamou was a little shakey, calmed down on the interstate and then got a little excited when we got back into traffic. All in all I think she did great. We are going to start taking her for short drives everyday so she can get used to riding in the car without being afraid…I think she will love just seeing the sights and of course the smells. As you can see from the few photos, she seems to have settled in comfortably. She is terrified of thunderstorms….maybe that’s temporary because she has just moved, but yesterday she really had a hard time with the storms we had. She was crying and shaking and panting..I felt so sorry for her. She is eating like a hound…loves Oscar Mayer hot dogs, cheddar cheese and even pot roast with the potatoes, carrots and other veggies. We do feed her dog food two meals a day which she eats all of. I put chicken broth on it so that may make a difference. I think she likes being on only dog and follows us from room to room when she is moving around. She does like to nap and it is hard to believe she really is 10 yrs old. We go for two sometimes 3 walks a day and she is so curious about everything…especially cats! One more name change....Mamou. Mamou is an affectionate name for an older lady in Cajun country..South Louisiana where we are from. It is pronounced Mawmoo’..she is SOOO adaptable..already knows her forever name!! Thanks for letting us have this dog..she is really a love. Helen Hebert