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My dad has a Tree Walker Coonhound, but I've been her primary caretaker for the last year and a half, and she answers to my commands more than my dad's so she may as well be my dog. She's about seven years old now, but she never got a lot of run time under my dad's care. She stays on a separate property from where we live, and I let her out to run for about an hour or two every day. She's well trained, but she's always spooled up and ready to go, so I give her a little wiggle room depending on the day.
I've taken her with me on my last two trips kayaking on Lake Jocassee. I was worried she wouldn't handle herself on a kayak very well, but turned the forward cockpit into a kind of sling that she could hang in, and she absolutely loved it. Slept in her sling during the trip, ran along the banks and swam when we stepped off. She even managed to catch a squirrel on the first trip, which I skinned and let her eat because I was proud of her. Glad she didn't get sick from it.
She's a good dog.
