Introducing Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily is a precocious 13 10 -month week-old blue tick hound/walker hound mix “rescued” from the local shelter. She is incredibly shy until she sniffs you to death, and then she licks you to death with love.
A typical hound, she’s ruled by her nose and really dislikes joggers. Loves cheese and not so fond of peanut butter. While initially overly curious about Sunni the parakeet, she’s settled in and has completely ignored him since. Thus far, she also really dislikes sleeping alone at night – being in sight seems sufficient.
As shown to the left, yawning… and then napping, are her favorite past times. Everything leads to a nap. Eat… nap. Drink… nap. Pee… nap. Walk… nap. Chew… nap. Nap… nap.
She’s very much as snuggler, and will lounge in your lap or by your side for hours if you let her. While quite challenging to “train”, she is responding well to clear repetition and positive reinforcement. She’s all but stopped pouncing on me when she’s excited, instead sitting at my feet and wagging her tail vigorously- the reinforced behavior.
So… yeah. Life is a bit more complex now. So far, for the better. 
UPDATE 7/13: She is totally rocking the crate now. Slept nearly 7 hours last night by herself, several rooms away, until she had to pee and started barking (a good thing!)
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By Jenica, July 12, 2009 @ 7:09 pm
Ah! So CUTE! Good luck with the training, and enjoy the puppyness while it lasts. (also, CUTE!)
By Kay, July 13, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
She’s adorable! I cannot wait to meet her. Glad she is settling in:)
By MommaLlama, July 20, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
Can’t wait to meet her, she is sooooo cute!
I have a Grandpuppy!