My rescued American foxhound: from the streets to his forever home

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A few people have asked me to make videos about my own rescue dogs.
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Today's video is about the last rescue I adopted, Bruce.
I found him straying in my estate. He was in a bad condition, extremely skinny and covered in mange. He was terrified of humans, it took him 1 hour before letting me approach him. Initially I was just keeping my distance and throwing treats at him, because when I was getting too close he was running away.
Eventually with a lot of patience he agreed to let me put a collar on him, I brought him home, called the rescue and I started fostering him.
He was initially terrified of everything: people, kids, cars, noises, balls bouncing on the ground etc
After a while he started to relax and we developed a very special bond. So I decided to keep him.
Today he is a happy dog who likes to go for walks and sniff (he is a scent dog), play and meet people. It is quite unbelievable when you think of where he is coming from. He is a character and a very special dog, he makes me laugh every day.
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[@rafikikiki]

Looks, acts, and sounds like my sweet foxhound boy. They're the best dogs on the planet. Fun fact: this breed is the origin of the term "Man's Best Friend" and it's easy to see why.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Yes Foxhounds are awesome 😎 what is your sweet boy’s name?

[@paulh7589]

My Walker was with me for 17 of the best years of my life. He was 4 months old when we met. I was 31 years old. It was love at first sight for both of us. We did everything together. He was my once in a lifetime Dog. We knew what each other was thinking at all times. I saved his life a couple times. He saved mine a couple times. He was handsome, lightning fast, well behaved, and everybody liked him. Even the mail man liked him! He was 55 lbs and could do 0-35mph faster than a Ferrari. He wasn't that great at cornering, but in a straight line he could really move. He went to work with me every day, and slept in the same bed with my Wife and I every night. He used to get pissed at us for a few days after we came home from vacations, so we just started taking him with us. He was never any trouble. I miss him. We were with him at the very end. He left peacefully surrounded by love. In my 57 years, I've always had a good Dog with me. I've just never had one like him. None of us know how Heaven or the afterlife works, I would just really appreciate it if God put me together with him again when my time comes. He and I belong together.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you so much for your beautiful comment. I assume Walker was a foxhound? I totally understand how you feel. Dogs take so much place in our lives and when they do sadly pass away, no other dog can really take that place. From what you wrote, I am pretty sure Walker is patiently waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge...

[@paulh7589]

@@FinnPaddyDogTraining Yes , he was a Foxhound.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

I didn't know much about Foxhounds until I found my Bruce... But I can say they are wonderful now

[@blister9366]

Just found out my American foxhound is 14% German shepherd. Hes my world! I love my funny boy. Theyre sucha wonderful breed.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Sounds like a wonderful mix 😊 Gsds are my fav 😍 what is his name?

[@ridiculousnessineveryway191]

I have a foxhound… she keeps digging under the fence and visiting everyone. But… she is so sweet. Great dogs.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Awww 🥰 foxhounds can be a handful but they are so affectionate and funny. What is her name?

[@SuperSpyToni]

I adopted an American Foxhound earlier this year! She looks like a more petite version of your gorgeous boy. What a blessing you've been to him.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you so much ☺️ Well done on adopting a foxhound yourself, thank you for her, you are going to have so much fun 🤩 What is her name?

[@SuperSpyToni]

@@FinnPaddyDogTraining Penny. 🥰 She’s 10 months old. She’s been so much fun. So smart.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

@@SuperSpyToni that’s such a lovely name 😍

[@shawnaa.2448]

I love this sweet boy. Very similar to my River in so many ways. Foxhounds are the best dogs.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you☺️ Bruce is very sweet. Foxhounds are wonderful 😍 How old is your River?

[@Adam01Time]

Nothing like owning a foxhound. I rescued Maria and it changed my whole life. She is my best friend. Goes to work with me, and we go to the woods every day. Her ability to get along and pack up with other dogs is amazing. She is very independent dog., But rather be in our pack of two. Keeps me warm in the winter.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Awww thank you for rescuing Maria 🥰 Seems like she is living a wonderful life now thanks to you 😊 I agree, foxhounds certainly keep you warm 😀

[@jaxonmcbride6738]

What a pretty boy!! I adopted one also that was abandoned on the side of the road. He was 4 months old. He is now 5 years old and just a joy to have. He has a German shepard sister that get along so very well that you would think they came from the same litter. Kudos to you for finding him and giving him a forever home.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you so much ☺️ Fair play to you for rescuing and adopting yours 🥰 what is your boy’s name? I love GSD’s, used to have one too, she is waiting on the rainbow bridge now but Finn is a GSD/lab mix 😍

[@rr1091]

Sweet boy looks like a super sized beagle ❤️

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you :-) Yes he is like a sweet massive beagle ;-)

[@christinedekeuster7378]

This gave me tears in the eyes ;-), really ! His eyes, his position and his expression at the end of this video : this so beautiful and really moving.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Awww thank you Chri Chri 😊

[@RowdyRory]

Handsome dog.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you 😊 🐾

[@biggienorm420]

crazy how dogs of the same breed act so much alike. I found a little girl stray foxhound about two years ago and its almost like looking at a video of her haha.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Oh really? That’s funny 😄 She must be beautiful then 😍 Thanks for taking her in 🙏

[@MimiArroyo-co4tn]

Amazing story..I love my American Foxhound, they are wonderful dogs ❤

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you ☺️ Foxhounds are wonderful 😍 what is your foxhound’s name?

[@frankdoss6313]

We rescued our foxhound from a last-chance shelter a year ago. He was a super mess. I could see he was sweet, but terrified of everything. Now, he's the sweetest snuggler around.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Awww thank you for sharing 🥰 Beautiful story ❤️ Your hound is lucky to have you. What is his name? Thanks for saving him ☺️

[@88Doug]

Aww! I met one for adoption this week like yours and he is the sweetest loving dog!!

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

You should definitely adopt him 🥰

[@JAMESlock1911]

Beautiful Foxhound

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you ☺️ He really is

[@rosemarshall1219]

He IS a lap dog!! Beautiful Bruce ❤️

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you 😊❤️

[@debramason1898]

Great story!! He and my rescued TWC look and act a lot alike!

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you ☺️ Hounds are beautiful dogs aren’t they?

[@archiemelkonian]

Bless your heart! I rescue mine from reservation! Touchy video

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you 🥰 and thank you for choosing to rescue too 🐾

[@archiemelkonian]

He came to me … I had tears and gave up! I have two hounds now. One is redcoon hound and this is the second! I kiss them thousand times s day! Believe me your god is your talisman of luck!! Thank you again! In this age of globalists destroying the humanity , very important to remain Human!!

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

@@archiemelkonian awww that sounds very much like my Bruce 😘 He came to me too, he was terrified of everyone 😭

[@supercoppy]

Beautiful 🥰

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you 😊

[@gittank-sson3074]

Aaawww what a beautiful boy 😍! Beautiful Bruce 💞! He has stolen my heart, would love to have an American foxhound! Ty for the video 🐾🐾🐕🙏🙏🌼🇸🇪

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you for watching 😊 Bruce is a very special boy, he is my first American foxhound but he is truly fantastic

[@keithpressley2428]

We just saved a fox hound from the pound and he’s just like him. Lots of love and a dufuss

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Awww 🥰 Foxhounds are beautiful aren’t they? Thanks for rescuing, that’s amazing 😊 What is his name?

[@keithpressley2428]

@@FinnPaddyDogTraining His name is Rocket Dog because the

[@keithpressley2428]

First time I took him for a walk he was off like a rocket!

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

@@keithpressley2428 that’s such a cool name 😂😎

[@friendsofjandt]

Great story! We got Trevor from a rescue, he had been found on the side of the road in Virginia. He also took a while to warm up but now he can't stand a minute without Staci!

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you. Awww look at Trevor, thanks for rescuing him, he is beautiful 😍

[@billwaters320]

My wife and I have just had two puppies dropped off in our yard. Been 4 weeks now been too the vet and are healthy. He says foxhound mix . My 9 year old ridgeback started barking at the door and out of the ditch they came. I'm glad he did...... Oh named them Tank and Willow

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

So lovely of you rescuing and adopting those poor babies 🥰 You are going to have fun with Tank and Willow, foxhounds are something 😉 Thank you Bill ☺️

[@AlexanderShanafelt]

this is so cute! our dog has some of the same mannerisms, legs up and sitting on the couch like a human. we did an embark DNA test just for fun and found out she is mostly an American foxhound. shes a pain 95% of the time. and I understand firsthand why they get such a bad rep...but she is super sweet around the house. even around out toddler. just have to warn visitors that she is...outgoing. she loves people though, just have to keep our distance from stranger dogs, cats, squirrels, bicycles.... lol you get it.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you ☺️ Foxhounds are the best, so affectionate and funny 🤣 My boy used to be terrified but now he is actually friend with everybody, including cats birds etc 🤣 what is your girl’s name?

[@darimontsophie4393]

Il est magnifique, quelle métamorphose 😍 c'est incroyable ! Quelle chance il a eue de croiser ta route

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Merci Sophie 😊 Et moi la sienne, c est réciproque 😉

[@Mateo.76]

Love it

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you ☺️

[@BrianCalhoon]

Love this

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you ☺️

[@susanalexander6721]

Bruce is a lucky dog, and you are a blessed human. My Dad was a Fox Hunter. I have raised a lot of puppies. He only kept Walkers. These will always be my favorite breed. Beautiful, personality, intelligent, there is no other as loyal.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Thank you 😊 I didn’t know much about foxhounds until I found Bruce, but I certainly love them now 😊

[@tdata545]

I got my mix from a shelter 3 years ago. Grew up with a scent hound and unintentionally adopted one. The one as a child was also a shelter pup. Pretty much cemented me being a hound owner for life. TWO amazing dogs. I just found out through Embark that mine was 50% American Foxhound and 50% Catahoula. Yours is way more colorful than mine, very handsome. Mine has the "saddle" coloration. Edit: also mine annoyingly thinks he's a lapdog, too. At first, I was like: "Oh he's not that big" then year one with him, decided to be a lap dog. NOPE, he's that big. 25in and 65-70lbs.

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Ha that’s amazing, I didn’t know much about foxhounds until I found mine in the streets. My first dog was a German Shepherd hence I have a soft spot for that breed. But I do think foxhounds are awesome, I find them very funny. I am glad to read it is not only mine that is a lap dog 😂

[@eurotheguy9266]

He was meant to be your dog

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

Absolutely 😊 Couldn’t picture my life without him now 😍

[@thefuture4266]

My family adopted a Foxhound recently, he is very hyper and loves to jump lol

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

They are very hyper and a bunch of nerves… but he will settle a bit… they also are couch potatoes 😃 Is he a rescue?

[@thefuture4266]

@@FinnPaddyDogTraining yeah, he comes from Louisiana

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

@@thefuture4266 awww bless your family for rescuing him 😊 How old is he?

[@thefuture4266]

@@FinnPaddyDogTraining he is 1 and a half years old, we are also gonna adopt 2 more dogs from the same shelter

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

@@thefuture4266 awww thank you, that’s amazing 😊

[@silviasouza576]

Eu encontrei a minha perdida. Um olhar triste , e muito magra. Ela é o meu raio de Sol, dei o nome de Sol a ela.🥰 Uma Foxhound...eu descobri pesquisando.

[@paulnielsen3525]

Is he a purebred, if you know? We adopted what is supposedly a mix, but we can't figure out what he might be mixed with...

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

We are not sure at all, as he is a rescue, we know nothing about his past… but se believe he is…

[@paulnielsen3525]

@@FinnPaddyDogTraining He looks a lot like a foxhound. Ours does as well except for being only 45-50 lbs and not seeming to have as much energy as they are expected to. Ours also has smaller ears that come to a point, which yours does as well. I've seen this on some images of foxhouds, but most seem to have longer rounded ears.🤷‍♂

[@FinnPaddyDogTraining]

@@paulnielsen3525 he certainly does… and very full of energy too 😂