Hello ! This is CADENCE !

CADENCE: 8 weeks, 6lbs, Hound Mix, Spayed female, Estimated to Be About 50lbs Full Grown Please Note: We can not guarantee breed mix nor full grown size. Both are educated guesses. Home Recommendation: A high active household that is ready to take on the joys (and lots of hard work) of raising a puppy. They are working breed puppies so they are wicked smart and will need lots of stimulation and exercise as they grow into young adults. This breed mix requires an owner with some working breed primary dog ownership. Sorry to disappoint but if your dog experience stops at "grew up with a dog", then these babies are not a good match for you. We ask that thier adopters have experience with working breed dogs or puppies. What is a Hound?: Hounds were originally bred as the first hunting companions. They are known for their ability to track by scent and are a high energy kind of pup that needs to practice using their nose. We can't think of a breed more excited to go for a walk than a hound. They love to be able to get out daily and have a good sniff. Hounds are known for being highly intelligent and fast runners. What Does Owning this Dog Entail?: Tons of socialization, exercise, and mental stimulation is crucial. This dog is considered a working breed since their original purpose was to do a job. It's going to be very important to keep this pup busy both physically and mentally -- that includes a minimum of 90 minutes of outdoor time every day for this high energy dog. A perfect walking, hiking, and running buddy. We strongly recommend a basic training course to get a more solid feel for this pup's individual needs and how to best communicate with each other. A well trained dog is a happy dog. Hounds are the best snugglers in our experience, and they are great dogs for active outdoorsy people. Heads up they tend to have high prey drive though, so adults are often quick to go for small animals like squirrels and not great choices for homes with cats or other small animals. They can also be very stop and go walking buddies sometimes because of that crazy nose of theirs, so some hounds require extra leash training -- they literally want to stop and smell every little thing. They are also quick to take off if they catch a scent, so you have to be extra careful with hounds off leash because they will disappear if you haven't done enough recall training with them -- or even if you have sometimes, their instincts just take over. We strongly recommend not having them off leash in an unenclosed area. Personality: Puppies this young are pretty similar to one another. Think lots of energy, equal amounts of napping. A zest for human connection and the potential to be incredible dogs with lots of training, routine and guidance. Puppies are incredibly loving and sweet. They just need lots of help learning how to be good boys and girls. House Trained: These little nuggets have just started thier vaccine series so they are relying on pee pads at the moment. With puppies it's important to be ready for lots of clean up on aisle PEE. Consistency, praise and patience are the ingredients to house training puppies. If you are lucky enough to own a backyard, it's safe for them to use it for potty breaks. Good With Other Dogs: Yes! These nuggets are cleared to interact with healthy adult dogs but shouldn't be going on playdates with other puppies (they need a few more vaccine boosters before they are allowed to do that). Socialization with other dogs is a huge part of raising a puppy. They have all of the potential to be amazing with other dogs ... the ball is in your court. Good with Cats: Yes! Fun fact: all puppies are good with cats. It's up to the owner to teach their puppy to not chase the cat and to respect the cat's boundaries. If you own a cat and want to add a puppy into the mix it's very important that your cat has met a dog before and was comfortable around it. You don't want to ruin your cat's life by adding a dog, no one wants to live with a grumpy cat. Good with Kids: 10 years old and up. Puppies this young have to go through a very intense teething stage so not a good match for a home with young kids. Medical Status: Spayed and microchipped. Up to date on vaccines for their age. Adopters will need to finish DHPP Vaccine series and get the Rabies Vaccine at 16 weeks of age. These puppies have been treated with dewormer. How Did They End Up With Social Tees: There are 6 puppies in the C litter. They were left at a high volume shelter in TN. High volume shelters are often forced to euthanize in order to make room for dogs that come in. Our rescue partner pulled them, had them vetted and transported to NYC. While in Social Tees care they are kept in attentive and loving foster homes. Many dogs are rescued from TN due to the lack of Spay and Neuter and a much smaller population of humans seeking dogs. In NYC we have a large human population which in turn means they find forever homes :) If you are interested in adopting, please fill out an application www.socialteesnyc.org or if you are approved please reach out to your point person. PLEASE NOTE: This animal is not at the Social Tees office all of our dogs and cats are in foster homes while they wait to find their forever families. :) If you'd like to apply to adopt this pet, please complete an adoption application at socialteesnyc.org. Because we are a small team and receive hundreds of applications each week, we are unable to respond to every application and every inquiry email, but we do our best. Please have patience! If your application is approved, you will for sure hear from us. If you have questions, please take a look at the Adoption and Fostering FAQs etc. on our website as all common questions are answered there. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we work to save these innocent lives!! LEARN MORE ABOUT US: socialteesnyc.org; Instagram via @socialteesnyc; Facebook.com/socialteesanimalrescue